Publications by authors named "Asmare Atalay"
Plant Cell Rep
August 2012
Article Synopsis
- The study explored salt tolerance mechanisms in soybean cultivar WF-7 compared to salt-sensitive Union, finding that WF-7 exhibits greater resilience during germination and seedling stages.
- After exposing both varieties to 200 mM NaCl, WF-7 maintained higher chlorophyll levels and showed differential expression of ABA-responsive genes, indicating an ABA-dependent pathway contributes to its salt tolerance.
- Additionally, WF-7 effectively restricts toxic chloride (Cl⁻) accumulation to its roots, while Union transports more Cl⁻ to aerial tissues, highlighting the role of ion management in mitigating salt stress.
