Salinity and Drought Stress in Plants: Understanding Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Responses

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Salinity and Drought Stress in Plants: Understanding Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Responses is written by Muhammad Waseem and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832537642 (ISBN 10) and 9782832537640 (ISBN 13).

Drought and salinity are two of the foremost environmental factors which restrict plant growth and yield in several regions of the world, especially in arid and semi‐arid regions. Due to global climate change, drought and salinity are predicted to become more widespread and eventually result in reduced plant growth and productivity in numerous plant species. Exposure of plants to extreme drought or salt stress ceases plant growth, while plants exposed to moderate stress generally show a slight change in their growth performance. Scientists are facing the challenging task of producing 70% more food to feed an additional 2.3 billion people by 2050. Therefore, it is imperative to develop stress-resilient crops with better yield under drought and salt stress to meet the food requirements of upcoming generations.