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Abiotic Stress Physiology of Horticultural Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Abiotic Stress Physiology of Horticultural Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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This book brings together recent advances in the area of abiotic
stress tolerance in various vegetables, fruit crops, plantation
crops and tuber crops. The main challenges to improving the
productivity of horticultural crops are the different types of
abiotic stresses generally caused by climate change at the regional
and global level. Heat, drought, cold and salinity are the major
abiotic stresses that adversely affect growth and productivity and
can trigger a series of morphological, physiological, biochemical
and molecular changes in various horticultural crops. To date,
there are no books covering horticultural crop-specific abiotic
stress tolerance mechanisms and their management. Addressing that
gap, the book is divided into 2 sections, the first of which
highlights recent advances in the general aspects of abiotic stress
tolerance like the role of hormones, reactive oxygen species, seed
treatments, molecular mechanisms of heat tolerance and heavy metal
toxicity, while the second focuses on the abiotic stress tolerance
mechanisms of various vegetables, fruit crops, plantation crops and
tuber crops. It includes comprehensive discussions of fruit crops
like mango, grapes, banana, litchi and arid zone fruits; vegetables
crops like tomato, capsicum, onion and tuber crops; and plantation
crops like coconut, areca nut, oil palm and black pepper. Among the
strategies for plant stress survival, examples of both avoidance
and tolerance relevant to particular crops are examined in detail,
supported by selected comprehensive case studies of progress. As
such, the book offers a valuable resource suited for scientists and
graduate students working in the fields of crop improvement,
genetic engineering, and the abiotic stress tolerance of
horticultural crops.
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