review · Australian Journal of Crop Science
Soybean is a major global oilseed crop whose development and productivity face disruption from abiotic stresses linked to changing environmental conditions. Salinity presents a severe challenge by damaging plant physiology, increasing electrolyte leakage, and elevating sodium and proline levels, which collectively reduce growth and crop yield. Mitigating these adverse impacts requires a clear understanding of the underlying mechanisms governing salt stress. Performance and harvest quality under saline conditions can improve through biotechnological solutions, particularly the breeding or development of transgenic varieties engineered for enhanced salt tolerance. In addition, practical agronomic interventions help counter salinity. These include applying compatible antioxidants such as proline or glycinebetaine, adopting balanced plant nutrition, and incorporating organic fertilisers to support plant growth and preserve crop yield in affected soils.
Salinity in agricultural soils increasingly threatens the productivity of vital staple crops such as soybean. Outlining biological mechanisms and targeted mitigation approaches aids in sustaining food and oilseed production amidst climate change. Implementing targeted biological interventions and soil management practices can help farmers maintain crop yields and protect livelihoods in environments affected by elevated salt levels.
The highlighted approaches point to potential commercial applications for agricultural biotechnology companies and fertiliser producers, specifically the development of transgenic salt-tolerant soybean seeds and specialised treatments containing antioxidants like glycinebetaine or proline alongside organic fertilisers. As the abstract outlines broad mitigation methods without reporting specific field trial data, these interventions remain at an early to intermediate stage of practical commercial deployment.
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Soybean (Glycine max L.) is an important oilseed crop around the world. Soybean growth, development and productivity are affected by changing environments that induce abiotic stresses. In soybean, salinity acts as a major abiotic stress that increases electrolyte leakage as well as Na + and proline content in plants, and adversely affects plant physiology. This review offers an understanding of how the growth, yield attributes, and yield of soybean decrease under salinity stress. To appreciate how soybean can better adapt to a changing climate that induces salinity stress, an understanding of the mechanisms underlying this stress is needed. Improved performance and yield in response to salinity stress can emerge from the application of novel strategies, such as the development of transgenic crops that enhance salt tolerance in soybean. Effective management strategies, including the use of compatible antioxidants such as proline or glycinebetaine, coupled with a more effective balance of nutrients or the use of organic fertilizers, allow salinity to be mitigated, thereby improving yield and other growth-related quality parameters in soybean.
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DOI: 10.21475/ajcs.19.13.02.p1285
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