1st Edition
Abiotic Stress Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants
370 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
370 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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Since recent years, the population across the globe is increasing expeditiously; hence increasing the agricultural productivity to meet the food demands of the thriving population becomes a challenging task. Abiotic stresses pose as a major threat to agricultural productivity. Having an adequate knowledge and apprehension of the physiology and molecular biology of stress tolerance in plants is a... Read more
1. Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants for Salinity and Drought Stress Tolerance: Being Closer to the Field 2. Biotechnological Approaches for the Development of Heat Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants 3. Heat Shock Proteins: Role and Mechanism of Action 4. Reactive Oxygen Species Generation, Antioxidants and Regulating Genes in Crops under Abiotic Stress Conditions 5. Antioxidant Defense System in Plants against Abiotic Stress 6. Heat Stress and its Effects on Plant Growth and Metabolism 7. Defense Mechanism in Plants against Abiotic Stresses 8. Breeding Approaches to Overcome Abiotic Stress 9. Morphological, Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Responses of Plants to Drought Stress 10. Stomatal Activities against Abiotic Stress and Selection of Potential Tolerant Horticultural Crops
Biography
Gyanendra Kumar Rai, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences, India
Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India
Sreshti Bagati, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences, India
