A marked asymmetry in the distribution of ions exists in the cells of halophytes. Most ions are confined to the vacuole; organic solutes in the protoplast ensure that osmotic equilibrium is maintained between the two cellular compartments. This paper examines the significance of this asymmetry in relation to the responses of plants to changes in salinity.
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Robert L. Jefferies (1981) studied this question.
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