Shining light on plant health: Detecting salt stress with a near-infrared fluorescent probe
Xiaogang Liu
Abstract
Salt stress remains a significant challenge for crop growth and food security. The development of effective analytical tools for salt stress-related studies is of great importance. Recently, Yang and Yin et al. have developed a novel biosensor that effectively traces salt stress in plants, based on salt-induced molecular J-aggregation and the corresponding changes in fluorescence signals.
Topics & Concepts
Salt (chemistry)FluorescenceStress (linguistics)BiosensorSalt lakeNanotechnologyChemistryMaterials scienceBiologyOpticsPhysicsPhilosophyPhysical chemistryLinguisticsPaleontologyStructural basinCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms