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Salinity and water stress : improving crop efficiency
- Title
- Salinity and water stress : improving crop efficiency / M. Ashraf, M. Ozturk, H.R. Athar, editors.
- Publication
- [Dordrecht] : Springer, ©2009.
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- Description
- xiii, 244 pages : illustrations; 27 cm
- Series Statement
- Tasks for vegetation sciences, 0167-9406 ; 44
- Uniform Title
- Tasks for vegetation science ; 44.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Strategies for Crop Improvement against Salinity and Drought Stress: An Overview / H.R. Athar / M. Ashraf -- pt. I Salt and Water Stress -- 2. Prediction of Salinity Tolerance Based on Biological and Chemical Properties of Acacia Seeds / M. Jamil / Z. Iqbal / M. Ashraf / A. Khatoon / S. Rehman / P.J.C. Harris -- 3. Antioxidant-Enzyme system as Selection Criteria for Salt Tolerance in Forage Sorghum Genotypes (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) / M. Hefny / D.Z. Abdel-Kader.- -- 4. Genetic Variation in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Seedlings for Nutrient Uptake at Different Salinity and Temperature Regimes / M. Gupta / E.V. Divakara Sastry -- 5. The Role of Plant Hormones in Plants under Salinity Stress / C. Kaya / I. Yokas / A.L. Tuna.
- Note continued: 6. Effects of Temperature and Salinity on Germination and Seedling Growth of Daucus carota vs. Nantes and Capsicum annuum cv. Sivri and Flooding on Capsicum annuum cv. Sivri / M. Ozturk / S. Gucel / S. Sakcali / S. Baslar / Y. Dogan -- 7. Triticeae: the Ultimate Source of Abiotic Stress Tolerance Improvement in Wheat / S. Farooq -- 8. Water Loss and Gene Expression of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Plants under Dehydration / T.-R. Kwon / J.-O. Lee / S.-K. Lee / S.-C. Park -- 9. Effect of Different Water Table Treatments on Cabbage in Saline Saemangeum Soil / E.S. Rha / M. Jamil -- 10. How Does Ammonium Nutrition Influence Salt Tolerance in Spartina alterniflora Loisel? / W. Megdich / A. Soltani / C. Abdely / K. Hessini / M. Gandour -- pt. II Improving Crop Efficiency -- 11. Strategies for Crop Improvement in Saline Soils / R. Munns -- 12. Role of Vetiver Grass and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Improving Crops against Abiotic Stresses / A.G. Khan.
- Note continued: 13. Cell Membrane Stability (CMS): A Simple Technique to Check Salt Stress Alleviation through Seed Priming with GA[subscript 3] in Canola / S. Rehman / M. Ashraf / M. Jamil / E.S. Rha -- 14. Using Resources from the Model Plant Arabidopsis thaliana to Understand Effects of Abiotic Stress / M.G. Jones -- 15. Improvement of Salt Tolerance Mechanisms of Barley Cultivated under Salt Stress Using Azospirillum brasilense / M.N.A. Omar / M.E.H. Osman / W.A. Kasim / I.A. Abd El-Daim -- 16. Genetic Resources for Some Wheat Abiotic Stress Tolerances / Y. Rauf / H. Riaz / A.-ur Rahman / M. Farooq / I. Ahmad / A. Gul / A. Mujeeb-Kazi -- General Topics -- 17. Survival at Extreme Locations: Life Strategies of Halophytes / N. Geissler / H.-W. Koyro / S. Hussin -- 18. Adaptive Mechanisms of Halophytes in Desert Regions / D.J. Weber -- 19. Is Sustainable Agriculture with Seawater Irrigation Realistic? / S.-W. Breckle.
- Note continued: 20. Enhanced Tolerance of Transgenic Crops Expressing both Superoxide Dismutase and Ascorbate Peroxidase in Chloroplasts to Multiple Environmental Stress / H.-S. Lee / S.-Y Kwon / L. Tang / S.-S. Kwak / S. Lim -- 21. Adaptation to Iron-Deficiency Requires Remodeling of Plant Metabolism: An Insight in Chloroplast Biochemistry and Functionality / A. Castagna / A. Ranieri / S. Donnini -- 22. Boron Deficiency in Rice in Pakistan: A Serious Constraint for Productivity and Grain Quality / R. Ullah / Z. Ahmad / M.A. Ali / A. Rashid / M. Yasin -- 23. Potential Role of Sabkhas in Egypt: An Overview / H.M. El Shaer.
- ISBN
- 9781402090646
- 1402090641
- 140209065X
- 9781402090653
- LCCN
- 2008936826
- OCLC
- ocn260208370
- 260208370
- SCSB-13554972
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library