PLANT TOLERANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS (HB 2019) Hardcover

Changing weather and more intense environmental challenges caused by global climate change are negatively impacting how much food crops can produce. These challenges include problems like salty soil, lack of water, too much water, poisonous metals, pollution, and very high or low temperatures. Because weather conditions change a lot and plants can't move, they are highly vulnerable to these stresses. To feed the growing number of people in the world, we need to make crop plants better at tolerating these non-living stresses.   This book looks at ways to help plants become more resistant to these stresses. It gives information on how protective substances, especially those applied externally (exogenous phytoprotectants), can lessen the harm caused by these stresses. Using different phytoprotectants has become a very effective way to boost how well plants can handle these difficult conditions. The book discusses phytoprotectants in detail, covering things like osmoprotectants, antioxidants, phytohormones, nitric oxide, polyamines, amino acids, and the nutrient elements that plants need.   This book is a helpful source of information about phytoprotectants and will be useful in many different areas of life sciences, including farming (agronomy), how plants function (plant physiology), the study of cells (cell biology), the study of the environment (environmental sciences), and the use of living organisms in technology (biotechnology)