The knowledge of plant responses to various abiotic stresses is crucial to understand their underlying mechanisms as well as the methods to develop new varieties of crops, which are better suited to the environment they are grown in. Environmental Stress Physiology of Plants and Crop Productivity provides readers a timely update on the knowledge about plant responses to a variety of stresses such as salinity, temperature, drought, oxidative stress and mineral deficiencies. Chapters focus on biochemical mechanisms identified in plants crucial to adapting to specific abiotic stressors along with the methods of improving plant tolerance. The book also sheds light on plant secondary metabolites such as phenylpropanoids and plant growth regulators in ameliorating the stressful conditions in plants. Additional chapters present an overview of applications of genomics, proteomics and metabolomics (including CRISPR/CAS techniques) to develop abiotic stress tolerant crops. The editors have also provided detailed references for extended reading to support the information in the book.
Environmental Stress Physiology of Plants and Crop Productivity is an informative reference for scholars and researchers working in the field of botany, agriculture, crop science and physiology, soil science, and environmental sciences.
Environmental Stress Physiology of Plants and Crop Productivity is an informative reference for scholars and researchers working in the field of botany, agriculture, crop science and physiology, soil science, and environmental sciences.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Abiotic Stress in Plants: An Overview- Introduction
- Environmental Condition That Cause Stress
- Plant Responses to Stress
- Effects of Abiotic Stress
- Overview of the Effect of Abiotic Stress on Productivity and Yield
- Salt Stress
- Temperature Stress
- Heavy Metal Stress
- Droughts and Salinity
- Floods
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 2 Drought and Its Effects on Crop Physiology
- Introduction
- Plant Responses to Drought Stress
- Morphological and Yield Responses
- Yield and Related Attributes
- Physiological and Biochemical Responses
- Nutrient Relations
- Photosynthesis and Gaseous Exchange
- Water Status and Osmotic Balance
- Assimilate Partitioning
- Oxidative Status
- Management Strategies
- Selection and Breeding Strategies
- Molecular and Genomics Approaches
- Agronomic and Physiological Measures
- Application of Compatible Solutes
- Application of Selenium
- Plant Growth Regulator Application
- Use of Mineral Nutrients
- Seed Priming
- Proteins as Molecular Factors to Regulate Drought Stress
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Sharad Thakur, Ravinder Singh, Jaskaran Kaur, Manik Sharma, Kritika Pandit
- Satwinderjeet Kaur and Sandeep Kaur
- Samiksha, Sandeep Kaur, Drishtant Singh, Satwinderjeet Kaur and Satwinder Kaur Sohal
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 3 Salinity and Its Effect on Yield of Field/Horticultural
- Crops
- Introduction
- Causes of Salinity
- Types of Salinity
- Natural Salinity
- Man-Induced Salinity
- Effect of Salinity on Plants
- Plant Growth
- Seed Germination
- Yield of Field/Horticultural Crops
- Oxidative Stress due to Salinity
- Salinity and Nutritional Imbalances
- Salinity and Ionic Toxicity
- Osmotic Effect of Salinity
- Photosynthetic Pigments and Photosynthesis
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 4 Temperature Rising Patterns and Insights into the Impacts
- Of Consequent Heat Stress on Edible Plants
- Introduction
- Temperature Rising Trends in India and Worldwide
- Plants Responses to the Rising Temperature
- Germination, Growth, and Development
- Biochemical and Physiological Effects of Heat Stress
- Sustainable Agriculture, Economic Yield, and Rising Temperature 64
- Recent Possible Approaches to Overcome Temperature Induced
- Stress
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 5 Physiological Role of Mineral Nutrients and Their Uptake
- During Abiotic Stress
- Introduction
- Abiotic Stress and Mineral Uptake
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Sandeep Kaur, Neha Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Samiksha, Shagun Verma, Satwinderjeet Kaur,
- Satwinder Kaur Sohal and Sharad Thakur
- Arpna Kumari, Sneh Rajput, Saroj Arora and Rajinder Kaur
- Ravinder Singh, Jyoti Mahajan, Saroj Arora, Renu Bhardwaj and Tajinder Kaur
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 6 Nitric Oxide Mediated Modulation of Antioxidative
- Responses Under Salinity Stress in Different Plant Species: a Review
- Introduction
- Effects of Salinity
- Role of Antioxidant Enzymes in Alleviation of Salt Stress
- Nitric Oxide Mediated Modulation of Antioxidative Responses
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 7 Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolism and Antioxidant
- Defense in Plants Under Stress
- Introduction
- Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolism
- Production of Ros in Plants During Abiotic Stress
- Production of Ros in Plants During Biotic Stress
- Antioxidant Defense Mechanism in Plants
- Enzymatic Antioxidant Defense
- Non-Enzymatic Antioxidant Defense
- Ros in Growth and Development of Plants
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 8 Role of Melatonin - a Signaling Molecule in Modulation Of
- Antioxidant Defense System in Plants: Amelioration of Drought And
- Salinity Stress
- Introduction
- Melatonin: Synthesis in Plants
- Crosstalk Between Melatonin and Other Phytohormones
- Antioxidant Potential of Melatonin
- Melatonin and Its Protective Effect in Drought Stress
- Melatonin: Salinity Stress Tolerance
- Conclusion and Future Perspectives
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Jaskaran Kaur, Varinder Kaur and Jatinder Kaur Katnoria
- Sandeep Kaur, Samiksha, Jaskaran Kaur, Sharad Thakur, Neha Sharma, Kritika
- Pandit, Ajay Kumar, Shagun Verma, Satwinder Kaur Sohal and Satwinderjeet
- Kaur
- Prabhjot Kaur, Davinder Singh, Farhana Rashid, Avinash Kumar, Harneetpal Kaur
- Kirandeep Kaur, Atamjit Singh, Neena Bedi, Preet Mohinder Singh Bedi, Balbir
- Singh, Saroj Arora and Shivani Attri
- References
Chapter 9 Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis and Its Protective Effects
- Against Plants Stress
- Introduction
- S .E
- Role of Phenylpropanoids in the Growth and Development Of
- Plants
- Response and Role of Endogenous Phenylpropanoids in Plants
- Against Abiotic Stress
- Salinity
- Light
- Heavy Metals
- Drought
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 10 Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Abiotic Stress
- Tolerance
- Introduction
- Abiotic Stress and Plant Responses
- Plant Growth Regulators and Their Role in Abiotic Stress
- Tolerance
- Auxins
- Abscisic Acid
- Cytokinins
- Ethylene
- Gibberellins
- Jasmonic Acid
- Brassinosteroids
- Salicylic Acid
- Polyamines
- Strigolactones
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 11 Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolic Approaches Against
- Abiotic Stress
- Introduction
- Genomics Approaches Against Abiotic Stress
- Structural Genomics
- Molecular Markers
- Genome Sequencing and Mapping
- Sharad Thakur, Kritika Pandit, Ajay Kumar, Jaskaran Kaur and Sandeep Kaur
- Sakshi Sharma, Inderpreet Kaur and Avinash Kaur Nagpal
- Harjit Kaur Bajwa and Hina Khan
- Functional Genomics
- Sequencing-Based Approaches
- Hybridization-Based Approaches
- Comparative Genomics
- Proteomics Approaches Against Abiotic Stress
- Metabolomic Approaches Against Abiotic Stress
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 12 Crispr/Cas9 Technologies to Enhance Tolerance to Abiotic
- Stress in Crop Plants
- Introduction
- Importance of Breeding Towards Abiotic Stress Tolerance
- Genetic Approaches to Enhance Abiotic Stress Tolerances In
- Plants
- Rna Interference (Rnai) Approaches to Resist Abiotic Stressors
- Crispr/Cas9-Single Guide Rna (Sgrna) Scheme for Genetic
- Engineering
- Crispr/Cas9 Technologies to Enhance Abiotic Tolerance To
- Stressors in Crop Plants
- Future Approaches
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Ravinder Singh, Rajani Gupta, Renu Bhardwaj and Rattandeep Singh
- Subject Index
Author
- Tajinder Kaur
- Saroj Arora
