Abiotic stress tolerance in plants

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: RAI, ASHWANI K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), TAKABE, TERUHIRO (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Agriculture.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Food Science.; Plant Physiology.

Stresses in plants caused by salt, drought, temperature, oxygen, and toxic compounds are the principal reason for reduction in crop yield. For example, high salinity in soils accounts for large decline in the yield of a wide variety of crops world over; ~1000 million ha of land is affected by soil s...