Books and Other Publications

2012

Water Stress

  • Ismail M
  • ,
  • M. Rahman
  • ,
  • Hiroshi Hasegawa

Authorship
Editor
Publisher
InTech: Rijeka, Croatia
Total pages
300
Responsible for pages
Language
English
Book type
Scholarly book
DOI
ISBN
9789533079639

Plants experience water stress either when the water supply to their roots becomes limiting or when the transpiration rate becomes intense. Water stress is primarily caused by the water deficit, i.e. drought or high soil salinity. Each year, water stress on arable plants in different parts of the world disrupts agriculture and food supply with the final consequence – famine. Hence, the ability to withstand such stress is of immense economic importance. Plants try to adapt to the stress conditions with an array of biochemical and physiological interventions. This multi authored edited compilation attempts to put forth an all-inclusive picture on the mechanism and adaptation aspects of water stress. The prime objective of the book hence is to deliver a thoughtful mixture of viewpoints, which would be useful to workers in all areas of plant sciences. We trust that the material covered in this book will be valuable in building strategies to counter water stress in plants.

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  • ISBN : 9789533079639