Allocation of the arable area to other urban and industrial activities is necessitating the expansion of crops to marginal and hitherto less productive areas including salt-affected areas. Globally about 10% of arable land is affected by salt-related abiotic stresses. Though various management options like use of chemical amendments and drainage engineering interventions are reported as effective ameliorative measures, these approaches are often cost-prohibitive, environmentally unfriendly and often involve community participation.
In this scenario, exploring scientific understanding and utilization the genetic phenomenon of salt tolerance for the development of salt-tolerant crops offers a potential alternative for harnessing the productivity potential of such difficult areas in a simple, economical, effective and eco-friendly manner.
Inviting original research articles/reviews/opinions/perspective papers to have an in-depth and updated understanding and leads in the physiological, genetic, molecular and phenomics aspects associated with salt tolerance.
This mission is expected to result in the following outcomes.
Objectives
1. Strategies to harness the classical genetic aspects, genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, phenomics and transgenic leads for conversion into actual field performance
(Expected outcome: Harmonizing the technical leads in basic and applied aspects of salt-related research for expeditious product development)
2. QTL mapping, gene pyramiding, allele mining and genome editing for salinity/sodicity tolerance at seedling and reproductive stages
(Expected outcome: A treasure trove of new frontiers in salinity tolerance)
3. To have some reviews on the success stories of breeding for salt tolerance to influence the policy makers for attracting future funding
(Expected outcome: Exemplifying the power of genes and science for developing genetic solutions for combating salinity in an economical, effective and sustainable manner)
The contributors may submit research articles/reviews/opinions/perspective papers on the following themes
1. Recent advances in phenotyping and genetic and breeding approaches for salt tolerance
2. QTL mapping, gene pyramiding, transgenic and genome editing approaches for developing salt resilient varieties
3. Is multiple abiotic stress tolerance imperative for rainfed areas?
4. Salt tolerance and disease resistance- can we combine the two for sustained benefits?
5. Utilization of crop wild relatives/halophytes for realizing enhanced salt tolerance
Allocation of the arable area to other urban and industrial activities is necessitating the expansion of crops to marginal and hitherto less productive areas including salt-affected areas. Globally about 10% of arable land is affected by salt-related abiotic stresses. Though various management options like use of chemical amendments and drainage engineering interventions are reported as effective ameliorative measures, these approaches are often cost-prohibitive, environmentally unfriendly and often involve community participation.
In this scenario, exploring scientific understanding and utilization the genetic phenomenon of salt tolerance for the development of salt-tolerant crops offers a potential alternative for harnessing the productivity potential of such difficult areas in a simple, economical, effective and eco-friendly manner.
Inviting original research articles/reviews/opinions/perspective papers to have an in-depth and updated understanding and leads in the physiological, genetic, molecular and phenomics aspects associated with salt tolerance.
This mission is expected to result in the following outcomes.
Objectives
1. Strategies to harness the classical genetic aspects, genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, phenomics and transgenic leads for conversion into actual field performance
(Expected outcome: Harmonizing the technical leads in basic and applied aspects of salt-related research for expeditious product development)
2. QTL mapping, gene pyramiding, allele mining and genome editing for salinity/sodicity tolerance at seedling and reproductive stages
(Expected outcome: A treasure trove of new frontiers in salinity tolerance)
3. To have some reviews on the success stories of breeding for salt tolerance to influence the policy makers for attracting future funding
(Expected outcome: Exemplifying the power of genes and science for developing genetic solutions for combating salinity in an economical, effective and sustainable manner)
The contributors may submit research articles/reviews/opinions/perspective papers on the following themes
1. Recent advances in phenotyping and genetic and breeding approaches for salt tolerance
2. QTL mapping, gene pyramiding, transgenic and genome editing approaches for developing salt resilient varieties
3. Is multiple abiotic stress tolerance imperative for rainfed areas?
4. Salt tolerance and disease resistance- can we combine the two for sustained benefits?
5. Utilization of crop wild relatives/halophytes for realizing enhanced salt tolerance