A rapidly growing human population and issues of hunger and food inequality call for investigation into higher crop yields, and the transformation of marginal and degraded areas into arable land, particularly in developing countries. Ashraf (botany, U. of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Pakistan), Harris (plant science, School of Science & the Environme

Gain a better understanding of the genetic and physiological bases of stress response and stress tolerance as part of crop improvement programsAbiotic Stresses: Plant Resistance Through Breeding and Molecular Approaches explores innovative methods for breeding new varieties of major crops with resistance to environmental stresses that limit crop production worldwide. Experts provide you with basic principles and techniques of plant breeding as well as work done in relation to improving resistance in specific important world food crops. This book supplies extensive bibliographies at the end of...