Abiotic Stress Physiology of Horticultural Crops
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 abi
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biotic Stress Physiology of Horticultural Crops
Abiotic Stress Physiology of Horticultural Crops
N.K. Srinivasa Rao • K.S. Shivashankara R.H. Laxman Editors
Abiotic Stress Physiology of Horticultural Crops
Editors N.K. Srinivasa Rao Division of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
K.S. Shivashankara Division of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
R.H. Laxman Division of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
ISBN 978-81-322-2723-6 ISBN 978-81-322-2725-0 DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2725-0
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Preface
Abiotic stress factors, mainly salinity, drought, flooding and high temperature, are the main elements which drastically limit the horticultural crop productivity globally. Abiotic stress leads to a series of morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular changes in plants that adversely affect growth and productivity. Extreme environmental events in the era of global climatic change further aggravate the problem and remarkably restrict the plant growth and development. The mechanisms underlying endurance and adaptation to environmental stress factors have long been the focus of intense research. Plants overcome environmental stresses by the development of tolerance, resistance or avoidance mechanisms. Plant acclimation to environmental stresses is the process to adjust to a gradual change in its environment which allows the plants to maintain performance across a range of adverse environmental conditions. Stress tolerance mechanisms in horticultural crops are gaining attention because most agricult
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