Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.

Cosmo Research Institute

Hitoshi Kuramochi

Tohru Tanaka

Yasushi Hotta

Makoto Konnai

A method for improving plant salt-tolerance is described, which comprises treating a plant with an active ingredient comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 5-aminolevulinic acid, a derivative of 5-aminolevulinic acid, a salt of 5-aminolevulinic acid, a salt of derivatives of 5-aminolevulinic acid, and hemins. Furthermore, a salt-tolerant plant is described, wherein the plant is treated with the above-described active ingredient. Moreover, a method for causing recovery of a salt-damaged plant is described, comprising administering the above-described active ingredient to a salt-damaged plant.

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Tochigi, Japan

Hitoshi Kuramochi