Plant abiotic stress
Over the past decade, our understanding of plant adaptation to environmental stress has grown considerably. This book focuses on stress caused by the inanimate components of the environment associated with climatic, edaphic and physiographic factors that substantially limit plant growth and survival...
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Biological sciences series
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470988503 |
Summary: |
Over the past decade, our understanding of plant adaptation to environmental stress has grown considerably. This book focuses on stress caused by the inanimate components of the environment associated with climatic, edaphic and physiographic factors that substantially limit plant growth and survival. Categorically these are abiotic stresses, which include drought, salinity, non-optimal temperatures and poor soil nutrition. Another stress, herbicides, is covered in this book to highlight how plants are impacted by abiotic stress originating from anthropogenic sources. The book also addresses the high degree to which plant responses to quite diverse forms of environmental stress are interconnected, describing the ways in which the plant utilizes and integrates many common signals and subsequent pathways to cope with less favorable conditions. The book is directed at researchers and professionals in plant physiology, cell biology and molecular biology, in both the academic and industrial sectors. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvii, 270 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780470988503 0470988509 9780470994115 0470994118 |
Index Number: | SB112 |
CLC: | S42 |
Contents: |
Eco-physiological adaptations to limited water environments / Plant cuticle function as a barrier to water loss / Plant adaptive responses to salinity stress / The CBF cold-response pathway / Plant responses to high temperature / Adaptive responses in plants to nonoptimal soil pH / Plant response to herbicides / Integration of abiotic stress signaling pathways / Genomic analysis of stress response / |