Scientific Publications

COST Action CA21144

Role of Primary Protectors of Plant Cells in Salinity Tolerance: Molecular Mechanisms and Adaptive Strategies

Das, S., Janeeshma, E., Mousavi, H., Aronsson, H., & Sarraf, M. (2026). Role of primary protectors of plant cells in salinity tolerance: molecular mechanisms and adaptive strategies. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2026.2687962

Integrated physical-biochemical strategy to improve Valencia orange trees salinity resilience, yield and quality under saline irrigation

Hassan I.F., Osmani M., Gaballah M.S., Brysiewicz A., Shahzadi A.K., Athar H.-R., Dalmaris E., El-Keblawy A., Hatterman-Valenti H.M. (2026). Integrated physical-biochemical strategy to improve Valencia orange trees salinity resilience, yield and quality under saline irrigation. Journal of Water and Land Development, 69, 128–138.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2026.158707
Open access (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Read the full article: https://wydawnictwo.pan.pl/index.php/jwld/article/view/1467

Monitoring Soil Salinity in the Harran Plain: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms Using Two Different Scenarios with Sentinel-2 Data

Kaplan, F., Bilgili, A.V. & Kılıç, M. Monitoring Soil Salinity in the Harran Plain: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms Using Two Different Scenarios with Sentinel-2 Data. Eurasian Soil Sc. 59, 65 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229325604706

The sustainable use of halophytes in salt-affected lands: State-of-the-art and next steps in a saltier world.

Bazihizina, N., Papenbrock, J., Aronsson, H., Ben Hamed, K., Elmaz, Ö., Dafku, Z., Custódio, L., Rodrigues, M.J., Atzori, G., Negacz, K. (2024) The sustainable use of halophytes in salt-affected lands: State-of-the-art and next steps in a saltier world. Plants 13(16): 2322. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13162322

Leveraging Microorganisms and Biostimulants: Mitigating Salinity Stress in Crops with Agricultural Biologicals.

Witzel, K., Acosta Motos, J.R., Atay. E., Çiçek, N., Mistríková, V., Oney-Birol, S., Rodas Soto, S., Solymosi, K., Yücedağ, C., Papenbrock, J. (2025) Leveraging Microorganisms and Biostimulants: Mitigating Salinity Stress in Crops with Agricultural Biologicals. Plant and Soil, in press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07578-1

Salt-induced nutritional and metabolic shifts in halophytes: implications for food security

Giulia Atzori, Pedro Garcia Caparros, Antonella Castagna, Luisa Custódio, Valentina Lazazzara, Claus Krogh Madsen, Felicia Menicucci, Maria João Rodrigues, Katalin Solymosi, and Jose Ramon Acosta Motos (2025). Salt-induced nutritional and metabolic shifts in halophytes: implications for food security. J Sci Food Agric.

https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.70212

Special issue: Salinity tolerance in crop plants and halophytes: from genes to production systems

Guest editors: Dr. Nadia Bazihizina, Dr. Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz, Prof. Dr. Jutta Papenbrock

Submission deadline: 01 December 2025

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/environmental-and-experimental-botany/special-issues

Going underground: The importance of soil heterogeneity in shaping plant productivity and responses to saline soils

Hannah M. Schneider, Alon Ben-Gal, Bliss Furtado, Nuray Cicek, Eleftheria Dalmaris, Giulia Atzori, and Nadia Bazihizina (2026). Going underground: The importance of soil heterogeneity in shaping plant productivity and responses to saline soils, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Vol. 243, 106321.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2026.106321