
How a Mangrove tree can help to improve the salt tolerance of Arabidopsis and Rice
Affiliation: University of Melbourne
ORCiD: 0000-0001-5092-6168
email: marc.somssich@unimelb.edu.au
Mangrove trees live and thrive in intertidal zones, where they are regularly inundated with salt water. To survive such harsh environmental conditions, they have evolved several features to improve…

A DNA Methylation Reader with an Affinity for Salt Stress
High levels of soil salinity lead to toxic accumulation of sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-) ions in plants, which adversely affect plant growth and yield. Plants use several strategies to cope with salt stress. These include removal and compartmentalization of toxic ions, and maintenance of growth and…