Abiotic Stress in Underground Vegetables provides comprehensive information on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of various underground vegetable crops to abiotic stress and the strategies for managing these crops under these conditions. Climate changes pose major challenges to the productivity and yield of crops, particularly horticultural crops that bear their edible parts underground. Underground vegetable crops are highly nutritious, non-cereal plant species grown in various agro-ecological zones and play a significant role in feeding both people and animals around the world as well a providing industrial products. To address the range of challenges created by climate changes, it is crucial to understand the physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of crops to abiotic stress and the potential mechanisms of resistance and mitigation. Presented in two parts, Stress Responses and Stress Mitigation, Abiotic Stress in Underground Vegetables offers a detailed exploration of reactions of different underground vegetable crops to abiotic stress, along with effective management strategies for cultivating these crops. This book is an essential resource for researchers, students, crop growers, and all stakeholders in the field of crop sciences who are interested in improving the yield and productivity of these vital crops.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Stress Responses1. Overview of underground vegetable crops
2. Climate change and abiotic stress: A perspective from underground vegetable crop
3. Physiological and biochemical mechanisms in underground vegetable crops for growth and development
4. Phenotyping root and tuber crops under abiotic stress
5. Navigating Salinity Challenges: Enhancing Resilience in Underground Vegetable Crops
6. Drought stress as a main culprit in growth and development of root and tuber crops
7. High-temperature stress: A major hurdle in the root and tuber crops production system
8. Effect of heavy metal on production and productivity of underground vegetable crops
9. High light intensity in root and tuber crops
10. Cold/frost stress response of underground vegetable crops
Part 2: Stress mitigation
11. Phytohormone as a saviour in abiotic stress tolerance in underground vegetable crops
12. Interaction of phytohormone and reactive oxygen species in root and tuber crops
13. Multi-omics approach to address alleviation of abiotic stress in root and tuber crops
14. Role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in underground vegetable crops for mitigation of abiotic stress
15. Agronomic approach to deal with the abiotic stress tolerance in root and tuber crops
16. Genetics and breeding approach of mitigation of abiotic stress in underground vegetable crops
17. Genome editing and molecular approaches in underground crops for abiotic stress
18. Heavy metal accumulation in vegetable crops: A threat to sustainable agro-ecosystem
19. Elevated CO2 and underground vegetable crop
20. Production, trade, and future prospects of Indian vegetables: Current scenario and way forward
