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Type: Journal article
Title: Salinity tolerance of crops - what is the cost?
Author: Munns, R.
Gilliham, M.
Citation: New Phytologist, 2015; 208(3):668-673
Publisher: Wiley
Issue Date: 2015
ISSN: 0028-646X
1469-8137
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Rana Munns and Matthew Gilliham
Abstract: Soil salinity reduces crop yield. The extent and severity of salt-affected agricultural land is predicted to worsen as a result of inadequate drainage of irrigated land, rising water tables and global warming. The growth and yield of most plant species are adversely affected by soil salinity, but varied adaptations can allow some crop cultivars to continue to grow and produce a harvestable yield under moderate soil salinity. Significant costs are associated with saline soils: the economic costs to the farming community and the energy costs of plant adaptations. We briefly consider mechanisms of adaptation and highlight recent research examples through a lens of their applicability to improving the energy efficiency of crops under saline field conditions.
Keywords: adaptation; cost; energy; mechanism; salinity; salt; tolerance; yield
Rights: © 2015 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2015 New Phytologist Trust
DOI: 10.1111/nph.13519
Grant ID: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE140100008
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT130100709
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.13519
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