A novel actinomycete, designated strain KLBMP 1279(T), was isolated from surface-sterilized roots of a coastal halophyte, Salicornia europaea Linn., collected from Jiangsu Province, in the east of China. The taxonomic status of this organism was established using a polyphasic approach. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain KLBMP 1279(T) was closely related to Modestobacter marin...

†Background and Aims Stresses such as drought or salinity induce the generation of reactive oxygen species, which subsequently cause excessive accumulation of aldehydes in plant cells. Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) are considered as ‘aldehyde scavengers’ to eliminate toxic aldehydes caused by oxidative stress. The completion of the genome sequencing projects of the halophytes Eutrema parvulum...

Halophyte species implement a “salt-including” strategy, sequestering significant amounts of Na to cell vacuoles. This requires a reduction of passive Na leak from the vacuole. In this work, we used quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) to investigate the ability of halophytes to regulate Na-permeable slow-activating (SV) and fast-activating (FV) tonoplast channels, linking it with Na accumulation in mes...

The importance of Uromie Lake National park and Biosphere Reserve associated with is known worldwide and thus, maintaining its optimized well-being and values are on the priority list of preserving, rehabilitation and ecologic management programs. Plants, as primary producers of the greater Uromie Lake ecosystem, despite their greater diversity have covered much lesser areas primarily becaus...

Abstract Background The CIPKs are a group of plant-specific Ser/Thr protein kinases acting in response to calcium signaling, which plays an important role the physiological and developmental adaptation plants adverse environments. However, functions halophyte-derived CIPK s still poorly understood, that limits potential application from halophytes for improving tolerance glycophytes abiotic str...

Dittrichia viscosa is a Mediterranean ruderal species that over the last decades has expanded into new habitats, including coastal salt marshes, ecosystems that are per se fragile and threatened by human activities. To assess the potential risk that this native-invasive species represents for the genuine salt marsh vegetation, we compared its distribution with that of Inula crithmoides, a taxon...