Recent advances in salt tolerance of bioenergy grass in China

The study of energy grass with saline-alkali tolerance not only promote the development of relevant biomass energy industries,but also is good for the quality improvement of marginal lands and increase their utility efficiency.The current research status of energy grass,characteristics of seed germination,development and physiological characteristics under salt stress and gene relating salt-tolerant cloning are summarized,as well as the potential of energy grass researches with saline tolerance are analyzed and prospected.