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Drought Stress in Horticultural Plants

Drought stress is one of the main factors limiting horticultural crops, especially in environments like the Mediterranean basin, which is often characterized by sub-optimal water availability. The global change will determine the increase in semi-arid conditions, so all horticultural crops will have...

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Main Author: Toscano, Stefania
Other Authors: Franzoni, Giulia, Álvarez, Sara
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
Subjects:
Machine Learning
Antioxidant
Genetic Diversity
Membership Function
Tomato
Lilium
Lea Protein
Relative Water Content
Potato
N/a
Drought-responsive Gene
Band Importance
Gene-associated Ssrs
Stress Responsive Genes
Productivity
Physiological Parameters
Ssrs
Proline
Stomata Characteristics
Water Stress
Callistemon Citrinus (curtis) Skeels
Drought
Photosynthetic Capacity
Ros
Defense Mechanisms
Ornamental Species
Enzyme Activity
Stress Adaptation
Canopy Temperature
Legumes
Signaling
Biochemical Response
Rhizobacteria
Biology, Life Sciences / Bicssc
Hyperspectral Image
Water Deficiency
Abiotic Stresses
Mungbean
Zinnia Elegans L.
Drought Tolerance
Ache Activity
Phenolics
Chlorophyll Fluorescence
Leaf Morphology And Structure
Plant Biomass
Bedding Plants
Climate Change
Breeding
Viburnum Tinus L. 'lucidum'
Drought Stress
Deficit Irrigation
Vigna Unguiculata (l.) Walp
Lox Activity
Damask Rose
Water Deficit
Research And Information: General / Bicssc
Gas Exchange
Osmotic Regulation
Root/shoot Ratio
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Summary:Drought stress is one of the main factors limiting horticultural crops, especially in environments like the Mediterranean basin, which is often characterized by sub-optimal water availability. The global change will determine the increase in semi-arid conditions, so all horticultural crops will have to cope with the water scarcity. Appropriate plant selection and new cultivation methods, especially methods of deficit irrigation, are crucial in improving the crop cultivation performances.Horticultural plants can have specific adaptive mechanisms to overcome the negative effects of drought stress. Drought-tolerant plants show different adjustment mechanisms to overcome this stress, including morphological, physiological, and biochemical modifications. The plant responses include increasing the root/shoot ratio, growth reduction, leaf anatomy change, reduction of leaf size, and reduction of total leaf area to limit the water loss and guarantee the photosynthesis process. Furthermore, drought stress influences gas exchange and other physiological parameters. Recent acquisitions on the mechanism of signal transduction and the development of drought tolerance in plants are useful to understand the action mechanisms. Dr. Stefania Toscano Dr. Giulia Franzoni Dr. Sara Álvarez Guest Editors
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (232 p.)
ISBN:9783036565187
9783036565170
books978-3-0365-6518-7

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