Membrane lipid remodeling under salt stress is associated with salt tolerance in lettuce

Abstract Background Salt stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses limiting crop production in the salinity affected growing regions. Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) is sensitive to salinity. Understanding the physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved in salt tolerance would facilitate developing strategies to breed lettuce cultivars with improved salt tolerance. Membrane lipid remodeling has been shown to play important roles in adaptation and tolerance to salt stress in several