To counteract this problem, many strategies were proposed to overcome salt detrimental effects such as searching for new salt-tolerant crops, genetically engineering plants, removing excessive salt accumulation in groundwater and desalinizing water for irrigation (Ashraf and Harris, 2004; Flowers, 2004; Zhang and Blumwald, 2001). Although these strategies appear efficient, yet they are costly and out of reach for developing countries that are the most affected.Among