Ebook: Plant Responses to Drought Stress: From Morphological to Molecular Features

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple strategies that plants have developed to cope with drought, one of the most severe environmental stresses. Experts in the field present 17 chapters, each of which focuses on a basic concept as well as the latest findings.

The following major aspects are covered in the book:

· Morphological and anatomical adaptations

· Physiological responses

· Biochemical and molecular responses

· Ecophysiological responses

· Responses to drought under field conditions

The contributions will serve as an invaluable source of information for researchers and advanced students in the fields of plant sciences, agriculture, ecophysiology, biochemistry and molecular biology.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple strategies that plants have developed to cope with drought, one of the most severe environmental stresses. Experts in the field present 17 chapters, each of which focuses on a basic concept as well as the latest findings.

The following major aspects are covered in the book:

· Morphological and anatomical adaptations

· Physiological responses

· Biochemical and molecular responses

· Ecophysiological responses

· Responses to drought under field conditions

The contributions will serve as an invaluable source of information for researchers and advanced students in the fields of plant sciences, agriculture, ecophysiology, biochemistry and molecular biology.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple strategies that plants have developed to cope with drought, one of the most severe environmental stresses. Experts in the field present 17 chapters, each of which focuses on a basic concept as well as the latest findings.

The following major aspects are covered in the book:

· Morphological and anatomical adaptations

· Physiological responses

· Biochemical and molecular responses

· Ecophysiological responses

· Responses to drought under field conditions

The contributions will serve as an invaluable source of information for researchers and advanced students in the fields of plant sciences, agriculture, ecophysiology, biochemistry and molecular biology.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Morpho-Anatomical Traits for Plant Adaptation to Drought....Pages 37-61
Xylem Cavitation and Embolism in Plants Living in Water-Limited Ecosystems....Pages 63-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Regulation of Root Water Uptake Under Drought Stress Conditions....Pages 113-127
The Response of Photosynthesis to Soil Water Stress....Pages 129-144
Water Use Strategies of Plants Under Drought Conditions....Pages 145-170
Effects of Drought on Nutrient Uptake and Assimilation in Vegetable Crops....Pages 171-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Osmotic Adjustment Under Drought Conditions....Pages 199-229
Antioxidant Defenses Against Drought Stress....Pages 231-258
Understanding and Exploiting Plant Hormone Biology to Enhance Crop Production Under Water Scarcity....Pages 259-272
Genome-Wide Transcriptional Reprogramming Under Drought Stress....Pages 273-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Drought Response in Forest Trees: From the Species to the Gene....Pages 293-333
Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis to Plant Drought Tolerance: State of the Art....Pages 335-362
Future Environmental Conditions will Limit Yield in N2 Fixing Alfalfa....Pages 363-382
Enhancement of Plant Drought Tolerance by Microbes....Pages 383-413
Front Matter....Pages 415-415
Physiology of the Yield Under Drought: Lessons from Studies with Lupin....Pages 417-440
Drought in Deciduous Fruit Trees: Implications for Yield and Fruit Quality....Pages 441-459
Drought Stress in Plants: An Overview....Pages 1-33
Back Matter....Pages 461-466

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple strategies that plants have developed to cope with drought, one of the most severe environmental stresses. Experts in the field present 17 chapters, each of which focuses on a basic concept as well as the latest findings.

The following major aspects are covered in the book:

· Morphological and anatomical adaptations

· Physiological responses

· Biochemical and molecular responses

· Ecophysiological responses

· Responses to drought under field conditions

The contributions will serve as an invaluable source of information for researchers and advanced students in the fields of plant sciences, agriculture, ecophysiology, biochemistry and molecular biology.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Morpho-Anatomical Traits for Plant Adaptation to Drought....Pages 37-61
Xylem Cavitation and Embolism in Plants Living in Water-Limited Ecosystems....Pages 63-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Regulation of Root Water Uptake Under Drought Stress Conditions....Pages 113-127
The Response of Photosynthesis to Soil Water Stress....Pages 129-144
Water Use Strategies of Plants Under Drought Conditions....Pages 145-170
Effects of Drought on Nutrient Uptake and Assimilation in Vegetable Crops....Pages 171-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Osmotic Adjustment Under Drought Conditions....Pages 199-229
Antioxidant Defenses Against Drought Stress....Pages 231-258
Understanding and Exploiting Plant Hormone Biology to Enhance Crop Production Under Water Scarcity....Pages 259-272
Genome-Wide Transcriptional Reprogramming Under Drought Stress....Pages 273-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Drought Response in Forest Trees: From the Species to the Gene....Pages 293-333
Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis to Plant Drought Tolerance: State of the Art....Pages 335-362
Future Environmental Conditions will Limit Yield in N2 Fixing Alfalfa....Pages 363-382
Enhancement of Plant Drought Tolerance by Microbes....Pages 383-413
Front Matter....Pages 415-415
Physiology of the Yield Under Drought: Lessons from Studies with Lupin....Pages 417-440
Drought in Deciduous Fruit Trees: Implications for Yield and Fruit Quality....Pages 441-459
Drought Stress in Plants: An Overview....Pages 1-33
Back Matter....Pages 461-466
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