Editors:
- Many different contributors give insight in their specific views on the topics (highly interesting for scientists working in this field)
- Authors from various geographical regions
- Topical: abiotic stress is the most important factor for crop yield reduction
- Practical examples provide state of the art information
- Provides reference material for abiotic stress researchers
Part of the book series: Tasks for Vegetation Science (TAVS, volume 44)
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Salt and Water Stress
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Improving Crop Efficiency
About this book
Salinity and water stress limit crop productivity worldwide and generate substantial economic losses each year, yet innovative research on crop and natural resource management can reveal cost-effective ways in which farmers can increase both their productivity and their income.
Presenting recent research findings on salt stress, water stress and stress-adapted plants, this book offers insights into new strategies for increasing the efficiency of crops under stressful environments. The strategies are based on conventional breeding and advanced molecular techniques used by plant physiologists, and are discussed using specific case studies to illustrate their potential. The book emphasizes the effects of environmental factors on specific stages of plant development, and discusses the role of plant growth regulators, nutrients, osmoprotectants and antioxidants in counteracting their adverse affects.
Synthesising updated information on mechansisms of stress tolerance at cell, tissue and whole-plant level, this book provides a useful reference text for post graduate students and researchers involved in the fields of stress physiology and plant physiology in general, with additional readership amongst researchers in horticulture, agronomy, crop science, conservation, environmental management and ecological restoration.
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Agriculture, Faislabad, Pakistan
M. Ashraf
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Ege University, Bornova Izmir, Turkey
M. Ozturk
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Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
H.R. Athar
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Salinity and Water Stress
Book Subtitle: Improving Crop Efficiency
Editors: M. Ashraf, M. Ozturk, H.R. Athar
Series Title: Tasks for Vegetation Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9065-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9064-6Published: 22 December 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8060-8Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9065-3Published: 26 December 2008
Series ISSN: 0167-9406
Series E-ISSN: 1875-130X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 244
Topics: Plant Physiology, Agriculture, Soil Science & Conservation, Applied Ecology, Environmental Management