Guanghao Wang

1 Introduction Saline–alkaline soils are widespread, covering over 1.38 billion hectares globally (approximately 10.7% of the Earth's land surface) and pose a major threat to food security and soil ecosystem health (FAO 2024; Saifullah et al. 2018; Xiao et al. 2025; Xu et al. 2023).

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