“…Salt‐alkaline soil is one of the major abiotic constraints that limit plant distribution and yield, and this soil will cover >50% of arable lands throughout the world by 2050 (Yu, Chen, Wang, Sun, & Dai, ; Zhang et al, ). In the northeast of China, alkaline meadows cover >70% of the land, and the area continues to expand (Lin, Wang, Sun, Mu, & Yan, ). Alkaline stress (NaHCO 3 or Na 2 CO 3 ) is more severe than saline stress due to its unique high pH, which can inhibit ion uptake and disrupt the ionic balance of plant cells (Lin et al, ; Yang, Zheng, Tian, Wu, & Zhou, ).…”