Journal Article

The Impact of Alkaline Stress on Plant Growth and Its Alkaline Resistance Mechanisms

Yang, Shuang, Jin, Shumei, Yang, Shuo, Xu, Yiqing, Tang, Zhenzhong

2024

Overview

Alkaline stress can induce significant injury to plants, resulting in a range of negative effects, including ion toxicity, oxidative stress, and damage from high pH values. These stress factors can substantially affect normal plant growth and development, as well as yield and quality loss. To counteract alkaline stress, plants have developed a range of defense strategies, enabling them to adapt and thrive in challenging environments. These defense mechanisms operate at multiple levels such as morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular. The continuous advancement of genetic engineering has enabled significant breakthroughs in enhancing plant alkali resistance through human intervention. This research provides a scientific basis for crop production and ecological environment construction, and also promotes the effective development and utilization of saline-alkali lands, improving the sustainability of agricultural production.

• Publisher: MDPI AG
• Subject: Abiotic stress / Acidification / Adaptation, Physiological / Alkali industry / Alkalies / Alkalinity / Amino acids / Chloralkali / Chlorophyll / Chloroplasts / Crops / Enzymes / Force and energy / Genetic engineering / Genetically altered foods / Genetically modified organisms / Growth / Homeostasis / Hydrogen-Ion Concentration / Kinases / Metabolism / Oxidative stress / Oxidative Stress - drug effects / Physiology / Plant Development - drug effects / Plant growth / Plants - drug effects / Plants - metabolism / Proteins / Reactive oxygen species / Rice / Salt / Signal transduction / Soybeans / Stress, Physiological / Toxicity