Beneficial Microbes Induces Plant Tolerance to Salt Stress

ISBN-13: 9783330025035 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 104 str.

Islam Abd El-Daim

Opis

Tomorrow's agriculture must be smart, clean and cost effective. Inducing stress tolerance in plants using beneficial microbes is a promising technology because it offers several advantages for the consumers. The study presented in this book is a clear example showing the potential of such microbes in improving barley tolerance to salt stress which is a huge problem affecting agriculture worldwide.

O autorze

Dr. Islam Abd El Daim obtained his PhD degree in biology from the Swedish University of Agriculture Science (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden. His work is aiming to develop a new strategies to mange the deleterious effects of environmental stresses on plant growth and productivity.