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¹College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.

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Populus euphratica exhibits remarkable salt tolerance through cellular ion compartmentalization and regulated ion transport. Understanding these mechanisms is key to improving tree resilience in saline environments.

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Area of Science:

Plant Biology
Ecology
Biotechnology

Background:

Populus species are vital models for studying tree stress tolerance mechanisms.
Soil salinity poses a significant threat to plant survival and productivity.
Understanding poplar adaptation to salinity is crucial for ecological and economic reasons.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and synthesize adaptation strategies of poplars to excess soil salinity.
To highlight the exceptional salt tolerance of Populus euphratica.
To identify key cellular and whole-plant mechanisms conferring salt tolerance.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on poplar salt tolerance.
Analysis of physiological and molecular mechanisms at cellular and whole-plant levels.
Comparison of salt tolerance strategies across different poplar species and ecotypes.

Main Results:

Populus euphratica employs vacuolar Cl(-) compartmentalization, reduced xylem NaCl loading, and Na(+) extrusion to maintain K(+)/Na(+) balance.
Leaf cells in tolerant poplars, like P. euphratica, preferentially compartmentalize Na(+) in the apoplast.
ABA, Ca(2+), and ROS signaling pathways are activated differently in tolerant versus susceptible poplars.
Leaf succulence is a plastic morphological adaptation in P. euphratica for salt dilution.

Conclusions:

Salt tolerance in poplars is a complex, multigenic trait.
Transgenic approaches have shown limited success due to the trait's complexity.
Future efforts should focus on overcoming inter-sectional barriers and utilizing advanced biotechnologies like gene stacking for enhanced salt resistance.