ABSTRACT
Drought (water stress) is among the most serious environmental stresses, and it can occur for a variety of reasons, including poor rainfall, salt, extreme heat and cold, and high light intensity, to name a few. Drought stress is a multifaceted stress that affects sugarcane's physiological, morphological, biochemical, and molecular characteristics. New genotypes have been produced with improved drought-resistance mechanisms to boost sugarcane yield and productivity, although these mechanisms vary from genotype to genotype and rely on the genotype. Another prominent drought-resistance mechanism in this crop is drought avoidance. With this mechanism, escape from stress conditions is the main strategy for plant growth under drought conditions. The chapter provides insight on drought tolerance and avoidance mechanism in sugarcane crop.
