Plant Responses to Drought Stress (eBook)

From Morphological to Molecular Features

Ricardo Aroca (Herausgeber)

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2012 | 2012
X, 466 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-32653-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple strategies that plants have developed to cope with drought, one of the most severe environmental stresses. Experts in the field present 17 chapters, each of which focuses on a basic concept as well as the latest findings.

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.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Drought Stress in Plants: An OverviewM. Farooq, M. Hussain, A. Wahid, K.H.M. Siddique I. Morphological and Anatomical Responses Chapter 2. Functional significance of morpho-anatomical traits in adaptive strategies against drought.V. De Micco, G. Aronne Chapter 3. Xylem cavitation and embolism in plants living in water-limited ecosystems.A. Vilagrosa, E. Chirino, J. Peguero, T.S. Barigah, H. Cochard, E. Gil-Peregrín II. Physiological Responses Chapter 4. Regulation of root water uptake under drought stress conditions.R. Aroca, J.M. Ruiz-Lozano Chapter 5. The response of photosynthesis to soil water stress.J. Flexas, A. Gallé, J. Galmés, M. Ribas-Carbo, H. Medrano Chapter 6. Water use strategies of plants under drought conditions.E.L.V.A. Bacelar, J.M. Moutinho-Pereira, B.M.C. Gonçalves, C.V.Q. Brito, J. Gomes-Laranjo, H.M.F. Ferreira, C.M. Correia Chapter 7. Drought effects on nutrient uptake and assimilation in vegetable crops.Y. Rouphael, M. Cardarelli, D. Schwarz, P. Franken, G. Colla III. Biochemical and Molecular Responses Chapter 8. Osmotic adjustment under drought conditions.G.J. Sanders, S.K. Arndt Chapter 9. Antioxidant defenses against drought.I. Hernández, J. Cela, L. Alegré, S. Munné-Bosch Chapter 10. Understanding and exploiting plant hormone biology to enhance crop production under water scarcity.W.J. Davies, S. Wilkinson Chapter 11. Genome-wide transcriptional re-programming under drought stressH. Chen, L. Xiong IV. Ecophysiological Responses Chapter 12. Drought response in forest tree species: from the species to the gene.I. Aranda, E. Gil-Pelegrín, A. Gascó, M.A. Guevara, J. Cano, M. De Miguel, J.A. Ramírez-Valiente, J.J. Peguero-Pina, P. Perdiguero, A. Soto, M. Cervera, C. Collada Chapter 13. Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis to plant drought tolerance. State of the art.J.M. Ruiz-Lozano, R. Porcel, G. Bárzana, R. Azcón, R. Aroca Chapter 14. Future environmental constraints of drought and elevated CO2 will limit yield in N2 fixing alfalfa.G. Erice, A. Sanz-Sáez, I. Aranjuelo, J.J. Irigoyen, M. Sánchez-Díaz Chapter 15. Promotion of plant drought tolerance by microbes.Y.C. Kim, B.R. Glick, Y. Bashan, C.M. Ryu V. Field Responses Chapter 16. Physiology of the yield under drought: lessons from studies with lupin.J.A. Palta, J.D. Berger, H. Bramley Chapter 17. Drought in deciduous fruit trees: implications for yield and fruit quality.G. López, M.H. Behboudian, J. Girona, J. Marsal

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.10.2012
• Zusatzinfo: X, 466 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: abiotic stress • Adaptation • attention • Drought • plant yield
• ISBN-10: 3-642-32653-6 / 3642326536
• ISBN-13: 978-3-642-32653-0 / 9783642326530