ABSTRACT
Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their effects on plants and crops have resulted in the compilation of a large volume of the latest discoveries. Following its predecessors, this fourth edition offers a unique and comprehensive collection of topics in the fields of plant and crop stress. This new edition contains more than 80% new material, and the remaining 20% has been updated and revised substantially.
This volume presents 10 comprehensive sections that include information on soil salinity and sodicity problems; tolerance mechanisms and stressful conditions; plant/crop responses; plant/crop responses under pollution and heavy metal; plant/crop responses under biotic stress; genetic factors and plant/crop genomics under stress conditions; plant/crop breeding under stress conditions; empirical investigations; improving tolerance; and beneficial aspects of stressors.
Features:
- Provides exhaustive coverage written by an international panel of experts in the field of agriculture, particularly in plant/crop stress areas
- Contains 40 new chapters and 10 extensively revised and expanded chapters
- Includes three new sections on plant breeding, stress exerted to weeds by plants, and beneficial aspects of stress on plants/crops
- Numerous case studies
With contributions from 100 scientists and experts from 20 countries, this Handbook provides a comprehensive resource for research and for university courses, covering soil salinity/sodicity issues and plant/crop physiological responses under environmental stress conditions ranging from cellular aspects to whole plants. The content can be used to plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to mitigate plant/crop stress problems. This new edition includes numerous tables, figures, and illustrations to facilitate comprehension of the material as well as thousands of index words to further increase accessibility to the desired information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|1 pages
Soil Salinity and Sodicity Problems
part Section II|1 pages
Plants/Crops Tolerance Mechanisms and Stressful Conditions
chapter 6|8 pages
Oxidative Stress in Plants
chapter 12|24 pages
Plant Abiotic Stress Proteomics
part Section III|1 pages
Plants and Crops Responses: Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Microbiological Aspects, and Whole Plant Responses under Salt, Drought, Heat, Cold Temperature, Light, Nutrients, and Other Stressful Conditions
chapter 13|18 pages
Responses of Photosynthetic Apparatus to Salt Stress
chapter 16|21 pages
Turfgrass Nutrient Management under Stresses
part Section IV|11 pages
Plants and Crops Responses under Pollution and Heavy Metal Stresses
part Section V|1 pages
Plant and Crop Responses under Biotic Stress
part Section VI|1 pages
Genetic Factors and Plant/Crop Genomics under Stress Conditions
part Section VII|1 pages
Plant/Crop Breeding under Stress Conditions
part Section VIII|1 pages
Examples of Empirical Investigations of Specific Plants and Crops Grown under Salt, Drought, and Other Environmental Stress Conditions
part Section IX|1 pages
Future Promises: Improving Plant and Crop Adaptation/Tolerance and Cultivation under Stressful Conditions
chapter 42|11 pages
Drought Resistance of Tropical Forage Grasses
chapter 45|15 pages
Relationship of Medicinal Plants and Environmental Stresses
part Section X|1 pages
Beneficial Aspects of Stress on Plants/Crops