Underlying Mechanisms of Action to Improve Plant Growth and Fruit Quality in Crops under Alkaline Stress

Abstract

Due to climate change, crop plants frequently suffer from various abiotic stressors like extreme temperature, drought, salinity, flooding, and so on. Abiotic stresses significantly affect crop production and are the greatest constraint for agriculture and food security. Crop responses to abiotic stress are governed by several factors and are variable among the species and varieties. As sessile organisms, plants cannot avoid abiotic stresses, but they possess several mechanisms for adaptation. Therefore, one of the tasks for crop scientists is to develop stress tolerance in crop plants. In the last couple of decades, significant progress has been achieved by plant researchers to understand the plant response and tolerance to abiotic stresses. In this book, the recent development of abiotic stress in crop plants will be presented. We aim to organize several comprehensive chapters which will provide insight into the crop plant responses and tolerance to plant abiotic stress.