Multi-Omics Pipeline and Omics-Integration Approach to Decipher Plant's Abiotic Stress Tolerance Responses.

The present day's ongoing global warming and climate change adversely affect plants through imposing environmental (abiotic) stresses and disease pressure. The major abiotic factors such as drought, heat, cold, salinity, etc., hamper a plant's innate growth and development, resulting in reduced yield and quality, with the possibility of undesired traits.

Post-translational regulation of the membrane transporters contributing to salt tolerance in plants.

This review article summarises the role of membrane transporters and their regulatory kinases in minimising the toxicity of Na+ in the plant under salt stress. The salt-tolerant plants keep their cytosolic level of Na+ up to 10-50mM. The first line of action in this context is the generation of proton motive force by the plasma membrane H+-ATPase.

Biochemical and molecular characterisations of salt tolerance components in rice varieties tolerant and sensitive to NaCl: the relevance of Na exclusion in salt tolerance in the species.

Soil salinisation is a major abiotic stress in agriculture, and is especially a concern for rice production because among cereal crops, rice is the most salt-sensitive. However, the production of rice must be increased substantially by the year 2050 to meet the demand of the ever growing population. Hence, understanding the biochemical events determining salt tolerance in rice is highly desirable so that the trait can be introduced in cultivars of interest through biotechnological intervention.

Review of axillary lesions, emphasising some distinctive imaging and pathology findings.

The axilla is often included on mammography, ultrasound (US), CT and MRI. Axillary masses can arise from any of the tissue components present in this region including breast parenchyma. Aetiologies include: lymphadenopathy due to inflammation, malignancy and degenerative causes; soft tissue tumours such as haemangioma, lymphangioma, peripheral nerve sheath tumours and lipomas; post-surgical complications such as seroma, lymphocoele and haematoma; lesions arising in accessory breast tissue such as fibroadenoma and carcinoma.