Academic Press Climate Change and Crop Stress: Molecules to Ecosystems

Climate Change and Crop Stress: Molecules to Ecosystems expounds on the transitional period where science has progressed to ‘post-genomics’ and the gene editing era, putting field performance of crops to the forefront and challenging the production of practical applicability vs. theoretical possibility. Researchers have concentrated efforts on the effects of environmental stress conditions such as drought, heat, salinity, cold, or pathogen infection which can have a devastating impact on plant growth and yield. Designed to deliver information to combat stress both in isolation and through simultaneous crop stresses, this edited compilation provides a comprehensive view on the challenges and impacts of simultaneous stresses. Review A multidisciplinary view of crop stress that empowers readers to quickly align their individual experience and perspective with the broader context From the Back Cover <p>Climate Change and Crop Stress: Molecules to Ecosystems <b> <p>Edited by Arun Shanker</p></b> <p>Principal Scientist of Plant Physiology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research at the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India</p> <b> <p>Edited by Chitra Shanker</p></b> <p>Principal Scientist of Agricultural Entomology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research at the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India</p> <b> <p>Edited by Anjali Anand</p></b> <p>Principal Scientist of Plant Physiology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India</p> <b> <p>Edited by M. Maheswari</p></b> <p>Head of the Division of Crop Sciences and Principal Scientist of Plant Physiology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research at the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India</p> <b><i> <p><i>Climate Change and Crop Stress: Molecules to Ecosystems</i></p></i></b><p> is the first book to expound the transitional period now underway, where science has progressed to a ‘post-genomics’ and the gene editing era, putting field performance of crops to the forefront and challenging production of practical applicability versus theoretical possibility. </p> <p>Environmental stresses change the conditions for crop and plant growth and in turn food supply, increasing the pressure on soil and water availability. Farming methods with a reliance on fertilizers or other chemical products are particularly affected. Researchers have concentrated efforts on the effects of these environmental stress conditions such as drought, heat, salinity, cold, or pathogen infection which can have a devastating impact on plant growth and yield under field conditions. However, these stresses seldom happen in isolation. Designed to deliver information for developing strategies to combat stress both in isolation and through simultaneous crop stresses, this edited compilation provides a comprehensive view, using a systems approach, to detail the challenges and impacts of simultaneous stresses.</p> <ul> <p> <li>Presents a multidisciplinary view of crop stresses, empowering readers to quickly align their individual experience and perspective with the broader context</li> <p> <li>Combines the mechanistic aspects of stresses with the strategic aspects</li> <p> <li>Presents of both abiotic and biotic stresses in a single volume</li> </p></p></p></ul> <b> <p>Related Elsevier Titles</p> <ul></ul></b> <p> <li>Ozturk & Khan, <b><i><i>Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands</i></i></b>, September 2015, 9780128018545</li> <p> <li>Bhular, <b><i><i>Agricultural Sustainability: Progress and Prospects in Crop Research</i></i></b>, December 2012, 9780124045606</li><ul> </ul></p></p></p> About the Author Arun K. Shanker is serving as a Principal Scientist (Plant Physiology) with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture in Hyderabad, India. He is w