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      Genes and salt tolerance: bringing them together.

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      The New phytologist
      Wiley

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          Abstract

          Salinity tolerance comes from genes that limit the rate of salt uptake from the soil and the transport of salt throughout the plant, adjust the ionic and osmotic balance of cells in roots and shoots, and regulate leaf development and the onset of senescence. This review lists some candidate genes for salinity tolerance, and draws together hypotheses about the functions of these genes and the specific tissues in which they might operate. Little has been revealed by gene expression studies so far, perhaps because the studies are not tissue-specific, and because the treatments are often traumatic and unnatural. Suggestions are made to increase the value of molecular studies in identifying genes that are important for salinity tolerance.

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          Journal
          New Phytol
          The New phytologist
          Wiley
          0028-646X
          0028-646X
          Sep 2005
          : 167
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. rana.munns@csiro.au
          Article
          NPH1487
          10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01487.x
          16101905
          c730673f-de32-4537-a2cc-b716052719eb
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