Plant responses to drought stress
Subtitle: from morphological to molecular features
By: Ricardo Aroca, editor
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Heidelberg; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9783642326523
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Plants; Effect of drought on; Effect of stress on; Adaptation; Plant physiology
Description: This book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of plant responses to drought stress. The following major aspects are covered in the book: Morphological and anatomical adaptations ; Physiological responses ; Biochemical and molecular responses ; Ecophysiological responses ; Responses to drought under field conditions. The contributions will serve as an invaluable source of information for researchers and advanced students in the fields of plant sciences, agriculture, ecophysiology, biochemistry and molecular biology.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 2. Morpho-Anatomical Traits for Plant Adaptation to Drought / M. Farooq / M. Hussain / Abdul Wahid / K.H.M. Siddique; title: 3. Xylem Cavitation and Embolism in Plants Living in Water-Limited Ecosystems / Giovanna Aronne / Veronica De Micco; title: 4. Regulation of Root Water Uptake Under Drought Stress Conditions / H. Cochard / E. Gil-Pelegrin / T.S. Barigah / A. Vilagrosa / E. Chirino / J.J. Peguero-Pina; title: 5. The Response of Photosynthesis to Soil Water Stress / Juan Manuel Ruiz-Lozano / Ricardo Aroca; title: 6. Water Use Strategies of Plants Under Drought Conditions / Hipólito Medrano / Jaume Flexas / Miquel Ribas-Carbo / Jeroni Galmés / Alexander Gallé; title: 7. Effects of Drought on Nutrient Uptake and Assimilation in Vegetable Crops / Carlos M. Correia / Helena M.F. Ferreira / José Gomes-Laranjo / Cátia V.Q. Brito / Berta M.C. Gonçalves / José M. Moutinho-Pereira / Eunice L.V.A. Bacelar.; title: Contents note continued: 8. Osmotic Adjustment Under Drought Conditions / Mariateresa Cardarelli / Dietmar Schwarz / Philipp Franken / Giuseppe Colla / Youssef Rouphael; title: 9. Antioxidant Defenses Against Drought Stress / Gregor J. Sanders / Stefan K. Arndt; title: 10. Understanding and Exploiting Plant Hormone Biology to Enhance Crop Production Under Water Scarcity / Leonor Alegre / Sergi Munné-Bosch / Jana Cela / Iker Hernández; title: 11. Genome-Wide Transcriptional Reprogramming Under Drought Stress / W.J. Davies / Sally Wilkinson; title: 12. Drought Response in Forest Trees: From the Species to the Gene / Hao Chen / Liming Xiong; title: 13. Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis to Plant Drought Tolerance: State of the Art / J.F. Cano / C. Collada / M.T. Cervera / A. Soto / M.A. Guevara / J.J. Peguero-Pina / I. Aranda / E. Gil-Pelegrin / A. Gascó / M. De Miguel / J.A. Ramirez-Valiente / P. Perdiguero.; title: Contents note continued: 14. Future Environmental Conditions will Limit Yield in N2 Fixing Alfalfa / G. Bárzana / R. Porcel / R. Aroca / R. Azcón / J.M. Ruiz-Lozano; title: 15. Enhancement of Plant Drought Tolerance by Microbes / Iker Aranjuelo / Juan José Irigoyen / Manuel Sánchez-Diaz / Alvaro Sanz-Sáez / Gorka Erice; title: 16. Physiology of the Yield Under Drought: Lessons from Studies with Lupin / Bernard R. Glick / Choong-Min Ryu / Yoav Bashan / Young-Cheol Kim; title: 17. Drought in Deciduous Fruit Trees: Implications for Yield and Fruit Quality / Jens D. Berger / Jairo A. Palta / Helen Bramley.