Rice production is a critical component of global food security. To date, rice is grown in over
100 countries and is the primary source of food for more than 3 billion people. Despite its …

Presents the latest knowledge of improving the stress tolerance, yield, and quality of rice
crops One of the most important cereal crops, rice provides food to more than half of the …

Abiotic stresses, especially salinity and drought, are the primary causes of crop loss
worldwide. The moisture availability is essential for plant growth and agricultural production …

Soils that contain toxic amounts of minerals or are deficient in essential plant nutrients are
widespread globally and seriously constrain rice production. New methods are necessary to …

Rapid climate change has aggravated the incidence of abiotic stresses, mainly; drought,
salinity, submergence/flood, and temperature stress across the globe. Hence, sustaining …

Conventional plant breeding methods have contributed significantly to improving economic
traits toward the development and release of elite cultivars of several crop species, including …

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. By 2050, human population is
expected to reach 9.7 billion. The demand for increased food production needs to be met …

Changing climatic conditions, increasing population, and decreasing crop productivity are
all important constraints to global food security. The abiotic stresses such as extreme …

Rice is a main source of food to millions of people across the world, and hence increase in
its production/yield is vital to feed the rapidly growing population. However, the yield of rice …

Abiotic stresses such as drought, salt, heat, and cold are serious threats to the sustainability
of rice yield. As rice is considered one of the major food crops, the development of enhanced …