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Genetics of salt tolerance in higher plants: theoretical and practical considerations

Moshe Tal
- 01 Feb 1985 - 
- Vol. 89, Iss: 1, pp 199-226
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This article presents a synthesis of the genetic, physiological, and ecological aspects of salt tolerance in plants that are essential for an efficient breeding program.
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An interdisciplinary approach to breeding for stress tolerance in plants has gained considerable recognition in the past few years. Accordingly, this article presents a synthesis of the genetic, physiological, and ecological aspects of salt tolerance in plants. An understanding of these aspects and the interrelationships between them is essential for an efficient breeding program.

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Potential biochemical indicators of salinity tolerance in plants

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Adaptation of Plants to Salinity

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The genetics of metal tolerance in vascular plants.

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Recent advances in genetics of salt tolerance in tomato

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Microbial Models and Salt Stress Tolerance in Plants

TL;DR: It is suggested that the field of salt tolerance can benefit by complementing the present phenomenological or descriptive approaches with a functional strategy directed toward isolating genes that, by overexpression of the corresponding protein, could improve salt tolerance.
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