NaCl improves reproduction by enhancing starch accumulation in the ovules of the euhalophyte Suaeda salsa.

The higher starch and sugar contents in the ovules and flowers of S. salsa in response to NaCl treatment are likely due to the upregulation of genes involved in photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism, which increase photosynthetic efficiency and accumulation of photosynthetic products under these conditions.