Academic Press Abiotic Stress and Legumes: Tolerance and Management

Abiotic Stress and Legumes: Tolerance and Management is the first book to focus on these important factors in legume productivity. As a primary and increasingly important food source, efficient legume productivity relies on the plant’s ability to effectively adapt to environmental challenges. The book takes a targeted approach to understanding the methods and means of ensuring survival and productivity of the legume plant. It illustrates the progress that has been made in managing abiotic stress effects in legumes, including the development of several varieties that show tolerance against abiotic stress with high yield using transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic and ionomic approaches. Further, exogenous application of various stimulants, such as plant hormones, nutrients, sugars and polyamines has emerged as an alternative strategy to induce capability within legume plants to manage their productivity under abiotic stresses. This book thoroughly examines these emerging strategies and serves as an important resource for researchers, academicians, scientists, and those interested in enhancing their knowledge and aiding further research. Explores the progress made in managing abiotic stress, specifically with high yield legumes Highlights the molecular mechanisms related to acclimation Presents proven strategies and emerging approaches to guide additional research Review Offers in-depth coverage of strategies to better understand and manage legume productivity under abiotic stress About the Author Durgesh Kumar Tripathi is working as a Scientific Officer, Center of Medical Diagnostic and Research Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology. He has authored 60 publications in reputed journals and most of them are based on management of abiotic stress by the addition of silicon. His research interest is impact of ROS on structural, biochemical and molecular changes in crop plants under Si nutrition. Dr. Tripathi is also working as editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals. Samiksha Singh is working as a D.Phil. research scholar in Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India. She has obtained her M.Sc. degree in Environmental Science from Lucknow University. Her area of research interest is management of abiotic stress in plants using biochemical and molecular approach. Vijay Pratap Singh is working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Botany in Govt. Ramanuj Pratap Singhdev Post Graduate College, Baikunthpur, Koriya, an affiliated degree college of Sarguja University, Chhattisgarh, India. Dr. Singh has obtained his D.Phil. degree from University of Allahabad on topic “Oxidative stress and antioxidant system in some cyanobacteria simultaneously exposed to UV-B and heavy metal. He has authored 70 publications as well as editorials in reputed journals. His area of research interest is role of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide signaling in the regulation of abiotic stress in plants. Dr. Singh is also working as editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals. Sheo Mohan Prasad is working as a Professor in Department of Botany, University of Allahabad having obtained his academic degrees from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Professor Prasad has authored 150 scientific publications. His main area of research is physiology and biochemistry of plants as well as cyanobacteria under abiotic stresses i.e. UV-B, heavy metals, pesticides, temperature, salinity, high light, etc with special reference to abiotic stress management. Professor Prasad is also working as editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals. Devendra Kumar Chauhan is working as a Professor in Department of Botany, University of Allahabad. Professor Chauhan has authored 100 scientific publications. His research interest is role of Si nutrition in management of abiotic stress in plants. Professor Chauhan is also working as editor