{"id":43747,"date":"2026-07-06T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=43747"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:58:43","slug":"soil-bacteria-agriculture-salinization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/agricultural-industry\/soil-bacteria-agriculture-salinization\/","title":{"rendered":"Here is how soil bacteria can save crops from salinization"},"content":{"rendered":"

An international study has identified soil bacteria that naturally boost plants’ resistance to soil salinization stress. The discovery opens up new opportunities for an agriculture that relies less on fertilizers<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

Soil salinization<\/strong> is one of the lesser-known yet most significant consequences of climate change. Rising sea levels, intensive irrigation and increasing temperatures, indeed, are all contributing to the accumulation of salt in agricultural soils<\/strong>, gradually reducing their fertility and putting agricultural productivity at risk across vast areas of the world. Against this backdrop, however, some bacteria<\/strong> already present in the soil could prove to be valuable allies.<\/p>\n

This is the conclusion of a study<\/a> led by a team of scientists from the Tobacco Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Qingdao<\/strong>, with contributions from the University of East Anglia in Norwich<\/strong>, UK. Published in the journal Science Advances<\/em>, the research identified a previously unknown mechanism through which specific soil microorganisms enhance plants’ ability to withstand salt stress. The findings might have important implications for the management and restoration of agricultural soils.<\/p>\n

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“Excess salt threatens up to 50% of global crops”<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n