Sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change / Rajib Roychowdhury, Shuvasish Choudhury, Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Sangeeta Srivastava, editors.

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Sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change / Rajib Roychowdhury, Shuvasish Choudhury, Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Sangeeta Srivastava, editors.

9783030456696 (electronic book)
3030456692 (electronic book)
3030456684
9783030456689

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45669-6
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45

Cham : Springer, 2020.

English

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10.1007/978-3-030-45669-6 doi
10.1007/978-3-030-45

S494.5.S86

630.2/086

Under ongoing climate changes, natural and cultivated habitats of major crops are being continuously disturbed. Such conditions impose and exacerbate abiotic and biotic stressors. Drought, salinity, flood, cold, heat, heavy metals, metalloids, oxidants, irradiation, etc. are important abiotic stressors, while diseases and infections caused by plant pathogens, such as fungal agents, bacteria and viruses, are major biotic stresses. In many instances, stresses have become the major limiting factor for agricultural productivity and exert detrimental role on growth and yield of the crops. To help feed an ever increasing world population and to ensure global food security, concerted efforts from scientists and researchers have identified strategies to manage and mitigate the impacts of climate-induced stresses. This book, summarizing their findings, is aimed at crop improvement beyond such kind of barriers, by agronomic practices (genetics, breeding, phenotyping, etc.) and biotechnological applications, including molecular markers, QTL mapping, genetic engineering, transgenesis, tissue culture, various 'omics' technologies and gene editing. It will cover a wide range of topics under environmental challenges, agronomy and agriculture processes, and biotechnological approaches. Additionally, fundamental mechanisms and applied information on stress responses and tolerance will be discussed. This book highlights problems and offers proper solutions for crop stress management with recent information and up-to-date citations. We believe this book is suitable for scientists, researchers and students working in the fields of agriculture, plant science, environmental biology and biotechnology.

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