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HKT transporter-mediated salinity resistance mechanisms in Arabidopsis and monocot crop plants.
Trends in plant science - 1 Dec 2009
Horie Tomoaki, Hauser Felix, Schroeder Julian I
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The salinization of irrigated lands is increasingly detrimental to plant biomass production and agricultural productivity, as most plant species are sensitive to high concentrations of sodium (Na(+)), which causes combined Na(+) toxicity and osmotic stress. Plants have multiple Na(+)-transport systems to circumvent Na(+) toxicity. Essential physiological functions of major Na(+) transporters and their mechanisms...
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