Physiological and Molecular Characterization of Crop Resistance to Abiotic Stresses

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; abiotic stress biomarkers; agriculture; ALA; alfalfa; antioxidant activity; antioxidant enzyme; antioxidants; aquaporin; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF); ascorbic acid; barley; bean landraces; biochemical; biology; Biology, life sciences; Brassica rapa; breeding; canopy temperature; Capsicum annuum; Capsicum annuum L; CBL gene family; chitosan oligosaccharide; chlorophyll; chlorophyll fluorescence; climate change; coated-urea fertilizer; cold stress; combined drought and heat stress; common buckwheat; cotyledon; drought; drought stress; drought tolerance; education; eggplant; evaluation; female panicle; flood; flooding; gas exchange parameters; gene expression; genetic approach; genetic resources; germination; growth; heat stress; hormonal homeostasis; humic acid; ion homeostasis; ion homeostasis-transport determinants; landrace; landrace accessions; LEA; lignosulfonate; lunar phases; lycopene; macrominerals; maize; Mathematics and Science; morphological; natural herbicides; natural polymers; nutrient; nutrient stress; okra; osmolytes; osmotic stress; oxidative stress; P-starvation; Phaseolus; phosphorus use efficiency; photosynthesis; physics; physiological; physiological activity; physiological response; physiological traits; phytotoxicity; plant breeding; plant growth; plants; pomegranate; postemergence; potassium; proline; Provitamin A; pseudo-science; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; Rhizophagus clarus; root; root anatomy; root hairs; root hydraulic conductance; root structure; ROS; salicylic acid; salinity; salinity tolerance; salt stress; salt stress tolerance; seaweed extract; secondary metabolites; seed; signaling transduction pathways; silicon; sodium; sodium azide; SPAD; stomatal conductance; strawberry; stress responses; summer maize; sustainable agriculture; tea plant; Tevang 1 maize; tissue-specific; tobacco; tomato cultivars; total antioxidants; total polyphenols content; traditions; transcription factors; transcriptome; transcriptome analysis; ultrastructure; vegetable crops; vegetative growth; water deficit; water stress; water stress tolerance; waterlogging stress; weeds; wheat; wild relative; xylem vessel; yeast; zinc; β-carotene
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-03943-459-6
• ISBN: 9783039434589; 3039434586; 9783039434596; 3039434594

Abiotic stress represents the main constraint for agriculture, affecting plant growth and productivity worldwide. Yield losses in agriculture will be potentiated in the future by global warming, increasing contamination, and reduced availability of fertile land. The challenge for agriculture of the present and future is that of increasing the food supply for a continuously growing human population under environmental conditions that are deteriorating in many areas of the world. Minimizing the effects of diverse types of abiotic stresses represents a matter of general concern. Research on all topics related to abiotic stress tolerance, from understanding the stress response mechanisms of plants to developing cultivars and crops tolerant to stress, is a priority. This Special Issue is focused on the physiological and molecular characterization of crop resistance to abiotic stresses, including novel research, reviews, and opinion articles covering all aspects of the responses and mechanisms of plant tolerance to abiotic. Contributions on physiological, biochemical, and molecular studies of crop responses to abiotic stresses; the description and role of stress-responsive genes; marker-assisted screening of stress-tolerant genotypes; genetic engineering; and other biotechnological approaches to improve crop tolerance were considered.