The root growth of most crop plants is inhibited by soil salinity. Roots respond by modulating
metabolism, gene expression and protein activity, which results in changes in cell wall …

Abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, and flooding severely limit food and fibre
production and result in penalties of in excess of US $100 billion per annum to the …

High soil Na concentrations damage plants by increasing cellular Na accumulation and K
loss. Excess soil Na stimulates ethylene-induced soil-salinity tolerance, the mechanism of …

Although several literatures confirmed the beneficial roles of exogenous melatonin in the
enhancement of salinity tolerance in plants, whether or how endogenous melatonin confers …

Background Melatonin is a multi-functional molecule widely employed in order to mitigate
abiotic stress factors, in general and salt stress in particular. Even though previous reports …

The membranes of eukaryotic cells create hydrophobic barriers that control substance and
information exchange between the inside and outside of cells and between cellular …

Sodium (Na) is ubiquitous in soils, and is transported to plant shoots via transpiration
through xylem elements in the vascular tissue. However, excess Na is damaging …

Drought and salt stress severely inhibit plant growth and development; however, the
regulatory mechanisms of plants in response to these stresses are not fully understood …

The non-protein amino acid γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) rapidly accumulates in plant tissues
in response to salinity. However, the physiological rationale for this elevation remains …

Salinity (NaCl) stress impairs plant growth and inflicts severe crop losses. In roots,
increasing extracellular NaCl causes Ca2+ influx to elevate cytosolic free Ca2+ ([Ca2+] cyt) …