422 Pages
by
CRC Press
408 Pages
by
Routledge
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Plant growth and productivity are limited in many areas of the world by a wide variety of environmental stresses. This book discusses progress made toward the major goal of uncovering the plant resistance mechanisms to biotic and abiotic stresses; the purpose being to utilise this knowledge in genetic modification of plants for achieving improved stress resistance. This volume achieves a new... Read more
Part I: Abiotic Stress 1 Drought resistance in plants 2 Mechanisms of desiccation tolerance in resurrection vascular plants 3 Mechanisms of plant resistance to waterlogging 4 Mechanisms of salt tolerance in higher plants 5 Mechanisms of chilling resistance in plants 6 Mechanisms of freezing resistance of wood tissues: Recent advancements 7 Reduction of high temperature stress in plants 8 Resistance of plants to the effects of ultraviolet radiation 9 Plant strategies for coping with variable light regimes 10 Mechanisms of plant resistance to nutrient deficiency stress 11 Mechanisms of plant resistance to toxicity of aluminium and heavy metals, 12 Mechanisms of mechanical stress resistance in plants Part II: Biotic Stress13 Mechanisms of virus resistance in plants 14 Resistance against fungal pathogens: Its nature and regulation 15 Insect resistance in plants: Natural mechanisms and improvement through biotechnology
Biography
Amarjit Basra (Central Plains Crop Tech, Wichita, Kansas USA) (Author)
