Salt Stress in Plants: Signalling, Omics and Adaptations

by Parvaiz Ahmad

Book Overview

Environmental conditions and changes, irrespective of source, cause a variety of stresses, one of the most prevalent of which is salt stress. Excess amount of salt in the soil adversely affects plant growth and development, and impairs production. Nearly 20% of the world's cultivated area and nearly half of the world's irrigated lands are affected by salinity. Processes such as seed germination, seedling growth and vigour, vegetative growth, flowering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489988297
• ISBN13: 9781489988294
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 509 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"