Fang-Lei Gao et al. explored the effects of the #GroundwaterDepth on the characteristics of #TamarixChinensis shrub communities in the Yellow River Delta.

#SoilSalinity | #PlantDiversity | #CoastalTidalFlats

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf067

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Soil CO2 not CH4 flux determines soil carbon emission response to seasonal precipitation variation in a #BrackishWetland

#SeasonalPrecipitationDistribution | #SoilCO2Fluxes | #SoilSalinity | #FineRootBiomass

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf138

#GroundwaterDepth ➡️ Characteristics of #TamarixChinensis shrub communities 🟰 Effects

Results:
1️⃣ Groundwater depth⬆️, soil moisture and salinity ⬇️;
2️⃣ 1.62 m depth, Diversity indicators of community [max];
3️⃣ Groundwater depth ➡️ #SoilSalinity ➡️ #PlantDiversity.

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf067

Mustapha Ennajeh et al. compared #Xylem structure and function of two saltbush shrub species, #AtriplexLentiformis and #AtriplexPolycarpa from differing #Microhabitats, and analyzed their relationship with #SoilSalinity and #Aridity.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtad022
Baoyu Sun et al. quantified the causal relationships between plants ( #GrossPrimaryProductivity, GPP) in a #CoastalWetland and #SoilEnvironment (e.g. soil temperature, moisture and salinity). The findings revealed that warming amplified the interaction between GPP, and #SoilSalinity in the #CoastalWetlandEcosystem.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae107

Biologists discover a previously unknown salt tolerance mechanism in plants

Researchers have uncovered a novel salt tolerance mechanism in plants. They discovered that the chloride channel protein AtCLCf moves to the plasma membrane to remove excess chloride ions under salt stress, enhancing salinity tolerance. This finding could help improve crop resilience to soil salinity .

https://globalplantcouncil.org/biologists-discover-a-previously-unknown-salt-tolerance-mechanism-in-plants/ #PlantScience #Plants #Science #agriculture #crop #soil #SoilSalinity #CropResilience

Biologists discover a previously unknown salt tolerance mechanism in plants - The Global Plant Council

Researchers have uncovered a novel salt tolerance mechanism in plants. They discovered that the chloride channel protein AtCLCf moves to the plasma membrane to remove excess chloride ions under salt stress, enhancing salinity tolerance. This finding could help improve crop resilience to soil salinity.

The Global Plant Council

Increasing soil salinity: new discovery may help make crops more resilient

Researchers discovered a protein that boosts root growth in saline soil, aiding plant resilience. The protein, ZAT6, acts as a backup for the hormone auxin in lateral root development, offering insights for breeding more resilient crops. Machine learning helped identify ZAT6, advancing future research for climate-resilient crops.

https://buff.ly/438wUDT #PlantScience #Science #Plants #Crops #SoilSalinity #PlantRoots

Increasing soil salinity: new discovery may help make crops more resilient

Salination causes harvests to fail across the globe. Plants die, or their growth is stunted. Researchers of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have discovered that a local regulator protein encourages root growth in saline soil, which allows the plant to develop under these adverse conditions. The findings have been published in the scientific journal the Plant Cell and form a critical basis for further research into the development of more resilient crop varieties.

WUR

🙌 Just like people, plants thrive in diverse environments! Understanding how plants respond to heterogeneous soil salinity is the next frontier for salinity research & land management.

https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac022

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