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Plant Physiology: One Way to Dump Salt

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Soil salinization is a major challenge to global food security. The quinoa plant tolerates saline conditions by dumping excess salt into specialised bladder cells on the leaves. The pathways and… Click to show full abstract

Soil salinization is a major challenge to global food security. The quinoa plant tolerates saline conditions by dumping excess salt into specialised bladder cells on the leaves. The pathways and transporters underlying this one-way accumulation system are now becoming clearer.

Keywords: plant physiology; physiology; one way; salt

Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2018

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