Spore associated bacteria regulates maize root K+/Na+ ion homeostasis to promote salinity tolerance during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

G. Selvakumar, Charlotte Shagol, Kiyoon Kim, Seung-Gab Han, Tongmin Sa

BMC Plant Biology · 2018 · 59 citations · 63 references

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Abstract

These new findings indicate that co-inoculation of AMF and SAB effectively alleviates the detrimental effects of salinity through regulation of SOS pathway gene expression and K<sup>+</sup>/Na<sup>+</sup> homeostasis to improve maize plant growth.

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