Sergey Shabala

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Setting the stage: Why do we need to design salinity-smart plants? Global food security is jeopardized by both climate change and population growth (see https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb3673en for more details). It is anticipated that the global demand for food will rise by 50%, and yields may decrease by up to 30% by 2050 due to global climate change (Rivero et al., 2022; Zandalinas et al., 2021a, 2024).