Physiological mechanisms and adaptation strategies in plants under changing environment.
[Book]
Parvaiz Ahmad, Mohd Rafiq Wani, editors
Volume 2 /
1 online resource (403 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index
Biochemical and Molecular Approaches for Drought Tolerance in Plants -- Heavy-Metal Attack on Freshwater Side: Physiological Defense Strategies of Macrophytes and Ecotoxicological Ops -- Secondary Metabolites and Environmental Stress in Plants: Biosynthesis, Regulation and Function -- Major Phytohormones under Abiotic Stress -- Nitric Oxide: Role in Plants under Abiotic Stress -- Brassinosteroids: Improving Crop Productivity and Abiotic Stress Tolerance -- Ethylene: Role in Plants under Environmental Stress -- Scenario of Climate Changes in the Context of Agriculture -- Importance of Protective Compounds in Stress Tolerance -- Growth Patterns of Tomato Plants Subjected to Two Non-Conventional Abiotic Stresses: UV-C Irradiations and Electric Fields -- Rhizobacteria: Restoration of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils -- Potassium and Sodium Transport Channels under NaCl Stress -- Jatropha curcas: An Overview