Crop Production under Drought and Heat Stress: Plant Responses and Management Options

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 8; p. 1147
• Main Authors: Fahad, Shah, Bajwa, Ali A., Nazir, Usman, Anjum, Shakeel A., Farooq, Ayesha, Zohaib, Ali, Sadia, Sehrish, Nasim, Wajid, Adkins, Steve, Saud, Shah, Ihsan, Muhammad Z., Alharby, Hesham, Wu, Chao, Wang, Depeng, Huang, Jianliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 29.06.2017
• Subjects: climate change; crop production; drought; heat stress; plant responses; Plant Science; stress management; crop production; heat stress; plant responses; stress management; drought; climate change

Abiotic stresses are one of the major constraints to crop production and food security worldwide. The situation has aggravated due to the drastic and rapid changes in global climate. Heat and drought are undoubtedly the two most important stresses having huge impact on growth and productivity of the...