Underground Vegetable Crops provides comprehensive information on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of various underground vegetable crops to abiotic stress and the strategies for managing these crops under these conditions.
Climate changes pose major challenges to the productivity and yield of crops, particularly horticultural crops that bear their edible parts underground. Underground vegetable crops are highly nutritious, non-cereal plant species grown in various agro-ecological zones and play a significant role in feeding people around the world. Further, while these crops are consumed by humans, they are also used as animal feed and raw materials for high-value industrial products. Given their widespread consumption, improving these crops' production and productivity is paramount. To address the range of challenges created by climate changes, it is crucial to understand the physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of crops to abiotic stress and the potential mechanisms of resistance and mitigation. The potential role of biostimulant chemicals, hormones, novel chemicals, and microorganisms in agriculture to enhance the tolerance of crops to abiotic and biotic stress, which is an area of important that has received less attention until now.
The proposed book aims to provide comprehensive information on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of various underground vegetable crops to abiotic stress and the strategies for managing these crops under these conditions. This book is an essential resource for researchers, students, crop growers, and all stakeholders in the field of crop sciences who are interested in improving the yield and productivity of these vital crops.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Foreword - p. xvii 8. Part 1: Stress responses - p. 1 9. Chapter 1. Overview of underground vegetable crops - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Climate change and abiotic stress: a perspective from underground vegetable crop - p. 13 11. Chapter 3. Physiological and biochemical mechanisms in underground vegetable crops for growth and development - p. 39 12. Chapter 4. Phenotyping root and tuber crops under abiotic stress - p. 55 13. Chapter 5. Navigating salinity challenges: enhancing resilience in underground vegetable crops - p. 61 14. Chapter 6. Drought stress as a main culprit in growth and development of root and tuber crops - p. 75 15. Chapter 7. High-temperature stress: a major hurdle in the root and tuber crops production system - p. 93 16. Chapter 8. Effect of heavy metal on production and productivity of underground vegetable crops - p. 115 17. Chapter 9. High light intensity in root and tuber crops - p. 131 18. Chapter 10. Cold/frost stress response of underground vegetable crops - p. 139 19. Part 2: Stress mitigation - p. 149 20. Chapter 11. Phytohormone as a savior in abiotic stress tolerance in underground vegetable crops - p. 151 21. Chapter 12. Interaction of phytohormone and reactive oxygen species in root and tuber crops - p. 161 22. Chapter 13. Multiomics approach to address alleviation of abiotic stress in root and tuber crops - p. 171 23. Chapter 14. The role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in alleviating the deleterious effects of abiogenic stressors in underground vegetable crops - p. 191 24. Chapter 15. Agronomic approaches to deal with the abiotic stress tolerance in root and tuber crops - p. 215 25. Chapter 16. Genetics and breeding approach of mitigation of abiotic stress in underground vegetable crops - p. 227 26. Chapter 17. Genome editing and molecular approaches in underground crops for abiotic stress - p. 249 27. Chapter 18. Heavy metal accumulation in vegetable crops: a threat to sustainable agroecosystem - p. 265 28. Chapter 19. Elevated CO2 and underground vegetable crop - p. 293 29. Chapter 20. Production, trade, and future prospects of Indian vegetables: current scenario and way forward - p. 303 30. Index - p. 327
Underground Vegetable Crops provides comprehensive information on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of various underground vegetable crops to abiotic stress and the strategies for managing these crops under these conditions.
Climate changes pose major challenges to the productivity and yield of crops, particularly horticultural crops that bear their edible parts underground. Underground vegetable crops are highly nutritious, non-cereal plant species grown in various agro-ecological zones and play a significant role in feeding people around the world. Further, while these crops are consumed by humans, they are also used as animal feed and raw materials for high-value industrial products. Given their widespread consumption, improving these crops' production and productivity is paramount. To address the range of challenges created by climate changes, it is crucial to understand the physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of crops to abiotic stress and the potential mechanisms of resistance and mitigation. The potential role of biostimulant chemicals, hormones, novel chemicals, and microorganisms in agriculture to enhance the tolerance of crops to abiotic and biotic stress, which is an area of important that has received less attention until now.
The proposed book aims to provide comprehensive information on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of various underground vegetable crops to abiotic stress and the strategies for managing these crops under these conditions. This book is an essential resource for researchers, students, crop growers, and all stakeholders in the field of crop sciences who are interested in improving the yield and productivity of these vital crops.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Foreword - p. xvii 8. Part 1: Stress responses - p. 1 9. Chapter 1. Overview of underground vegetable crops - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Climate change and abiotic stress: a perspective from underground vegetable crop - p. 13 11. Chapter 3. Physiological and biochemical mechanisms in underground vegetable crops for growth and development - p. 39 12. Chapter 4. Phenotyping root and tuber crops under abiotic stress - p. 55 13. Chapter 5. Navigating salinity challenges: enhancing resilience in underground vegetable crops - p. 61 14. Chapter 6. Drought stress as a main culprit in growth and development of root and tuber crops - p. 75 15. Chapter 7. High-temperature stress: a major hurdle in the root and tuber crops production system - p. 93 16. Chapter 8. Effect of heavy metal on production and productivity of underground vegetable crops - p. 115 17. Chapter 9. High light intensity in root and tuber crops - p. 131 18. Chapter 10. Cold/frost stress response of underground vegetable crops - p. 139 19. Part 2: Stress mitigation - p. 149 20. Chapter 11. Phytohormone as a savior in abiotic stress tolerance in underground vegetable crops - p. 151 21. Chapter 12. Interaction of phytohormone and reactive oxygen species in root and tuber crops - p. 161 22. Chapter 13. Multiomics approach to address alleviation of abiotic stress in root and tuber crops - p. 171 23. Chapter 14. The role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in alleviating the deleterious effects of abiogenic stressors in underground vegetable crops - p. 191 24. Chapter 15. Agronomic approaches to deal with the abiotic stress tolerance in root and tuber crops - p. 215 25. Chapter 16. Genetics and breeding approach of mitigation of abiotic stress in underground vegetable crops - p. 227 26. Chapter 17. Genome editing and molecular approaches in underground crops for abiotic stress - p. 249 27. Chapter 18. Heavy metal accumulation in vegetable crops: a threat to sustainable agroecosystem - p. 265 28. Chapter 19. Elevated CO2 and underground vegetable crop - p. 293 29. Chapter 20. Production, trade, and future prospects of Indian vegetables: current scenario and way forward - p. 303 30. Index - p. 327
