| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 975 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Books in soils, plants, and the environment |
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Books in soils, plants, and the environment.
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| Contents |
Soil salinity and sodicity problems -- Plants/Crops tolerance mechanisms and stressful conditions -- Plants and crops responses: physiology, cellular and molecular biology, microbiological specs, and whole plant responses under salt, drought, heat, cold temperature, light, nutrients, and other stressful conditions -- Plants and crops responses under pollution and heavy metal stresses -- Plant and crop responses under biotic stress -- Genetic factors and plant/crop genomics under stress conditions -- Plant/crop breeding under stress conditions -- Examples of empirical investigations of specific plants and crops grown under salt, drought, and other environmental stress conditions -- Future promises: improving plant and crop adaptation/tolerance and cultivation under stressful conditions -- Beneficial aspects of stress on plants/crops |
| Summary |
Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their effects on plants and crops have resulted in the compilation of a large volume of the latest discoveries. Following its predecessors, this fourth edition offers a unique and comprehensive collection of topics in the fields of plant and crop stress. This new edition contains more than 80% new material, and the remaining 20% has been updated and revised substantially. This volume presents 10 comprehensive sections that include information on soil salinity and sodicity problems; tolerance mechanisms and stressful conditions; plant/crop responses; plant/crop responses under pollution and heavy metal; plant/crop responses under biotic stress; genetic factors and plant/crop genomics under stress conditions; plant/crop breeding under stress conditions; empirical investigations; improving tolerance; and beneficial aspects of stressors. Features: Provides exhaustive coverage written by an international panel of experts in the field of agriculture, particularly in plant/crop stress areas Contains 40 new chapters and 10 extensively revised and expanded chapters Includes three new sections on plant breeding, stress exerted to weeds by plants, and beneficial aspects of stress on plants/crops Numerous case studies With contributions from 100 scientists and experts from 20 countries, this Handbook provides a comprehensive resource for research and for university courses, covering soil salinity/sodicity issues and plant/crop physiological responses under environmental stress conditions ranging from cellular aspects to whole plants. The content can be used to plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to mitigate plant/crop stress problems. This new edition includes numerous tables, figures, and illustrations to facilitate comprehension of the material as well as thousands of index words to further increase accessibility to the desired information |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource, title from digital title page (Ebook Central, viewed on June 10, 2020) |
| Subject |
Crops -- Effect of stress on.
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Plants -- Effect of stress on.
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Crops -- Effect of salts on.
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Plants -- Effect of salts on.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
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TECHNOLOGY -- Agriculture -- General.
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Crops -- Effect of salts on
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Crops -- Effect of stress on
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Plants -- Effect of salts on
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Plants -- Effect of stress on
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Pessarakli, Mohammad, 1948- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781351104593 |
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1351104594 |
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9781351104609 |
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1351104608 |
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9781351104586 |
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1351104586 |
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9781351104579 |
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1351104578 |
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