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ReviewMicroorganisms2025

Mechanisms of Microorganisms Alleviating Drought and Salt Stresses in Plants.

Di Feng, Wenxiang Li, Pengfei Huang, Meiying Gu, Guangmu Tang, Yanhong Ding, Gang Cao, Wanli Xu

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Review in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Di FengKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement and Utilization (Saline-Alkali Land in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumchi 830091, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1406-2611
Wenxiang LiKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement and Utilization (Saline-Alkali Land in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumchi 830091, China.
Pengfei HuangFarmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Meiying GuKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement and Utilization (Saline-Alkali Land in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumchi 830091, China.
Guangmu TangKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement and Utilization (Saline-Alkali Land in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumchi 830091, China.
Yanhong DingKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement and Utilization (Saline-Alkali Land in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumchi 830091, China.
Gang CaoKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement and Utilization (Saline-Alkali Land in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumchi 830091, China.
Wanli XuKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement and Utilization (Saline-Alkali Land in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumchi 830091, China.

Funding

Major Science and Technology Special Projects of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2024A03008-3the Project of Fund for Stable Support to Agricultural Sci-Tech Renovation No. xjnkywdzc-2025001-30
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drought and salt stresses are critical environmental constraints affecting plant growth and development, and microorganisms can enhance plant tolerance to these abiotic stresses through complex mechanisms. This review systematically synthesizes the core mechanisms by which microorganisms regulate plant physiological and biochemical processes under such stresses, specifically including the following: (1) regulating the perception and transduction of abiotic stress signals to enhance plant adaptive responses; (2) boosting gene expression and protein synthesis for overall plant metabolic regulation; (3) activating the antioxidant system to strengthen plant tolerance; (4) modulating plant hormone levels to stimulate growth in response to adversity; (5) enhancing plant nutrition and absorption to improve resilience; (6) optimizing the photosynthesis system to promote the synthesis of essential substances, safeguarding plant growth and development amidst adversity. Finally, the application of microbial inoculants in saline-alkali soil improvement and crop cultivation in arid areas and prospective research directions are discussed.

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abiotic stressdrought stressendophytesplant–microbe interactionsrhizosphere microorganismssalt stress

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PMID41304250
PMCPMC12654186

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