Wheat is the most widely grown crop in the world and is sown over a wide range of sowing dates in various cropping systems. Sowing time as a crop management tool played a significant contribution towards the wheat grain yield, reflecting the importance of the selection of optimum sowing time. The genotypes also behaved variably. This book, elucidated some important parameters that can be used as yield predictors of the crop. To further clarify, a validated APSIM model was used for understanding and analyzing optimum sowing time, genotype and climatic behavior. The simulation results explained...

Rice is sensitive to moisture stress and in view of the water scarcity in the coming years, it is imperative to evaluate the performance of rice cultivars under moisture deficit conditions particularly at critical stages like panicle initiation and soft dough stage. This book highlights drought induced changes in endogenous level of plant hormones, sugar and protein contents in leaves and grains along with other physiological parameters such as stomatal resistance. The studies also revealed that ABA treatments could ameliorate the adverse effects of drought stress for most of the...