Abiotic Stress Response in Plants by Arun Kumar Shanker
Abiotic Stress Response in Plants by Arun Kumar Shanker
English | July, 2014 | ISBN: 9533076720 | 358 Pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | July, 2014 | ISBN: 9533076720 | 358 Pages | PDF | 5 MB
Plants, unlike animals, are sessile. This demands that adverse changes in their environment are quickly recognized, distinguished and responded to with suitable reactions. Drought, heat, cold and salinity are among the major abiotic stresses that adversely affect plant growth and productivity. In general, abiotic stress often causes a series of morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular changes that unfavorably affect plant growth, development and productivity.