About plants aims plants (issn 2223-7747) is an international and multidisciplinary scientific open access journal that covers all key areas of plant science. The spanish phytopathological society (sef), the spanish society of plant biology (sebp), the spanish society of horticultural sciences (sech) and the italian society of phytotherapy (s. i. fit. ) are affiliated with plants and their members receive a discount on the. Plants, an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal. Get alerted add your email address to receive forthcoming issues of this journal. · soil salinization is a severe abiotic stress that negatively affects plant growth and development, leading to physiological abnormalities and ultimately threatening global food security. The presence of na⁺, cl−, and. It publishes review articles, regular research articles, communications, and short notes in the fields of structural, functional and experimental botany. The condition arises from excessive salt accumulation in the soil, primarily due to anthropogenic activities such as irrigation, improper land uses, and overfertilization.