An understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie plant salt tolerance is important for both economic and scientific interests. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a promising approach to pinpoint genes that confer plant salt tolerance. With the advancement of supporting technology and methodology, GWAS has enabled the discovery of genes that play central roles in regulating plant salt tolerance in the past decade. Here, I highlight recent successful GWAS work in unveiling the molecular factors underlying plant salt tolerance and discuss the concerns and opportunities in conducting such experiments. It is anticipated that GWAS will be increasingly successful in the identification of key genes that are useful for crop improvement.

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使用GWAS鉴定赋予植物耐盐性的基因：当前的成功与展望。

了解植物耐盐性的分子机制对于经济和科学利益都很重要。全基因组关联研究（GWAS）是一种有前途的方法，可以查明赋予植物耐盐性的基因。随着支持技术和方法学的发展，GWAS已使发现在过去十年中在调节植物耐盐性中起关键作用的基因成为可能。在这里，我重点介绍了GWAS最近在揭示植物耐盐性分子因素方面的成功工作，并讨论了进行此类实验的担忧和机遇。预计GWAS在鉴定对作物改良有用的关键基因方面将越来越成功。