Potassium in plants: Growth regulation, signaling, and environmental stress tolerance

R Johnson, K Vishwakarma, MS Hossen… - Plant Physiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Potassium (K) is an essential element for the growth and development of plants; however, its
scarcity or excessive level leads to distortion of numerous functions in plants. It takes part in …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of plant responses and adaptation to soil salinity

C Zhao, H Zhang, C Song, JK Zhu, S Shabala - The innovation, 2020 - cell.com
Soil salinity is a major environmental stress that restricts the growth and yield of crops.
Understanding the physiological, metabolic, and biochemical responses of plants to salt …

The molecular–physiological functions of mineral macronutrients and their consequences for deficiency symptoms in plants

TC de Bang, S Husted, KH Laursen… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The visual deficiency symptoms developing on plants constitute the ultimate manifestation of
suboptimal nutrient supply. In classical plant nutrition, these symptoms have been …

[HTML][HTML] Plant salinity stress: many unanswered questions remain

SV Isayenkov, FJM Maathuis - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Salinity is a major threat to modern agriculture causing inhibition and impairment of crop
growth and development. Here, we not only review recent advances in salinity stress …

[HTML][HTML] Potassium control of plant functions: Ecological and agricultural implications

J Sardans, J Peñuelas - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Potassium, mostly as a cation (K+), together with calcium (Ca2+) are the most abundant
inorganic chemicals in plant cellular media, but they are rarely discussed. K+ is not a …

[HTML][HTML] Potassium: a vital regulator of plant responses and tolerance to abiotic stresses

M Hasanuzzaman, MHMB Bhuyan, K Nahar… - Agronomy, 2018 - mdpi.com
Among the plant nutrients, potassium (K) is one of the vital elements required for plant
growth and physiology. Potassium is not only a constituent of the plant structure but it also …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Na+ and K+ Transporters in Salt Stress Adaptation in Glycophytes

DVM Assaha, A Ueda, H Saneoka, R Al-Yahyai… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Ionic stress is one of the most important components of salinity and is brought about by
excess Na+ accumulation, especially in the aerial parts of plants. Since Na+ interferes with …

[HTML][HTML] New insights on plant salt tolerance mechanisms and their potential use for breeding

M Hanin, C Ebel, M Ngom, L Laplaze… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Soil salinization is a major threat to agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions, where water
scarcity and inadequate drainage of irrigated lands severely reduce crop yield. Salt …

[HTML][HTML] It is not all about sodium: revealing tissue specificity and signalling roles of potassium in plant responses to salt stress

H Wu, X Zhang, JP Giraldo, S Shabala - Plant and soil, 2018 - Springer
Background Salinity is a global issue threatening agricultural production systems across the
globe. While the major focus of plant salinity stress tolerance research has been on sodium …

Potassium in plant physiological adaptation to abiotic stresses

MG Mostofa, MM Rahman, TK Ghosh, AH Kabir… - Plant Physiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Potassium (K) is an integral part of plant nutrition, playing essential roles in plant growth and
development. Despite its abundance in soils, the limitedly available form of K ion (K+) for …