Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress (PDF)

Completely revised and updated to reflect recent advances in the field, the Second Edition of this comprehensive reference addresses issues and concerns related to plant and crop stress-detailing interrelated topics never before combined in a single text.



With 56 chapters-23 more than the First Edition-the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, Second Edition includes new information on

* pH stress

* water-deficit conditions

* temperature stress

* carotenoids and stress

* light stress

* oxidative damage to proteins

* pollution stress

* UV-B induced stress

* agrichemical stress

* abiotic stress tolerance



Written by over 110 renowned scientists, specialists, and researchers in the field from over 25 countries, the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, Second Edition

* discusses soil salinity and sodicity problems and their effects on crop growth

* covers plants and crops with different degrees of salt tolerance as well as their response to salt, drought, temperature/heat, pollution, agrichemical, and other stresses

* introduces plants and crops suitable for cultivation under stressful conditions

* presents the most recent information on cellular and microbiological aspects of plants/crops under stressful conditions

* explores the beneficial effects of stress on plants and crops

* and more!