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High salt concentration leads to osmotic stress in plants.

(a) True

(b) False

I got this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

This key question is from Management of Coastal Saline Soil topic in portion Management and Remediation of Problem Soil of Environmental Biotechnology

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Correct choice is (a) True

The explanation: Increase in salt concentration leads to osmotic stress in plants which also leads to accumulation of toxic ions.

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