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CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 296-302Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2011.03.019
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- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) [Vidi 700.56.429, ALW 820.02.017, STW Perspectief 10987]
- EU [FA0605]
- NGI Horizon project [93511011]
- ICAM fellowship
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Plants use different strategies to deal with high soil salinity. One strategy is activation of pathways that allow the plant to export or compartmentalise salt. Relying on their phenotypic plasticity, plants can also adjust their root system architecture (RSA) and the direction of root growth to avoid locally high salt concentrations. Here, we highlight RSA responses to salt and osmotic stress and the underlying mechanisms. A model is presented that describes how salinity affects auxin distribution in the root. Possible intracellular signalling pathways linking salinity to root development and direction of root growth are discussed. These involve perception of high cytosolic Na+ concentrations in the root, activation of lipid signalling and protein kinase activity and modulation of endocytic pathways.
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