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Role of Mineral Nutrition in Improving Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Field Crops

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Balanced nutrition is one of the key factors that contribute to optimum crop production under various environmental stresses including drought and salinity. Proper management of fertilizers leads to improved tolerance against these abiotic factors. In contrast, nutrient deficiency is a widespread problem, worsened by the non-availability of water or excessive salts in the soil. The impact of nutrient deficiencies includes reduced biomass accumulation, increased susceptibility to pathogens and diseases, and stunted plant growth directly linked to yield potential of most arable crops. Moreover, reduced tolerance to drought and salinity is also associated with low nutrient uptake and accumulation in crop plants. In this chapter, we highlighted the importance of mineral nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphur, zinc, and boron to crop productivity under drought and salt stress conditions. In addition, interactive effects of mineral nutrients are also discussed and reported.

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Abbreviations

5-ALA:

aminolevulinic acid

AAO:

ascorbic acid oxidase

ABA:

abscisic acid

APX:

ascorbate peroxidase

AQPs:

aquaporins

B:

boron

Ca:

calcium

CAT:

catalase

K:

potassium

MDA:

malondialdehyde

Mg:

magnesium

N:

nitrogen

Na:

sodium

NaHS:

sodium hydrosulfide

P:

phosphorus

PAL:

phenylalanine ammonia lyase

POX:

peroxidase

ROS:

reactive oxygen species

S:

sulfur

SA:

salicylic acid

SOD:

superoxide dismutase

Tre:

trehalose

Zn:

zinc

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    Fahim Nawaz, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Muhammad Aqib & Muhammad Munir Usmani

  2. Department of Agronomy, UCA & ES, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

    Sadia Majeed

  3. Department of Botany, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

    Khawaja Shafique Ahmad

  4. Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

    Rana Nauman Shabbir

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Nawaz, F. et al. (2020). Role of Mineral Nutrition in Improving Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Field Crops. In: Hasanuzzaman, M. (eds) Agronomic Crops. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0025-1_8

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