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Soil salinity and drought tolerance: An evaluation of plant growth, productivity, microbial diversity, and amelioration strategies

Murad Muhammad, Abdul Waheed, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Majeed, Muhammad Nazim, Yonghong Liu, Li Li, Wen‐Jun Li

Plant Stress · 2023

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Summary

Global climate change affects weather patterns, affecting soil salinity and drought tolerance. Crop resilience and agriculture sustainability can be enhanced by exploring soil salinity, plant drought tolerance, microbial diversity, and remediation techniques. This review examines the morpho-physiological, molecular, and genetic mechanisms underlying plant adaptation to soil salinity and drought stress. It highlights their impact on plant growth, productivity, and microbial diversity. Diverse methods are investigated to tackle soil salinity and drought stress, encompassing chemical, physical, and biological approaches. Additionally, water-efficient agricultural practices and drought-resistant crop varieties are presented as ways to increase plant tolerance to these stresses. These implicati

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1016/j.stress.2023.100319
Catalogue ID
SNmojqlva0-qu7c21
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