Publications by authors named "Mao-Xiang Sun"
BMC Plant Biol
March 2020
Article Synopsis
- SnRK1 is an important part of how plants respond to different stresses, but we don't fully understand how it helps with salt stress yet.
- Researchers found that by increasing one specific part of SnRK1 from peach plants in tomatoes, the tomatoes became better at surviving salty conditions.
- This study showed that the increased salt tolerance was linked to fewer damaged leaves and changes in certain genes that help the plant deal with stress, suggesting that SnRK1 could play a big role in helping plants survive salty environments.
