Abiotic Stresses
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Preface PART I: GENERAL OVERVIEW Chapter 1. Stress Environments and Their Impact on Crop Production (Shafiq-ur-Rehman,P. J. C. Harris, and M. Ashraf) Introduction Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Multiple and Variable Stresses and Tolerance Abiotic Stress Symptoms Major Abiotic Stresses Limiting Crop Yield Crop Production in Stressful Conditions Future Prospects Chapter 2. Breeding for Stress Resistance: General Principles (Mervyn O. Humphreys and Michael W. Humphreys) Introduction Breeding for Improved Stress Resistance The Genetics of Abiotic Stress Tolerance Mechanisms of Stress Resistance The Role of Genetic Engineering in Breeding: Implications and Limitations Conclusion Chapter 3. Use of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology Approaches for Crop Improvement for Stress Environments (Viswanathan Chinnusamy, Liming Xiong, and Jian-Kang Zhu) Introduction Osmolytes/Osmoprotectants Oxidative-Stress Tolerance Stress Proteins Cellular Membrane Stability Salt-Stress Tolerance: Ion Homeostasis Water Uptake and Transpiration Cell-Wall Elasticity Marker-Assisted Selection Conclusions and Future Perspectives Chapter 4. Genome Mapping and Its Implications for Improving Stress Resistance in Plants (Nguyen Thi Vinh and Andrew H. Paterson) The Impact of Drought, Salinity, and Acid Soil Conditions for World Agriculture Selection of Stress-Tolerant Crop Cultivars Application of DNA Markers to Improve Stress Tolerance Conclusion

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M. Ashraf, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Philip Harris.

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