MicroRNAs Mediated Plant Responses to Salt Stress
One of the most damaging issues to cultivatable land is soil salinity. While salt stress influences plant growth and yields at low to moderate levels, severe salt stress is harmful to plant growth. Mineral shortages and toxicities frequently exacerbate the problem of salinity. The growth of many pla...
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| description | One of the most damaging issues to cultivatable land is soil salinity. While salt stress influences plant growth and yields at low to moderate levels, severe salt stress is harmful to plant growth. Mineral shortages and toxicities frequently exacerbate the problem of salinity. The growth of many plants is quantitatively reduced by various levels of salt stress depending on the stage of development and duration of stress. Plants have developed various mechanisms to withstand salt stress. One of the key strategies is the utilization of microRNAs (miRNAs) that can influence gene regulation at the post-transcriptional stage under different environmental conditions, including salinity. Here, we have reviewed the miRNA-mediated adaptations of various plant species to salt stress and other abiotic variables. Moreover, salt responsive (SR)-miRNAs, their targets, and corresponding pathways have also been discussed. The review article concludes by suggesting that the utilization of miRNAs may be a vital strategy to generate salt tolerant crops ensuring food security in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf5b4d2a063d4943922f58f364415f7a2023-11-23T15:32:31ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092022-09-011118280610.3390/cells11182806MicroRNAs Mediated Plant Responses to Salt StressWaqar Islam0Abdul Waheed1Hassan Naveed2Fanjiang Zeng3Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, ChinaXinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences, Leshan Normal University, Chengdu 614004, ChinaXinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, ChinaOne of the most damaging issues to cultivatable land is soil salinity. While salt stress influences plant growth and yields at low to moderate levels, severe salt stress is harmful to plant growth. Mineral shortages and toxicities frequently exacerbate the problem of salinity. The growth of many plants is quantitatively reduced by various levels of salt stress depending on the stage of development and duration of stress. Plants have developed various mechanisms to withstand salt stress. One of the key strategies is the utilization of microRNAs (miRNAs) that can influence gene regulation at the post-transcriptional stage under different environmental conditions, including salinity. Here, we have reviewed the miRNA-mediated adaptations of various plant species to salt stress and other abiotic variables. Moreover, salt responsive (SR)-miRNAs, their targets, and corresponding pathways have also been discussed. The review article concludes by suggesting that the utilization of miRNAs may be a vital strategy to generate salt tolerant crops ensuring food security in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/18/2806abiotic stressesenvironmental constraintsgenetic regulationssalinity stressarid environment |
| spellingShingle | Waqar Islam Abdul Waheed Hassan Naveed Fanjiang Zeng MicroRNAs Mediated Plant Responses to Salt Stress Cells abiotic stresses environmental constraints genetic regulations salinity stress arid environment |
| title | MicroRNAs Mediated Plant Responses to Salt Stress |
| title_full | MicroRNAs Mediated Plant Responses to Salt Stress |
| title_fullStr | MicroRNAs Mediated Plant Responses to Salt Stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | MicroRNAs Mediated Plant Responses to Salt Stress |
| title_short | MicroRNAs Mediated Plant Responses to Salt Stress |
| title_sort | micrornas mediated plant responses to salt stress |
| topic | abiotic stresses environmental constraints genetic regulations salinity stress arid environment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/18/2806 |
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