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Pakistan has atotal area of 79.6 millionhectare (mha), with 22.05 mha. cultivated land (GOP, 2020) and 6.28 mha affected by salt (GOP, 2012). Salinity has serious socioeconomic repercussions on agricultural communities of the country, which leads to affect living standard, rural urban migration, serious health issues, the collapsing of houses, and disturbing communications and transportation (Hollington, 2001). Selection and breeding for improved tolerance against salinity in different cropsis considered as high priority due to its economic benefits and best alternative. The other strategies to mitigate salinity are costly and unaffordable for the farming community
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