Combined Abiotic Interactions in Woody Plants

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Combined Abiotic Interactions in Woody Plants is written by Hülya Torun and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832552293 (ISBN 10) and 9782832552292 (ISBN 13).

Plants growing in nature are subjected to multiple stress factors caused by abiotic and biotic conditions. The sessile characteristics of plants make them vulnerable to those conditions. In addition, crop losses can be increased by simultaneous exposure to factors such as drought, heat, light, salinity, flooding, wounding, nutrient imbalances, heavy metals, high atmospheric CO2, UV-B, etc. Furthermore, simultaneous exposure to these stress agents adversely affects plant growth, development, yield, and food production. Besides, climate change and global warming have increased these environmental stressors. Plants, therefore, change cellular metabolite levels for controlling processes (e.g., programmed cell death, abiotic stress responses, pathogen defense, and systemic signaling) to counter harmful effects. Most woody plants are well adapted to adverse conditions; however, many aspects of adaptation mechanisms are still unsolved. Understanding woody plants' physiological and biochemical responses to combined stress factors is vital.