Recent Progress on the Salt Tolerance Mechanisms and Application of Tamarisk.

Qixin Duan, Zhihui Zhu, Baoshan Wang, Min Chen

International journal of molecular sciences 2022 Mar 19

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Salinized soil is a major environmental stress affecting plant growth and development. Excessive salt in the soil inhibits the growth of most plants and even threatens their survival. Halophytes are plants that can grow and develop normally on saline-alkali soil due to salt tolerance mechanisms that emerged during evolution. For this reason, halophytes are used as pioneer plants for improving and utilizing saline land. Tamarisk, a family of woody halophytes, is highly salt tolerant and has high economic value. Understanding the mechanisms of salt tolerance in tamarisk and identifying the key genes involved are important for improving saline land and increasing the salt tolerance of crops. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of the salt tolerance mechanisms of tamarisk and the economic and medicinal value of this halophyte.

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Qixin Duan, Zhihui Zhu, Baoshan Wang, Min Chen. Recent Progress on the Salt Tolerance Mechanisms and Application of Tamarisk. International journal of molecular sciences. 2022 Mar 19;23(6)