Potassium in plants: Growth regulation, signaling, and environmental stress tolerance, By gholamreza Abdi

Research

Title	Potassium in plants: Growth regulation, signaling, and environmental stress tolerance
Type	Article
Keywords	Potassium Abiotic stress tolerance Plant growth regulation Potassium signaling Essential elements Potassium in plants
Journal	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.01.001
Researchers	Riya Johnson (First researcher) , Kanchan Vishwakarma (Second researcher) , Md. Shahadat Hossen (Third researcher) , Vinod Kumar (Fourth researcher) , A.M.S hackira (Fifth researcher) , Jos T. Puthur (Not in first six researchers) , gholamreza Abdi (Not in first six researchers) , mohammad Sarraf (Not in first six researchers) , Mirza Hasanuzzaman (Not in first six researchers)

Abstract

Potassium (K) is an essential element for the growth and development of plants; however, its scarcity or excessive level leads to distortion of numerous functions in plants. It takes part in the control of various significant functions in plant advancement. Because of the importance index, K is regarded second after nitrogen for whole plant growth. Approximately, higher than 60 enzymes are reliant on K for activation within the plant system, in which K plays a vital function as a regulator. Potassium provides assistance in plants against abiotic stress conditions in the environment. With this background, the present paper reviews the physiological functions of K in plants like stomatal regulation, photosynthesis and water uptake. The article also focuses upon the uptake and transport mechanisms of K along with its role in detoxification of reactive oxygen species and in conferring tolerance to plants against abiotic stresses. It also highlights the research progress made in the direction of K mediated signaling cascades.