Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
This book highlights some of the most important biochemical, physiological and molecular aspects of plant stress, together with the latest updates. It is divided into 14 chapters, written by eminent experts from around the globe and highlighting the effec
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Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
Sharad Vats Editor
Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
Editor Sharad Vats Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology Banasthali Vidyapith Rajasthan, India
ISBN 978-981-10-9028-8 ISBN 978-981-10-9029-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-9029-5
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Foreword
Throughout evolution, plants have faced extreme variations in environment. Yet, they have survived and adapted themselves in different ecological niches. However, it is foreseen that in the ensuing period of present day global climatic changes, the impact on the domesticated crops, which feed the humanity, will result in negative growth and productivity. Scientists will have to develop new varieties, either through classical breeding tools or using new genomic approaches like molecular assisted breeding or developing biotech crops using transgenic or genome editing technologies. To achieve success in this direction it is essential to understand, at the biochemical and molecular level, the mechanisms of plant perception to abiotic and biotic stresses, the signaling pathways, and the identification of genes that respond to confer stress tolerance. The present book is an attempt to line up different chapters to illustrate the knowledge that has accumulated in some of the domains in the area of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. One of the chapters broadly cover plant responses to drought in particular, to illustrate how the stress affe
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