Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in Plants Under Changing Environment: Volume 1

Chapter 1
Mechanisms and Adaptation of Plants to Environmental Stresses: A Case of Woody Species
Azza Chelli Chaabouni
Chapter 2
Drought Tolerance: Roles of Organic Osmolytes, Growth Regulators and Mineral Nutrients
Mohammad Abass Ahanger, Shiv Ram Tyagi, Mohd Rafiq Wani, Parvaiz Ahmad
Chapter 3
Influencing the Product Quality by Applying Drought Stress during the Cultivation of Medicinal Plants
Maik Kleinwächter, Dirk Selmar
Chapter 4
Water Scarcity and Water Stress in Agriculture
Gabrijel Ondrasek
Chapter 5
Biotechnology for Drought and Salinity Tolerance of Crops
Faiçal Brini, Khaled Masmoudi
Chapter 6
Effect of Salinity on Plants and the Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Alleviation of Salt Stress
Gopal Selvakumar, Kiyoon Kim, Shuijin Hu, Tongmin Sa
Chapter 7
Cash Crop Halophytes-The Ecologically and Economically Sustainable Use of Naturally Salt Resistant Plants in the Context of Global Changes
Nicole Geissler, Helmut Lieth, Hans-Werner Koyro
Chapter 8
Effect of Heat Stress on Growth and Crop Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Sonal Mathur, Anjana Jajoo
Chapter 9
Low Temperature Stress in Plants: An Overview of Roles of Cryoprotectants in Defense Kalpna Bhandari, Harsh Nayyar
Chapter 10
Lignins and Abiotic Stress: An Overview
Renu Bhardwaj, Neha Handa, Resham Sharma, Harpreet Kaur, Sukhmeen Kohli, Vinod Kumar, Parminder Kaur
Chapter 11
Humic Substances and Plant Defense Metabolism
Ricardo L. L. Berbara, Andrés C. García
Chapter 12
Mitochondrial Respiration: Involvement of the Alternative Respiratory Pathway and Residual Respiration in Abiotic Stress Responses
Silvana Chocobar-Ponce, Carolina Prado, Rosana González, Mariana Rosa, Fernando E. Prado