@article{fdi:010068741,
  title = {{N}ew insights on plant salt tolerance mechanisms and their potential use for breeding},
  author = {{H}anin, {M}. and {E}bel, {C}. and {N}gom, {M}. and {L}aplaze, {L}aurent and {M}asmoudi, {K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}oil 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. {S}alt accumulation inhibits plant growth and reduces the ability to uptake water and nutrients, leading to osmotic or water-deficit stress. {S}alt is also causing injury of the young photosynthetic leaves and acceleration of their senescence, as the {N}a+ cation is toxic when accumulating in cell cytosol resulting in ionic imbalance and toxicity of transpiring leaves. {T}o cope with salt stress, plants have evolved mainly two types of tolerance mechanisms based on either limiting the entry of salt by the roots, or controlling its concentration and distribution. {U}nderstanding the overall control of {N}a+ accumulation and functional studies of genes involved in transport processes, will provide a new opportunity to improve the salinity tolerance of plants relevant to food security in arid regions. {A} better understanding of these tolerance mechanisms can be used to breed crops with improved yield performance under salinity stress. {M}oreover, associations of cultures with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi could serve as an alternative and sustainable strategy to increase crop yields in salt-affected fields.},
  keywords = {salinity ; tolerance mechanisms ; transport of sodium ; detoxification pathways ; beneficial soil microorganisms ; engineering of plant salinity tolerance},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {P}lant {S}cience},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {},
  pages = {1787 [17 ]},
  ISSN = {1664-462{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3389/fpls.2016.01787},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068741},
}