Irrigating crops with salty water may now be possible; adding sulfur metabolites to roots found to be protective

https://discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/1192/bacteria-engage-sulfur-for-plant-salt-tolerance

"salt stress triggers sulfur metabolism in SA187 bacteria living inside Arabidopsis roots. This in turn leads to the release of sulfur metabolites that feed sulfur metabolism in the Arabidopsis plant, generating a key antioxidant called glutathione that detoxifies the plant from salt-induced reactive oxygen species, enabling it to grow and thrive despite the stress... we can replace the protective function of SA187 against salt stress damage of the plant by directly adding sulfur metabolites"