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Adaptation of plants to saline conditions in arid regions

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Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants

Part of the book series: Tasks for vegetation science ((TAVS,volume 27))

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Plants have developed numerous adaptations to salt stress and aridity. These can be grouped into mechanisms of avoidance, evasion and tolerance. The various means by which plants cope with salinity stresses are discussed and examples for each adaptive mechanism are presented. The adaptative mechanisms range from physiological adaptations to anatomical and morphological ones, up to the modification of soil surfaces by plants or plant groups. This paper provides a survey of these adaptive mechanisms.

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Batanouny, K.H. (1993). Adaptation of plants to saline conditions in arid regions. In: Lieth, H., Al Masoom, A.A. (eds) Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1858-3_41

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