Rana Munns

Research topics

• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance · 3 papers
• Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism · 2 papers
• Plant Molecular Biology Research · 2 papers
• Freezing and Crystallization Processes · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Mark A. Tester · 1 paper

Papers

1. Mechanisms of Salinity ToleranceAnnual Review of Plant Biology · 2008 · 13,900 citations

   The physiological and molecular mechanisms of tolerance to osmotic and ionic components of salinity stress are reviewed at the cellular, organ, and whole-plant level. Plant growth responds to salinity in two phases: a rapid, osmotic phase that inhibits growth of…

2. Comparative physiology of salt and water stressPlant Cell & Environment · 2002 · 6,397 citations

   Plant responses to salt and water stress have much in common. Salinity reduces the ability of plants to take up water, and this quickly causes reductions in growth rate, along with a suite of metabolic changes identical to those caused…

3. Genes and salt tolerance: bringing them togetherNew Phytologist · 2005 · 3,093 citations

   Summary Salinity tolerance comes from genes that limit the rate of salt uptake from the soil and the transport of salt throughout the plant, adjust the ionic and osmotic balance of cells in roots and shoots, and regulate leaf development…