Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress

3. New Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4398-1396-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 1245 Seiten, Format (B × H): 187 mm x 269 mm, Gewicht: 2292 g

Reihe: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment

The dynamic and expanding knowledge of environmental stresses and their effects on plants and crops have resulted in the compilation of a large volume of information in the last ten years since the publication of the second edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress. With 90 percent new material and a new organization that reflects this increased knowledge base, this new edition, like the first two, provides comprehensive and complete coverage of the issues on stress imposed on plants and crops.

Accessibility of knowledge is among the most critical of factors involved with plant/crop stress problems. Without due consideration of all the factors contributing to a specific plant/crop stress problem, it is unlikely that a permanent solution can be found. Facilitating the accessibility of the desired information, the volume is divided into ten sections. Each section consists of one or more chapters that discuss as many aspects of stress as possible.

While many references cover soil salinity, sodicity, specific plant/crop salt and water stress, pollution, and other environmental stresses, they exist relatively in isolation, focusing mainly on one specific topic. Prepared with input from more than a hundred contributors from twenty seven countries, this book combines information on these interrelated areas into a single resource. Packed with illustrations, figures, and tables, covering plant/crop stress problems from the soil to the atmosphere, this book puts this expanded environmental stressors knowledge base within easy reach.

Zielgruppe

Plant scientists crop scientists/consultants, horticulturalists, botanists, soil scientists, agricultural extension agents, agricultural practitioners, commercial growers, ecologists, and environmental scientists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pessarakli, Mohammad

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Soil Salinity and Sodicity ProblemsSoil Salinity and Sodicity as Particular Plant/Crop Stress Factors, M. Pessarakli and I. SzabolcsSoil Salinity Development, Classification, Assessment, and Management in Irrigated Agriculture, S.A. Shahid and K. ur RahmanSoil Salinization and Management Options for Sustainable Crop Production, D.L. SuarezInfluence of Sodium on Soils in Humid Regions, R.K. Srour, L.M. McDonald, V.P. (Bill) EvangelouPlant/Crop Tolerance and Stressful ConditionsOxidative Stress and Antioxidative Defense Systems in Plants Growing under Abiotic Stresses, P. Sharma, A. Bhushan Jha, and R.S. DubeyAntioxidant Protection during Abiotic Stresses, D. Procházková and N. WilhelmováBiochemical Mechanisms for the Maintenance of Oxidative Stress under Control in Plants, D.G. Arias, C.V. Piattoni, S.A. Guerrero, and A.A. IglesiasPlant Hormone Functions in Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses, R. VankovaRole of Proline in Plant Response to Drought and Salinity, B. HeuerRole of Dehydrins in Plant Stress Response, K. Kosová, I.T. Prášil, and P. VítámvásBehavior of Water in Plants at Low and Ultralow Temperatures, J. Zámecník and M. FaltusPlants and Crops Responses, Physiology, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, and Microbiological Aspects under Salt, Drought, Heat, Cold, Light, and Other Stressful ConditionsGermination of Seeds and Propagules under Salt Stress, A. Wahid, M. Farooq, S.M.A. Basra, E. Rasul, and K.H.M. SiddiqueResponse of Crop Plants to Nitrogen Stress: Opportunities to Increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency, J. Rane, M. Ishitani, and I. RaoPhotosynthesis and Light Stress in a Model Plant: Role of Chloroplast Transporters, C. Spetea and B. SchoefsPhotosynthetic Pigment Apparatus in Northern Plants, T. Golovko, O. Dymova, Y. Yatsco, and G. TabalenkovaModifications of the Carotenoid Metabolism in Plastids: A Response to Stress Conditions, P. Moulin, Y. Lemoine, and B. SchoefsThermoluminescence Study of Photosystem II Activity in Resurrection Plant Haberlea rhodopensis during Desiccation, L.T. Maslenkova, V.N. Peeva, Y.K. Markovska, and Y. ZeinalovCarbon Metabolism and Plant Stress, C.M. Figueroa, A.A. Iglesias, and F.E. PodestáProtein Synthesis by Plants under Stressful Conditions, P. Sharma and R.S. DubeyHeat Shock Proteins and Acquisition of Thermotolerance in Plants, S. Huq and H. NakamotoEffect of Low Temperatures on the Structure of Plant Cells: Structural, Biochemical, and Molecular Aspects, L. Slováková, I. Matušíková, J. Salaj, and J. HudákEffects of UV-B Radiation on Plants: Molecular Mechanisms Involved in UV-B Responses, B.R. JordanEffect of High Temperature and UV-A Radiation on Photosystem II, E.L. Apostolova and A.G. DobrikovaPlant and Crop Responses to Pollution StressPlant Responses to Toxic Metal Stress, E. Masarovicová, K. Král’ová, and F. ŠeršenHeavy Metal Pollution: Damage and Defense Strategies in Plants, F. Navari-Izzo and N. RascioHeavy Metals and Plastid Metabolism, K. Solymosi and M. BertrandPlant Responses to Cadmium and Mercury Stress, E. Garmash, S. Skugoreva, and T. GolovkoPlant and Crop Responses to Weeds, Pests, Pathogens, and Agrichemical Stress ConditionsStress in Plants and Crops Induced by Parasitic Weeds, A. Cavalieri and A. HeydariInvolvement of Insect Pests in Plant and Crop Stress, S. Speranza, A. Mazzaglia, A. Harfouche, and A. HeydariStress in Plants and Crops Induced by Herbicide-Mediated Alteration in the Population and Activity of Root-Associated Microorganisms, A. Heydari and I.J. MisaghiStress in Plants and Crops Induced by Fungal Pathogens, A. Heydari and G.M. BalestraGenetic Factors and Plant/ Crop Genomics under StressGenetic Factors Affecting Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops, A.K. JoshiGenetic Improvement of Cold Hardiness in Bermudagrass, Y. Wu and J.A. AndersonCandidate Gene Expression Involved in Plant Drought Resistance, Y. Jiang and Y. WangExamples of Empirical Investigations of Specific Plants and Crops Grown in Salt, Drought, and Other Environmental Stress ConditionsResponses of Green Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Terms of Dry Matter Production, Nitrogen Uptake, and Water Absorption under Salt-Stress Conditions, M. PessarakliPhysiology and Molecular Biology of the Effects of Salinity on Rice, R.K. Singh and T.J. FlowersLandscape under Water Stress Conditions, A. RiazTurfgrass Nutrient Management under Stresses: A Part of Integrated Stress Management, H. Liu, N. Menchyk, F. Bethea, and C. BaldwinNutrient Management of Golf Course Putting Greens under Stresses, H. Liu, N. Menchyk, F. Bethea, and C. BaldwinClimatic Changes, Elevated Carbon Dioxide, and Plant/Crop ResponsesPlant Biomass and Stem Juice of the C4 Sugarcane at Elevated Growth CO2 and Temperature, J.C.V. Vu and L.H. Allen Jr.Future Promises: Improving Plant and Crop Adaptation/Tolerance and Cultivation under Stressful ConditionsImproving Crop Resistance to Abiotic Stresses through Seed Invigoration, M. Farooq, A. Wahid, S.M.A. Basra, and K.H.M. SiddiquePlant Stress Physiology: Physiological and Biochemical Strategies Allowing Plants/Crops to Thrive under Ionic Stress, H.-W. Koyro, N. Geissler, R. Seenivasan, and B. HuchzermeyerThe Role of Acacia ampliceps in Managing Salt-Affected Lands, N. Marcar, S. Ismail, A. Yuvaniyama, and R. AnsariAdaptive Strategies of Tropical Forage Grasses to Low Phosphorus Stress: The Case of Brachiaria grasses, A.E. Louw-Gaume, I.M. Rao, E. Frossard, and A.J. GaumeThe Forgotten Link in Improving Crop Salt Tolerance under Brackish Irrigation: Lateral Soil Salinity Gradients around Roots, U. SchleiffImproving Crop Production on Saline Soils in Arid Regions: Do We Need a Different Approach to Develop and Select Plants for These Regions? S. Farooq and F. AzamBeneficial Aspects of StressSalinity-Induced Enhancement of Horticultural Crop Quality, C.M. GrieveIndex