MsNAC72 and MsbZIP29 fine-tune salt tolerance in alfalfa via oppositely regulating MsSOS2 expression.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), a high-quality perennial legume forage, is essential to global agriculture and ecosystems. Expanding alfalfa production on saline-alkaline soils is critical to alleviate shortages of high-quality forage in China, but progress is limited by a shortage of salt-tolerant varieties and incomple...