This book presents recent advances in global wheat crop research, including the effects of abiotic stresses like high and low temperatures, drought, hypoxia, salinity, heavy metals, nutrient deficiency, and toxicity on wheat production. It also highlights various approaches to alleviate the damaging effects of abiotic stress on wheat as well as advanced approaches to develop abiotic-stress-tolerant wheat crops.

Wheat is probably one of the world's most important cereals; it is a staple food in more than 40 countries, and because of its adaptability is cultivated in almost every region. Global wheat production has more than doubled in the last 50 years due to higher yields. However, despite their high yield potential, modern wheat cultivars are often subject to crop loss due to the abiotic stresses. As such, plant breeders have long aimed to improve tolerance in order to maintain yield.

Written by 85 experts, and offering the latest insights into wheat responses and tolerance to various abiotic stresses, it is a valuable tool for agronomists, plant breeders, plant physiologists and students in the field of plant science and agriculture. It is the first book to comprehensively cover past and current abiotic stress problems and tolerance mechanisms.

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Dr. Mirza Hasanuzzaman is a Professor of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His current work is focused on the physiological and molecular mechanisms of environmental stress tolerance. Dr. Hasanuzzaman has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited six books and written 30 book chapters on various aspects of plant physiology, plant stress tolerance, and crop production. He serves as an editor and reviewer for more than 50 peer-reviewed international journals and was a recipient of the 'Publons Peer Review Award 2017 and 2018'. In addition, he was selected for the World Academy of Science Young Scientist Award (2014).

Dr. Kamrun Nahar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Agricultural Botany, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. An expert on plant stress physiology, she serves as an editor and reviewer for numerous international journals, and is an active member of 20 professional societies. Dr. Mohammad Amzad Hossain is a Professor at the Subtropical Field Science Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. An expert on tropical plant cultivation science, agronomy, organic farming, and weed science, he received the Weed Science Society of Japan Award for Prominent Achievements and the Okinawa Research Encouragement Award (Natural Science) in 2005 and 2014, respectively.

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This book presents recent advances in global wheat crop research, including the effects of abiotic stresses like high and low temperatures, drought, hypoxia, salinity, heavy metals, nutrient deficiency, and toxicity on wheat production. It also highlights various approaches to alleviate the damaging effects of abiotic stress on wheat as well as advanced approaches to develop abiotic-stress-tolerant wheat crops.

Wheat is probably one of the world's most important cereals; it is a staple food in more than 40 countries, and because of its adaptability is cultivated in almost every region. Global wheat production has more than doubled in the last 50 years due to higher yields. However, despite their high yield potential, modern wheat cultivars are often subject to crop loss due to the abiotic stresses. As such, plant breeders have long aimed to improve tolerance in order to maintain yield.

Written by 85 experts, and offering the latest insights into wheat responses and tolerance to various abiotic stresses, it is a valuable tool for agronomists, plant breeders, plant physiologists and students in the field of plant science and agriculture. It is the first book to comprehensively cover past and current abiotic stress problems and tolerance mechanisms.

Inhalt

1) Wheat production under changing climate past, present and future: S.M. Mazloumzadeh

2) Relative tolerance of wheat species and genotypes to abiotic stress: Eviatar Nevo

3) Growth and morphological changes in wheat under abiotic stress: Muthappa Senthil-Kumar

4) Abiotic stresses-induced physiological alteration in wheat: Bingru Huang

5) Abiotic stress and wheat grain quality: J.G.Nuttall 6) Abiotic stress signaling in wheat crop: Hiroshi Takatsuji

7) Wheat responses and tolerance to salt stress: Eva Darko

8) Wheat responses and tolerance to drought stress: Arash Nezhadahmadi

9) Wheat responses and tolerance to high temperature: Mirza Hasanuzzaman

10) Wheat responses and tolerance to elevated ozone: Yizong Huang

11) Wheat responses and tolerance to UV-radiation: Hediat M.H. Salama

12) Wheat responses and tolerance to metals/metalloids toxicity: Blessy B. Mathew

13) Physiological mechanisms of wheat to cope up with nutrient deficiencies: Chengdao Li 14) Abiotic stress-induced oxidative stress in wheat: MH Borhanudding Bhuyan

15) Approaches to enhance antioxidant defense in wheat: Md. Shahadat Hossain

16) Use of plant nutrients in improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat: Anisur Rahman

17) Use of phytohormones in improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat: Iqbal Raza Khan

18) Use of osmolytes in improving wheat abiotic stres tolerance to wheat: Shamsul Hayat

19) Role of polyamines in improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat: Kamrun Nahar

20) Progress in wheat varietal development for abiotic stress tolerance: Learnmore Mwadzingeni

21) Recent advanced in molecular biotechnology in improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat: Honglei Wang

22) Agronomic approaches to improve wheat production under abiotic stress: Parimal Kanti Biswas