Multi-Omics and Integrative Approach towards Understanding Salinity Tolerance in Rice: A Review
Pandiyan Muthuramalingam,
Rajendran Jeyasri,
Kasinathan Rakkammal,
Lakkakula Satish,
Sasanala Shamili,
Adhimoolam Karthikeyan,
Alaguvel Valliammai,
Arumugam Priya,
Anthonymuthu Selvaraj,
Pandiyan Gowri,
Qiang-Sheng Wu,
Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian,
Hyunsuk Shin,
Jen-Tsung Chen,
Venkidasamy Baskar,
Muthu Thiruvengadam,
Manoharan Akilan,
Manikandan Ramesh
Affiliations
Pandiyan Muthuramalingam
Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
Rajendran Jeyasri
Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
Kasinathan Rakkammal
Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
Lakkakula Satish
Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
Sasanala Shamili
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
Adhimoolam Karthikeyan
Subtropical Horticulture Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
Alaguvel Valliammai
Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
Arumugam Priya
Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
Anthonymuthu Selvaraj
Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
Pandiyan Gowri
Department of Botany, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
Qiang-Sheng Wu
College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian
Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
Hyunsuk Shin
Department of Horticultural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52725, Korea
Jen-Tsung Chen
Department of Life Sciences, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan
Venkidasamy Baskar
Department of Oral and Maxillofaciel Surgery, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 602 105, India
Muthu Thiruvengadam
Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
Manoharan Akilan
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Trichy 620 027, India
Manikandan Ramesh
Department of Biotechnology, Science Campus, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, India
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants are simultaneously encountered by environmental stressors, most importantly salinity stress. Salinity is the major hurdle that can negatively impact growth and crop yield. Understanding the salt stress and its associated complex trait mechanisms for enhancing salt tolerance in rice plants would ensure future food security. The main aim of this review is to provide insights and impacts of molecular-physiological responses, biochemical alterations, and plant hormonal signal transduction pathways in rice under saline stress. Furthermore, the review highlights the emerging breakthrough in multi-omics and computational biology in identifying the saline stress-responsive candidate genes and transcription factors (TFs). In addition, the review also summarizes the biotechnological tools, genetic engineering, breeding, and agricultural practicing factors that can be implemented to realize the bottlenecks and opportunities to enhance salt tolerance and develop salinity tolerant rice varieties. Future studies pinpointed the augmentation of powerful tools to dissect the salinity stress-related novel players, reveal in-depth mechanisms and ways to incorporate the available literature, and recent advancements to throw more light on salinity responsive transduction pathways in plants. Particularly, this review unravels the whole picture of salinity stress tolerance in rice by expanding knowledge that focuses on molecular aspects.
