{"product_id":"legumes-under-environmental-stress-isbn-9781118917084","title":"Legumes under Environmental Stress","description":"\u003cb\u003eLegumes under Environmental Stress\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLegumes under Environmental Stress\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yield, Improvement and Adaptations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeguminous crops have been found to contribute almost 27% of the world’s primary crop production. However, due to environmental fluctuations, legumes are often exposed to different environmental stresses, leading to problems with growth and development, and ultimately, decreased yield.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely review explains the transcriptomics, proteomics, genomics, metabolomics, transgenomics, functional genomics and phenomics of a wide range of different leguminous crops under biotic and abiotic stresses, and their genetic and molecular responses. Amongst others the text describes the effect of nutrient deficiency, pesticides, salt and temperature stress on legumes.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImportantly, the book explores the physiobiochemical, molecular and omics approaches that are used to overcome biotic and abiotic constraints in legumes. It looks at the exogenous application of phytoprotectants; the role of nutrients in the alleviation of abiotic stress; and the microbial strategy for the improvement of legume production under hostile environments.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features:   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edemonstrates how to mitigate the negative effect of stress on leguminous crops, and how to improve the yield under stress\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe most up-to-date research in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewritten by an international team of active researchers and practitioners across academia, industry and non-profit organisations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis volume is a valuable and much-needed resource for scientists, professionals and researchers working in plant science, breeding, food security, crop improvement and agriculture worldwide. In universities it will educate postgraduate and graduate students in plant science and agriculture; it will also benefit those in scientific institutions and in biotech and agribusiness companies, who deal with agronomy and environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the editors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Legumes and breeding under abiotic stress: An overview 1\u003cbr\u003eArafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef and Parvaiz Ahmad\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Salt stress and leguminous crops: present status and prospects 21\u003cbr\u003eP.S. Sha Valli Khan and P. Osman Basha\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Nutrient deficiencies under stress in legumes: an overview 53\u003cbr\u003eFakiha Afzal Tahira Khan Ammarah Khan Saifullah Khan Hammad Raza Ayesha Ihsan Mohammad Abass Ahanger and Alvina Gul Kazi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Chickpea: Role and responses under abiotic and biotic stress 67\u003cbr\u003eSaiema Rasool Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef and Parvaiz Ahmad\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Chickpea and temperature stress: an overview 81\u003cbr\u003eViola Devasirvatham Daniel K.Y. Tan Pooran M. Gaur and Richard M. Trethowan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Effect of pesticides on leguminous plants: an overview 91\u003cbr\u003eHarpreet Kaur Renu Bhardwaj Vinod Kumar Anket Sharma Ravinder Singh and Ashwani Kumar Thukral\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Oxidative stress and antioxidant defence systems in response to pesticide stress 103\u003cbr\u003eFozia Bashir and Sumira Jan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Legume-rhizobia symbiotic performance under abiotic stresses: factors influencing tolerance behaviour 125\u003cbr\u003eHaythem Mhadhbi Photini V. Mylona and Alexios N. Polidoros\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Microbial strategies for the improvement of legume production in hostile environments 133\u003cbr\u003eDilfuza Egamberdieva Vyacheslav Shurigin Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan and Ram Sharma\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Role of abscisic acid in legumes under abiotic stress 145\u003cbr\u003eAnalia Llanes Genoveva Devinar and Virginia Luna\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Exogenous application of phytoprotectants in legumes against environmental stress 161\u003cbr\u003eMirza Hasanuzzaman Kamrun Nahar Md. Mahabub Alam Shakeel Ahmad and Masayuki Fujita\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Genetic and molecular responses of legumes in a changing environment 199\u003cbr\u003eMustafeez Mujtaba Babar Najam-us-Sahar Sadaf Zaidi Mohamed Mahgoub Azooz and Alvina Gul Kazi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Omics approaches and abiotic stress tolerance in legumes 215\u003cbr\u003eSyeda Fatma Hasan Bukhari Sadia Arshad Mohamed Mahgoub Azooz and Alvina Gul Kazi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 MicroRNA-mediated regulatory functions under abiotic stresses in legumes 231\u003cbr\u003eSyed Sarfraz Hussain Mohammad Ali and Bujun Shi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Biotechnology approaches to overcome biotic and abiotic stress constraints in legumes 247\u003cbr\u003eMustafeez Mujtaba Babar Najam-us-Sahar Sadaf Zaidi Mohamed Mahgoub Azooz and Alvina Gul Kazi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Gene pyramiding and omics approaches for stress tolerance in leguminous plants 265\u003cbr\u003eNeha Handa Renu Bhardwaj Ashwani Kumar Thukral Saroj Arora Sukhmeen Kaur Kohli Vandana Gautam and Tajinder Kaur\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Combating phosphorus deficiency on alkaline calcareous soils by adsorption isotherm technique for legume crops in arid environments 285\u003cbr\u003eMuhammad Waqas Abdul Hannan and Abdul Gaffar Sagoo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 301\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEdited by:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohamed Mahgoub Azooz,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSouth Valley University, Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eParvaiz Ahmad,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eS.P. College, Srinagar, J\u0026amp;K, India \u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLegumes under Environmental Stress\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yield, Improvement and Adaptations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeguminous crops have been found to contribute almost 27% of the world’s primary crop production. However, due to environmental fluctuations, legumes are often exposed to different environmental stresses, leading to problems with growth and development, and ultimately, decreased yield.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely review explains the transcriptomics, proteomics, genomics, metabolomics, transgenomics, functional genomics and phenomics of a wide range of different leguminous crops under biotic and abiotic stresses, and their genetic and molecular responses. Amongst others the text describes the effect of nutrient deficiency, pesticides, salt and temperature stress on legumes.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImportantly, the book explores the physiobiochemical, molecular and omics approaches that are used to overcome biotic and abiotic constraints in legumes. It looks at the exogenous application of phytoprotectants; the role of nutrients in the alleviation of abiotic stress; and the microbial strategy for the improvement of legume production under hostile environments.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features:   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edemonstrates how to mitigate the negative effect of stress on leguminous crops, and how to improve the yield under stress\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe most up-to-date research in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewritten by an international team of active researchers and practitioners across academia, industry and non-profit organisations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis volume is a valuable and much-needed resource for scientists, professionals and researchers working in plant science, breeding, food security, crop improvement and agriculture worldwide. In universities it will educate postgraduate and graduate students in plant science and agriculture; it will also benefit those in scientific institutions and in biotech and agribusiness companies, who deal with agronomy and environment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989523841253,"sku":"NP9781118917084","price":192.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118917084.jpg?v=1761784454","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/legumes-under-environmental-stress-isbn-9781118917084","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}