Plant Salt Tolerance. Methods and Protocols. 2012. (Methods in Molecular Biology, 913). illus. col. illus. XVIII, 640 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Soil salinity is destroying several hectares of arable land every minute. Because remedial land management cannot completely solve the problem, salt tolerant crops or plant species able to remove excessive salt from the soil could contribute significantly to managing the salinity problem. The key to engineering crops for salt tolerance lies in a thorough understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying the adaptive responses of plants to salinity. The book describes recent advances and techniques employed by researchers to understand the molecular and ionic basis of salinity tolerance and to investigate the mechanisms of salt stress perception and signaling in plants. With chapters written by international scientists, this bookcovers nearly 30 different methods, such as microelectrode and molecularmethods, imaging techniques, as well as various biochemical assays.The chapters contain introductions to their respective topics,lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.