scholarly journals Salinity Tolerance in Plants: Trends and Perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 2408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Antonio Hernández

Salinity stress is one of the more prevailing abiotic stresses which results in significant losses in agricultural crop production, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas [...]

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Clay ◽  
Sharon A. Clay ◽  
Kurtis D. Reitsma ◽  
Barry H. Dunn ◽  
Alexander J. Smart ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Murungweni ◽  
M. T. Van Wijk ◽  
E. M. A. Smaling ◽  
K. E. Giller

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1055
Author(s):  
Krishan K. Verma ◽  
Xiu-Peng Song ◽  
Dong-Mei Li ◽  
Munna Singh ◽  
Vishnu D. Rajput ◽  
...  

Abiotic stresses are the major constraints in agricultural crop production across the globe. The use of some plant–microbe interactions are established as an environment friendly way of enhancing crop productivity, and improving plant development and tolerance to abiotic stresses by direct or indirect mechanisms. Silicon (Si) can also stimulate plant growth and mitigate environmental stresses, and it is not detrimental to plants and is devoid of environmental contamination even if applied in excess quantity. In the present review, we elaborate the interactive application of Si and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) as an ecologically sound practice to increase the plant growth rate in unfavorable situations, in the presence of abiotic stresses. Experiments investigating the combined use of Si and PGPRs on plants to cope with abiotic stresses can be helpful in the future for agricultural sustainability.


Helia ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (35) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed El Midaoui ◽  
Ahmed Talouizte ◽  
Mohamed Benbella ◽  
Hervé Serieys ◽  
Yves Griveau ◽  
...  

SUMMARYIn arid and semi arid areas, water is the most limiting factor of crop production. Germination is susceptible to water shortage. Experimentation was undertaken to study the effect of water stress on germination of seeds of three sunflower genotypes (Oro 9, Mirasol and Albena). Six PEG 6000 osmotic constraints were tested (0, -0.4, -0.6, -1, -1.2 and -1.6 MPa). Results showed no significant difference between germination percent of the control and -0.4 MPa treatment and between -0.8, -1 and -1.2 MPa treatments. Germination percent was most reduced at -1.6 MPa (-65%). Mean germination duration was also affected and the highest value was obtained for -1.6 MPa (4.95 days, related to an increase of 185%). Differences between genotypes were significant in the treatment at -1 MPa.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaimaa M. Ahmed ◽  
A.M. Alsamman ◽  
M.H. Mubarak ◽  
M.A. Badawy ◽  
M.A. Kord ◽  
...  

AbstractSoil salinity is a major abiotic stress severely limits agricultural crop production throughout the world, and the stress is increasing particularly in the irrigated agricultural areas. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important grain legume that plays a significant role in the nutrition of the developing world. In this study, we used a chickpea subset collected from the genebank of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area (ICARDA). This collection was selected by using the focused identification of germplasm strategy (FIGS). The subset included 138 genotypes which have been screened in the open field (Arish, Sinai, Egypt) and in the greenhouse (Giza, Egypt) by using the hydroponic system at 100 mM NaCl concentration. The experiment was laid out in randomized alpha lattice design in two replications. The molecular characterization was done by using sixteen SSR markers (collected from QTL conferred salinity tolerance in chickpea), 2,500 SNP and 3,031 DArT markers which have been developed and used for association study. The results indicated significant differences between the chickpea genotypes. Based on the average of the two hydroponic and field experiments, seven tolerant genotypes IGs (70782, 70430, 70764, 117703, 6057, 8447 and 70249) have been identified. The data analysis indicated one SSR (TAA170), three DArT (DART2393, DART769 and DART2009) and eleven SNP markers (SNP2021, SNP1268, SNP1451, SNP1487, SNP1667, SNP2095, SNP190, SNP2247 SNP1947, SNP2331 and SNP948) were associated with salinity tolerance. The flanking regions of these markers revealed genes with a known role in the salinity tolerance, which could be candidates for marker-assisted selection in chickpea breeding programs.


2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Piekarczyk

AbstractWith increasing intensity of agricultural crop production increases the need to obtain information about environmental conditions in which this production takes place. Remote sensing methods, including satellite images, airborne photographs and ground-based spectral measurements can greatly simplify the monitoring of crop development and decision-making to optimize inputs on agricultural production and reduce its harmful effects on the environment. One of the earliest uses of remote sensing in agriculture is crop identification and their acreage estimation. Satellite data acquired for this purpose are necessary to ensure food security and the proper functioning of agricultural markets at national and global scales. Due to strong relationship between plant bio-physical parameters and the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected (in certain ranges of the spectrum) from plants and then registered by sensors it is possible to predict crop yields. Other applications of remote sensing are intensively developed in the framework of so-called precision agriculture, in small spatial scales including individual fields. Data from ground-based measurements as well as from airborne or satellite images are used to develop yield and soil maps which can be used to determine the doses of irrigation and fertilization and to take decisions on the use of pesticides.


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