Adaptive Strategy of the Perennial Halophyte Grass Puccinellia tenuiflora to Long-Term Salinity Stress
Lei Han, Zhanwu Gao, Luhao Li, Changyou Li, Houxing Yan, Binbin Xiao, Yimeng Ma, Huan Wang, Chunwu Yang, Hongwei Xun, Juan Barceló · 2024
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Lei Han and co-authors study how a salt-tolerant grass copes with salty soil over years, not just days, in a 2024 paper. The grass was grown in strong salt water for two years, and the team measured leaf and root chemicals, plant hormones, and light use. Three sets of plants were grown for each condition.
Long salt stress cut many acids in leaves and roots, while raising protective compounds that mop up harmful oxygen by-products. Compared with short stress, the long response raised one protective group and lowered building blocks for protein. Hormone levels shifted too, in ways that seem to shift energy from growth and defence toward salt coping. The authors sketch how four hormones may work as a network in this response, giving clues for breeding crops that bear salt better.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lei Han, Zhanwu Gao, Luhao Li, Changyou Li, Houxing Yan, Binbin Xiao, Yimeng Ma, Huan Wang, Chunwu Yang, Hongwei Xun, Juan Barceló |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |