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Gilad Aharon

Eduardo Blumwald

Maris Apse

Wayne Snedden

The invention is isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding Na/Hexchanger polypeptides with at least 95% homology to that offor extrusion of monovalent cations from the cytosol of cells to provide the cell with increased salt tolerance. Crop species transformed with the nucleic acid molecule are capable of surviving in soil with high salt levels that would normally inhibit growth of the crop species.

Genetic engineering salt tolerance in crop plants

The invention is isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding Na/Hexchanger polypeptides for extrusion of monovalent cations (preferably lithium ions and postassium ions, most preferably sodium ions) from the cytosol of cells to provide the cell with increased salt tolerance. In a preferred embodiment, the nucleic acid is obtained from. Crop species transformed with the nucleic acid molecule are capable of surviving in soil with high salt levels that would normally inhibit growth of the crop species.

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Willowdale, Canada

Gilad Aharon