Oxidative stress is induced by a wide range of environmental factors including UV stress,
pathogen invasion (hypersensitive reaction), herbicide action and oxygen shortage. Oxygen …

Waterlogging is the major obstacle for sustainable agriculture. Plants subjected to
waterlogging suffer from substantial yield losses. Under natural environmental conditions …

This chapter proposes that whether reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as signal transducing
or damaging molecules is mainly dependent on their quality and second, on their quantity …

The effects of salt stress on the activity of antioxidative enzymes and lipid peroxidation were
studied in leaves and roots of two maize genotypes, BR5033 (salt-tolerant) and BR5011 …

It has been proposed that salicylic acid (SA) acts as an endogenous signal molecule
responsible for inducing abiotic stress tolerance in plants. The effect of varying salicylic acid …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Drought stress usually causes a serious yield reduction in wheat production. Silicon (Si) has
been reported to be able to alleviate drought stress damage; however, the mechanism is still …

Chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs) are non-toxic and biodegradable stimulants of growth and
secondary metabolite production, which offer new routes to combat plant stress. Salinity is a …

Waterlogging is a serious problem, which affects crop growth and yield in low lying rainfed
areas. The main cause of damage under waterlogging is oxygen deprivation, which affect …