Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, Fourth Edition

Section I Soil Salinity and Sodicity Problems Chapter 1 Soil Salinity and Sodicity as Particular Plant/Crop Stress Factors Section II Plants/Crops Tolerance Mechanisms and Stressful Conditions Chapter 2 Roles and Mechanisms of Rhizobacteria in Regulating Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stress Chapter 3 Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Post-Drought Stress Recovery in Grass Species Chapter 4 Regulatory Mechanisms for Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence Chapter 5 Mechanisms of Salt Tolerance in Submerged Aquatic Macrophytes Chapter 6 Oxidative Stress in Plants: Production, Metabolism, and Biological Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species Chapter 7 Oxidative Stress and Antioxidative Defense System in Plants Growing under Abiotic Stresses Chapter 8 Plant Biochemical Mechanisms for the Maintenance of Oxidative Stress under Control Conditions Chapter 9 Role of Proline and Other Osmoregulatory Compounds in Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses Chapter 10 Role of Dehydrins in Plant Stress Response Chapter 11 Strigolactone Plant Hormone's Role in Plant Stress Responses Chapter 12 Plant Abiotic Stress Proteomics: An Insight into Plant Stress Response at Proteome Level Section III Plants and Crops Responses: Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Microbiological Aspects, and Whole Plant Responses under Salt, Drought, Heat, Cold Temperature, Light, Nutrients, and Other Stressful Conditions Chapter 13 Responses of Photosynthetic Apparatus to Salt Stress: Structure, Function, and Protection Chapter 14 Responses of Plants to Stresses of the Sonoran Desert Chapter 15 Stresses in Pasture Areas in South-Central Apennines, Italy, and Evolution at Landscape Level Chapter 16 Turfgrass Nutrient Management under Stresses: A Part of Integrated Stress Management Chapter 17 Nutrient Management of Golf Course Putting Greens under Stress Chapter 18 Molecular Chaperones and Acquisition of Thermotolerance in Plants Chapter 19 Phytohormone Homeostasis and Crosstalk Effects in Response to Osmotic Stress Chapter 20 Heliotropism: Plants Follow the Sun Chapter 21 Carbon Metabolic Pathways and Relationships with Plant Stress Chapter 22 Protein Synthesis by Plants Under Stressful Conditions Chapter 23 Ultraviolet Effects on Plants: Harmful or Beneficial? Section IV Plants and Crops Responses under Pollution and Heavy Metal Stresses Chapter 24 Plant Heavy Metal Interactions and Pollution Stress Chapter 25 Plant Responses to Stress Induced by Toxic Metals and Their Nanoforms Chapter 26 Turfgrass Hyper-Accumulative Characteristics to Alleviate Heavy and Toxic Metal Stresses Section V Plant and Crop Responses under Biotic Stress Chapter 27 How Crops Stress Weeds Section VI Genetic Factors and Plant/Crop Genomics under Stress Conditions Chapter 28 Candidate Gene Expression Involved in Plant Osmotic Tolerance Chapter 29 Drought-Induced Gene Expression Reprogramming Associated with Plant Metabolic Alterations and Adaptation Section VII Plant/Crop Breeding under Stress Conditions Chapter 30 Marker-Assisted Breeding for Disease Resistance in Legume Vegetable Crops Chapter 31 Breeding for Improved Crop Resistance to Osmotic Stress Chapter 32 Breeding for Improved Plant-Symbiont Thermotolerance and Symbiotic Performance by Regulating Heat Shock Proteins, RNA Binding Proteins, and Chaperones Section VIII Examples of Empirical Investigations of Specific Plants and Crops Grown under Salt, Drought, and Other Environmental Stress Conditions Chapter 33 Abiotic Stress Impact and Tolerance of Natural Sweetener Plant Stevia Chapter 34 Responses of Green Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Terms of Dry Matter Production, Nitrogen Uptake, and Water Absorption under Salt Stress Conditions Chapter 35 Growth Responses of Pepper Plant (Capsicum annuum L.) in Terms of Biomass Production and Water Uptake under Deficit Irrigation System, Mild Water Stress Conditions Chapter 36 Effects of Salinity Stress on Tomato Plants and the Possibility of Its Mitigation Chapter 37 Water Stress Effects on Growth and Physiology of Corn Chapter 38 Moisture Stress and Its Effects on Forage Production Systems Chapter 39 Responses of Medicinal Plants to Abiotic Stresses Chapter 40 Citrus Plant Botanic Characteristics and Its Abiotic and Biotic Stress Section IX Future Promises: Improving Plant and Crop Adaptation/Tolerance and Cultivation under Stressful Conditions Chapter 41 Improving Crop Resistance to Abiotic Stresses Through Seed Invigoration Chapter 42 Drought Resistance of Tropical Forage Grasses: Opening a Fertile Ground for Innovative Research Chapter 43 Drought Resistance of Common Bean Water Spending and Water: Saving Plant Ideotypes Chapter 44 Moringa and Tamarind: Potential Drought-Tolerant Perennial Crops Chapter 45 Relationship of Medicinal Plants and Environmental Stresses: Advantages and Disadvantages Chapter 46 The Role of Beneficial Elements in Mitigation of Plant Osmotic Stress Chapter 47 The Role of Grafting Vegetable Crops for Reducing Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Chapter 48 Why Root Morphology is Expected to Be a Key Factor for Crop Salt Tolerance Chapter 49 Improving Plant Yield and Quality under Normal and Stressful Conditions by Modifying the Interactive Signaling and Metabolic Pathways and Metabolic Interaction Networks Section X Beneficial Aspects of Stress on Plants/Crops Chapter 50 Beneficial Effects of Various Environmental Stresses on Vegetables and Medicinal Plants for the Production of High Value-Added Plants