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Research Trends in Abiotic Stress Resistance of Crops

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Several abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, temperature, heavy metals, herbicides and arsenic affect the productivity of crops. This chapter gives a synopsis of research results on the physiological basis of abiotic stress resistance on drought resistance of various crops such as guar, safflower, soybean, mung bean, sorghum, maize, pearl millet, rice, wheat, oat, chilli, Cucumis, linseed, mustard, sesame, ber, sunflower, Gladiolus, fodder crops and chilli, and also discusses breeding for drought resistance in crops. In addition, the chapter gives a short resume of research results on salinity tolerance of various crops such as psyllium, finger millet, wheat, maize, rice, jute, beet and fruit crops; in addition it discusses the studies that have been undertaken on the effects of temperature, heavy metals and arsenic on crop productivity, multiple stress resistance and the strategies that have been suggested for abiotic stress management in crops.

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Ramírez, J.I.S., Maiti, R. (2016). Research Trends in Abiotic Stress Resistance of Crops. In: Maiti, R., Kumari, A., Thakur, A., Sarkar, N. (eds) Bioresource and Stress Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0995-2_9

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