Effects of Salt Stress on Osmolyte Metabolism of Crop Plants and Mitigating Strategy by Osmolyte

Taking stress with much more than a pinch of salt:osGRF7regulates salinity resistance in rice through arbutin biosynthesis

“…Soil salinity is a major challenge for agricultural crops as it causes a severe reduction in growth, compromising biomass, seed size, and grain yield ( van Zelm et al 2020 ). To adapt to this salt stress, plants enhance the synthesis of metabolites that act as osmoprotectants ( Fatima et al 2021 ). For example, arbutin (also known as beta-arbutin) is a metabolite synthesized by some plant species that has been proposed to contribute to abiotic stress tolerance due to its antioxidant properties and ability to stabilize membranes ( Oliver et al 2001 ).…”