BookAmitava Rakshit, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Anand Kumar Singh, Uma Shankar Singh, Leonardo Fraceto, editors.
Summary: Using accessible farming practices to meet the growing demands on agriculture is likely to result in more intense competition for natural resources, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and further deforestation and land degradation, which will in turn produce additional stress in the soil-water-plant-animal continuum. Stress refers to any unfavorable force or condition that inhibits customary functioning in plants. Concurrent manifestations of different stresses (biotic and abiotic) are very frequent in the environment of plants, which consequently reduces yield. Better understanding stress not only changes our perspective on the current environment, but can also bring a wealth of benefits, like improving sustainable agriculture and human beings living standards. Innovative systems are called for that protect and enhance the natural resource base, while increasing productivity via 'holistic approaches, such as agroecology, agro-forestry, climate-smart agriculture and conservation agriculture, which also incorporate indigenous and traditional knowledge. The book 'New Frontiers in Stress Management for Durable Agriculture' details the current state of knowledge and highlights scientific advances concerning novel aspects of plant biology research on stress, biotic and abiotic stress responses, as well as emergent amelioration and reclamation technologies to restore normal functioning in agroecology.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Acknowledgement
Contents
Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Contributors
Part I: Abiotic Stress Response in Plants and Approaches Towards Mitigation
1: Physiological Responses and Resilience of Plants to Climate Change
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Climate Change and Limiting Factors for Crop Development
1.3 Physiological Responses of Plants to Climate Change
1.4 Resilience of Plant to Climate Change
1.4.1 Avoidance Mechanism
1.4.2 Physiological Mechanisms
1.4.2.1 Phytohormonal Modulation
1.4.2.2 ROS Scavenging Systems 1.4.2.3 Signal Sensing, Transduction and Stress Response
1.4.2.4 Heat-Shock Proteins (HSPs)
1.5 Approaches Towards Improved Understanding of Resilience
1.6 Intervention for Expanding Resilience
1.7 Conclusion
References
2: Allelopathy: Implications in Natural and Managed Ecosystems
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Allelopathy: Basics of the Discipline
2.3 Mechanism of Allelopathy
2.4 Role of Allelopathy in Natural Ecosystem
2.5 Role of Allelopathy in Managed Ecosystem
2.6 Prospective and Challenges in Allelopathic Research
2.7 Conclusions
References 3: Effect of Drought Stress on Crop Production
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Morphological Effect
3.2.1 Growth
3.2.2 Yield
3.3 Physiological Effects
3.3.1 Association Between Water Availability and Nutrient Requirement
3.3.2 Effect on Photosynthesis
3.3.3 Assimilate Partitioning
3.4 Drought Stress Causing Oxidative Damage
3.5 Conclusion and Future Prospects
References
4: Impact of Salinity Stress in Crop Plants and Mitigation Strategies
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Effect of Salinity on Crop Plants
4.2.1 Effect on Seed Germination and Growth 4.2.2 Effects on Photosynthesis
4.2.3 Effect on Water Relations
4.2.4 Effect on Lipids and Proteins
4.2.5 Effect on Antioxidative Machinery
4.2.6 Effect on Yield of Crop Plants
4.3 Mitigation Strategies for Salinity
4.3.1 Salinity Mitigation by Employing Proper Management Practices
4.3.2 Salinity Mitigation Using Bacteria and Mycorrhizal Fungi
4.3.3 Mitigation of Salinity Stress by Exploiting Plant Salinity Tolerance and Transgenics
References
5: Sustainable Production of Rice Under Sodicity Stress Condition
5.1 Introduction 5.2 Sodicity Trend Around the Globe and India
5.3 Sodicity as a Property
5.4 Sodicity as a Constrain in Rice Production
5.5 Strategies for Rice Production Under Sodicity
5.5.1 Vegetative Bioremediation
5.5.2 Incorporating Inorganic Fertilizers by Organic Amendments
5.5.3 Reutilisation of Drainage Water
5.5.3.1 Cyclic Reuse
5.5.3.2 Reuse After Blending
5.5.3.3 Sequential Reuse
5.5.4 Molecular Approach Towards Sustainable Rice Production Under Sodicity
5.6 Future Prospects Towards Sustainable Rice Production
References