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Wheat responses to salt stress through regulatory systems and trait-based adaptation

  • Muhammad Waheed Riaz1
  • Shams ur Rehman2
  • Faheem Tariq3
  • Dehua Wang4
  • Yufeng Zhang4
  • Zhiying Deng5
5 affiliations
  1. 1State Key Laboratory of Wheat Breeding, Group of Wheat Quality and Molecular Breeding, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, 271018, China; Taizhou Liusui Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd, Taizhou, 318000, China
  2. 2National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, 261325, China
  3. 3State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018, China
  4. 4State Key Laboratory of Wheat Breeding, Group of Wheat Quality and Molecular Breeding, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, 271018, China
  5. 5State Key Laboratory of Wheat Breeding, Group of Wheat Quality and Molecular Breeding, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, 271018, China; Corresponding author.
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Abstract

Salinity is a major abiotic stress that limits wheat productivity and threatens global food security. This review provides a trait-oriented and integrative synthesis of wheat responses to salt stress by linking physiological mechanisms, phenotyping approaches, and genomic-assisted breeding strategies. We analyze the effects of ionic toxicity and osmotic imbalance on photosynthesis, ion homeostasis, and growth, while emphasizing recent progress in high-throughput phenotyping for the accurate identification of salt-responsive traits. The review further highlights the integration of wild germplasm, identifying salinity-resistant loci through quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis and genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and implementing CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing for specific enhancements. By connecting salt-responsive mechanisms with measurable traits and breeding applications, this review provides a trait-to-field perspective for improving salinity tolerance in wheat. This synthesis offers a strategic framework to expedite the creation of salt-tolerant, climate-resilient wheat cultivars for sustainable production in saline environments by merging physiological regulation, genomic innovation, and breeding application.

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@article{riaz2026wheat,
  title = {{Wheat responses to salt stress through regulatory systems and trait-based adaptation}},
  author = {Muhammad Waheed Riaz and Shams ur Rehman and Faheem Tariq and Dehua Wang and Yufeng Zhang and Zhiying Deng},
  journal = {Plant Stress},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1016/j.stress.2026.101591},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2026.101591},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Wheat responses to salt stress through regulatory systems and trait-based adaptation
AU  - Muhammad Waheed Riaz
AU  - Shams ur Rehman
AU  - Faheem Tariq
AU  - Dehua Wang
AU  - Yufeng Zhang
AU  - Zhiying Deng
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/30
JO  - Plant Stress
DO  - 10.1016/j.stress.2026.101591
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2026.101591
AB  - Salinity is a major abiotic stress that limits wheat productivity and threatens global food security. This review provides a trait-oriented and integrative synthesis of wheat responses to salt stress by linking physiological mechanisms, phenotyping approaches, and genomic-assisted breeding strategies. We analyze the effects of ionic toxicity and osmotic imbalance on photosynthesis, ion homeostasis, and growth, while emphasizing recent progress in high-throughput phenotyping for the accurate identification of salt-responsive traits. The review further highlights the integration of wild germplasm, identifying salinity-resistant loci through quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis and genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and implementing CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing for specific enhancements. By connecting salt-responsive mechanisms with measurable traits and breeding applications, this review provides a trait-to-field perspective for improving salinity tolerance in wheat. This synthesis offers a strategic framework to expedite the creation of salt-tolerant, climate-resilient wheat cultivars for sustainable production in saline environments by merging physiological regulation, genomic innovation, and breeding application.
SN  - 2667-064X
ER  -