The Role of Plant Hormones in Plants Under Salinity Stress

Abstract

Plant hormones can be defi ned as organic substances that are produced in one part of plant and translocated to another parts, where at very low concentration, They stimulate physiological response. Plant hormones are natural products and when they are synthesized chemically they are called plant growth regulators. Plants are usually subjected to environmental factors such as drought or high soil and water salinity. The reduction in plant growth exposed to saline environments could be due to either the effects of specifi c ions on metabolism, or adverse water relations. Different strategies are being employed to maximize plant growth under saline conditions. One of them is to produce salt tolerant genotypes of different crops. Attempts to improve tolerance to salinity through conventional plant breeding methods are time consuming and laborious, and rely on existing genetic variability. In addition, many other attempts have been made to overcome this disorder, including proper management and exogenous application of plant growth regulators. In this context, the levels of gibberellic acid (GA), abscisic acid (ABA), indoleacetic acid (IAA), cytokinins (CK), jasmonates (JA) and triazoles under salt stress are being discussed in this review.