Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants, Vol 2 Molecular and Genetic Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hossain, Mohammad Anwar (Editor), Wani, Shabir Hussain (Editor), Bhattacharjee, Soumen (Editor), Burritt, David J. (Editor), Tran, Lam-Son Phan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant genetics.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.

Drought is one of the most severe constraints to crop productivity worldwide, and thus it has become a major concern for global food security. Due to an increasing world population, droughts could lead to serious food shortages by 2050. The situation may worsen due to predicated climatic changes tha...