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...