As two coexisting abiotic stresses, salt stress and alkali stress have severely restricted the
development of global agriculture. Clarifying the plant resistance mechanism and …

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 …

Salinity-alkalinity is incipient abiotic stress that impairs plant growth and development. Rice
(Oryza sativa) is a major food crop greatly affected by soil salinity and alkalinity, requiring …

Abstract The HAK/KUP/KT family of potassium (K+) transporters belongs to the amino acid-
polyamine-organocation (APC) superfamily of carriers for secondary active transport and …

Soil salinity is a constraint for major agricultural crops leading to severe yield loss, which
may increase with the changing climatic conditions. Disruption in the cellular ionic …

K+ is an essential macronutrient for plants. It is acquired by specific uptake systems located
in roots. Although the concentrations of K+ in the soil solution are widely variable, K+ …

Provision of silicon (Si) to roots of rice (Oryza sativa L.) can alleviate salt stress by blocking
apoplastic, transpirational bypass flow of Na+ from root to shoot. However, little is known …

Background Halophytes tolerate external salt concentrations of 200 mm and more,
accumulating salt concentrations of 500 mm and more in their shoots; some …

Abstract Background Silicon (Si) is widely considered a non-essential but beneficial element
for higher plants, providing broad protection against various environmental stresses (both …

Since their discovery, twenty years ago, KT-HAK-KUP transporters have become a keystone
to understand how alkali cation fluxes are controlled in major land-dwelling photosynthetic …