Parvaiz Ahmad

Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes: Volume 1 Parvaiz Ahmad 2014 edition

Marc Notes: Current trends in population growth hint that global food production is unlikely to gratify future demands under predicted climate change scenarios unless the rates of crop improvement are accelerated. Crop production faces numerous challenges, due to changing environmental conditions and evolving needs for new plant-derived materials. These challenges come at a time when the plant sciences are witnessing remarkable progress in understanding fundamental processes of plant growth and development. Drought, heat, cold and salinity are among the major abiotic stresses that often cause a series of morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular alterations which adversely affect plant growth, development and productivity, consequently posing a serious challenge for sustainable food production in large parts of the world, particularly in emerging countries. This emphasizes the urgency of finding better ways to translate new advances in plant science into concrete successes in agricultural production. To overcome the pessimistic influence of abiotic stresses and to maintain the food security in the face of these challenges, new, improved and tolerant crop varieties, contemporary breeding techniques, and cavernous understanding of the mechanisms that counteract detrimental climate changes are indubitably needed to sustain the requisite food supply. In this context, Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes, Volume 1 provides a state-of-the-art guide to recent developments that aid in the understanding of plant responses to abiotic stresses and lead to new horizons vis--vis prime strategies for translating current research into applied solutions to create strong yields and overall crop improvement under such unfavourable environments. Written by a diverse group of internationally famed scholars, Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes, Volume 1 is a brief yet all-inclusive resource that is immensely advantageous for researchers, students, environmentalists, soil scientists, professionals, and many others in the quest of advancement in this flourishing field of research.--; Back cover. Biographical Note: Dr. Parvaiz AhmadDepartment of Botany, Sri Pratap College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaDr. Mohd Rafiq WaniDepartment of Botany, Govt. Degree College (Boys), Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaProf. Dr. Mohamed Mahgoub AzoozDepartment of Botany, South Valley University, Qena, EgyptDr. Lam-Son Phan TranSignaling Pathway Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, JapanTable of Contents: Chapter 1Citrus Rootstocks for Improving the Horticultural Performance and Physiological Responses under Constraining EnvironmentsRafael V. Ribeiro, Erick Espinoza-Nunez, Jorgino Pompeu Junior, Francisco A. A. Mourao Filho and Eduardo C. MachadoChapter 2Role of Silicon in Enrichment of Plant Nutrients and Protection from Biotic and Abiotic StressesDurgesh Kumar Tripathi, Vijay Pratap Singh, Savita Gangwar, Sheo Mohan Prasad, Jagat Narayan Maurya and Devendra Kumar ChauhanChapter 3Transgenic Approaches for Phytoextraction of Heavy MetalsAtul Bhargava and Shilpi SrivastavaChapter 4Using an Allometric Model for the Accumulation of Mineral Nutrients in Crops Under Saline-Water Stress: A Field Experience in FertigationEnrique Misle, Besma Kahlaoui, Estrella Garrido and Mohamed HachichaChapter 5 Control of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Cultivated Plants by the Use of Biostimulant MicroorganismsAdriano Sofo, Maria Nuzzaci, Antonella Vitti, Giuseppe Tataranni and Antonio ScopaChapter 6Cyclic Nucleotides and Nucleotide Cyclases in Plants under StressMa gorzata Pietrowska-Borek, Tamara Chadzinikolau and S awomir BorekChapter 7Breeding and Transgenic Approaches for Development of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in RiceSatendra K. Mangrauthia, P. Revathi, Surekha Agarwal, Arun Kumar Singh and V. P. BhadanaChapter 8Mineral Bioavailability Through Mutation Breeding In Pulse Crops: A ReviewMohammad Imran Kozgar, Mohd Rafiq Wani, Samiullah Khan and Parvaiz AhmadChapter 9Abiotic Stress and Control of Yield in CerealsBhinu V-S Pillai and Sreekala ChellammaChapter 10Improvement of Crop Production under Saline Stress by a Bio-Hydraulic ApproachBesma Kahlaoui, Mohamed Hachicha, Enrique Misle, Belgacem Hanchi and Jorge TeixeiraChapter 11Induced Mutagenesis for the Improvement of Pulse Crops with Special Reference to Mungbean-A Review UpdateMohd Rafiq Wani, M. Imran Kozgar, Samiullah Khan, M. Abbas Ahangar and Parvaiz AhmadChapter 12Crop Improvement through Tissue CultureL. F. De FilippisChapter 13Agricultural Pollution: An Emerging IssueAqsa Abbasi, Ayesha Sajid, Namra Haq, Sammia Rahman, Zujaja-Tul-Misbah, Gul Sanober, Muhammad Ashraf and Alvina Gul Kazi"Jacket Description/Back: Current trends in population growth hint that global food production is unlikely to gratify future demands under predicted climate change scenarios unless the rates of crop improvement are accelerated. Crop production faces numerous challenges, due to changing environmental conditions and evolving needs for new plant-derived materials. These challenges come at a time when the plant sciences are witnessing remarkable progress in understanding fundamental processes of plant growth and development. Drought, heat, cold and salinity are among the major abiotic stresses that often cause a series of morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular alterations which adversely affect plant growth, development andproductivity, consequently posing a serious challenge for sustainable food production in large parts of the world, particularly in emerging countries. This emphasizes the urgency of finding better ways to translate new advances in plant science into concrete successes in agricultural production. To overcome the pessimistic influence of abiotic stresses and to maintain the food security in the face of these challenges, new, improved and tolerant crop varieties, contemporary breeding techniques, and cavernous understanding of the mechanisms that counteract detrimental climate changes are indubitably needed to sustain the requisite food supply. In this context, "Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes, Volume 1 "provides a state-of-the-art guide to recent developments that aid in the understanding of plant responses to abiotic stresses and lead to new horizons vis-a-vis prime strategies for translating current researchinto applied solutions to create strong yields and overall crop improvement under such unfavourable environments. Written by a diversegroup of internationally famed scholars, "Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes, Volume 1" is a brief yet all-inclusive resource that is immensely advantageous for researchers, students, environmentalists, soil scientists, professionals, and many others in the quest of advancement in this flourishing field of research."Publisher Marketing: Current trends in population growth hint that global food production is unlikely to gratify future demands under predicted climate change scenarios unless the rates of crop improvement are accelerated. Crop production faces numerous challenges, due to changing environmental conditions and evolving needs for new plant-derived materials. These challenges come at a time when the plant sciences are witnessing remarkable progress in understanding fundamental processes of plant growth and development. Drought, heat, cold and salinity are among the major abiotic stresses that often cause a series of morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular alterations which adversely affect plant growth, development andproductivity, consequently posing a serious challenge for sustainable food production in large parts of the world, particularly in emerging countries. This emphasizes the urgency of finding better ways to translate new advances in plant science into concrete successes in agricultural production. To overcome the pessimistic influence of abiotic stresses and to maintain the food security in the face of these challenges, new, improved and tolerant crop varieties, contemporary breeding techniques, and cavernous understanding of the mechanisms that counteract detrimental climate changes are indubitably needed to sustain the requisite food supply. In this context, "Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes, Volume 1 "provides a state-of-the-art guide to recent developments that aid in the understanding of plant responses to abiotic stresses and lead to new horizons vis-a-vis prime strategies for translating current researchinto applied solutions to create strong yields and overall crop improvement under such unfavourable environments. Written by a diversegroup of internationally famed scholars, "Improvement of Crops in the Era of Climatic Changes, Volume 1" is a brief yet all-inclusive resource that is immensely advantageous for researchers, students, environmentalists, soil scientists, professionals, and many others in the quest of advancement in this flourishing field of research."