… current developments in crop plants in order to examine the contributions towards developing
drought-tolerant varieties (Fig. 1). The emerging picture from the crop plants has confirmed …

… drought aside from physiological and biochemical traits to induce stress tolerance and improve
crop … to clarify the growth and developmental responses of crop plants to drought stress. …

… stress response need to be emphasized. The crop plant model rice ( Oryza sativa) is used
… example to highlight mechanisms and genes for adaptation of crop plants to drought stress. …

… plants, as well as engineering for drought resistance. Here, we provide an overview of plant
drought stress, its effects on plants’ … and management strategies to cope with drought stress. …

… transcriptional control of drought stress via chromatin … drought tolerance in crop plants. We
hope that this volume will be helpful in building approaches to combat drought stress in plants…

… crop production under drought. However, development of crop plants tolerant to drought stress
… Development of crops for enhanced drought resistance, among other things, requires the …

… ability and strategies of higher plants to respond and adapt to drought stress. … crop plants,
more than any other environmental factor (Shao et al., 2009). Plant experiences drought stress …

… plant nutrient uptake by breaking down plant ACC, thereby preventing ethylene accumulation,
and enable plants to tolerate water stress. … effects of drought stress on crops cultivated in …

… associated with drought stress for improved crop management. Remarkably, this chapter
delivers a comprehensive explanation of plant reactions towards drought stresses. Crop growth…

… cycle of crop plants, each … of crop plant and the harvested plant parts, eg. leafy vegetables,
tubers, tap roots or fruits. This review summarizes the effects of drought stress on crop plants …