Soil salinisation presents a critical challenge to agriculture by imposing ionic and osmotic stress on plants. Central to salt tolerance is the ability to regulate intracellular concentrations of ...

Plants exchange adaptive information, helping them to adjust to environmental challenges. Salt stress in plants, caused by soil salinity, often results in water loss. Plants often cope with this ...

Watering tomatoes with salt water can boost sweetness and vitamins — but risks soil damage. Learn what the science says and when Epsom salt is the better c ...

Plants subjected to drought or high salinity face a common challenge: cellular dehydration and ionic imbalance. Early perception of water deficit or excess salt triggers a rapid calcium‐dependent ...

Plants transport water and nutrients from their environment through specialised pores. Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have shed light on a little-known but essential mechanism for ...

We are well into winter. That means having to deal with snow and ice on roads, parking lots and sidewalks. The most common material to get rid of ice is rock salt, which is mostly sodium chloride, ...