Mineral Nutrients to Mitigate Abiotic Stress in Crops offers a clear and timely examination of the physiological and biochemical dynamics that govern how plants endure increasingly unpredictable growing conditions. The volume begins by outlining the fundamental principles that shape a crop’s capacity to acquire, distribute, and utilize nutrients, and then considers how these processes influence its survival and productivity when confronting drought, salinity, heat, or nutrient-induced stress. Across the chapters, contributors show how nutrient availability guides defense mechanisms—from maintaining cellular stability and enzymatic function to modulating antioxidant potential, osmotic adjustment, and stress-related signaling—and how intensifying environmental pressures reorder metabolic priorities, redirect root behaviour, and reallocate resources at the whole-plant level.
Building on this foundation and proceeding in an intentionally structured sequence, this book integrates applied approaches encompassing soil and fertilizer systems, nutrient biofortification, and the breeding of nutrient-efficient cultivars. By integrating established science with emerging insights, it delivers a coherent, forward-looking framework for interpreting plant resilience and for implementing adaptive strategies that underpin effective responses in diverse cultivation contexts, thereby strategically equipping researchers and practitioners to navigate the increasingly complex challenges facing modern agriculture.
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. xxv 7. Preface - p. xxxiii 8. Section I: Foundations of abiotic stress and plant nutrition - p. S1 9. Chapter 1. Overview of abiotic stress in crops: challenges and impacts - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Plant mineral nutrition and nutrient acquisition - p. 25 11. Section II: Roles of essential nutrients in stress resilience - p. S37 12. Chapter 3. Role of nitrogen in abiotic stress resilience - p. 39 13. Chapter 4. Role of phosphorus in resistance to abiotic stresses - p. 65 14. Chapter 5. Potassium in enhancing stress tolerance - p. 85 15. CHAPTER 6. Calcium: membrane stability and stress signaling in plants - p. 125 16. Chapter 7. Magnesium’s role in photosynthesis and stress resistance - p. 167 17. Chapter 8. Sulfur and plant stress responses - p. 195 18. Chapter 9. Heat stress: role of potassium and calcium - p. 215 19. Chapter 10. Iron nutrition and plant responses to abiotic stress - p. 255 20. Chapter 11. Micronutrients in plant abiotic stress tolerance - p. 271 21. Section III: Mechanisms, interactions, and physiological pathways - p. S307 22. Chapter 12. Soil fertility management for stress resilience - p. 309 23. Chapter 13. Nutrient imbalance and plant stress responses - p. 331 24. Chapter 14. Mineral nutrients in plant antioxidant defense - p. 343 25. Chapter 15. Mineral nutrition and ethylene in plant stress tolerance - p. 381 26. Chapter 16. Mineral nutrition and phytohormones in plant stress tolerance - p. 411 27. Chapter 17. Osmotic regulation and nutrient role - p. 435 28. Section IV: Stress‑specific nutrient management strategies - p. S463 29. Chapter 18. Nutrient management in drought-prone regions - p. 465 30. Chapter 19. Salinity stress and nutrient fertilization - p. 501 31. Chapter 20. Mineral nutrients and root architecture - p. 515 32. Chapter 21. Beneficial elements in stress management - p. 575 33. Section V: Emerging technologies, innovations, and future directions - p. S625 34. Chapter 22. Nanofertilizers: a new frontier in stress tolerance - p. 627 35. Chapter 23. Nutrient biofortification and environmental stress - p. 649 36. CHAPTER 24. Diagnostic tools: mineral nutrition and stress detection - p. 675 37. Chapter 25. Breeding strategies for nutrient uptake and stress tolerance - p. 705 38. Index - p. 727
Mineral Nutrients to Mitigate Abiotic Stress in Crops offers a clear and timely examination of the physiological and biochemical dynamics that govern how plants endure increasingly unpredictable growing conditions. The volume begins by outlining the fundamental principles that shape a crop’s capacity to acquire, distribute, and utilize nutrients, and then considers how these processes influence its survival and productivity when confronting drought, salinity, heat, or nutrient-induced stress. Across the chapters, contributors show how nutrient availability guides defense mechanisms—from maintaining cellular stability and enzymatic function to modulating antioxidant potential, osmotic adjustment, and stress-related signaling—and how intensifying environmental pressures reorder metabolic priorities, redirect root behaviour, and reallocate resources at the whole-plant level.
Building on this foundation and proceeding in an intentionally structured sequence, this book integrates applied approaches encompassing soil and fertilizer systems, nutrient biofortification, and the breeding of nutrient-efficient cultivars. By integrating established science with emerging insights, it delivers a coherent, forward-looking framework for interpreting plant resilience and for implementing adaptive strategies that underpin effective responses in diverse cultivation contexts, thereby strategically equipping researchers and practitioners to navigate the increasingly complex challenges facing modern agriculture.
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. xxv 7. Preface - p. xxxiii 8. Section I: Foundations of abiotic stress and plant nutrition - p. S1 9. Chapter 1. Overview of abiotic stress in crops: challenges and impacts - p. 3 10. Chapter 2. Plant mineral nutrition and nutrient acquisition - p. 25 11. Section II: Roles of essential nutrients in stress resilience - p. S37 12. Chapter 3. Role of nitrogen in abiotic stress resilience - p. 39 13. Chapter 4. Role of phosphorus in resistance to abiotic stresses - p. 65 14. Chapter 5. Potassium in enhancing stress tolerance - p. 85 15. CHAPTER 6. Calcium: membrane stability and stress signaling in plants - p. 125 16. Chapter 7. Magnesium’s role in photosynthesis and stress resistance - p. 167 17. Chapter 8. Sulfur and plant stress responses - p. 195 18. Chapter 9. Heat stress: role of potassium and calcium - p. 215 19. Chapter 10. Iron nutrition and plant responses to abiotic stress - p. 255 20. Chapter 11. Micronutrients in plant abiotic stress tolerance - p. 271 21. Section III: Mechanisms, interactions, and physiological pathways - p. S307 22. Chapter 12. Soil fertility management for stress resilience - p. 309 23. Chapter 13. Nutrient imbalance and plant stress responses - p. 331 24. Chapter 14. Mineral nutrients in plant antioxidant defense - p. 343 25. Chapter 15. Mineral nutrition and ethylene in plant stress tolerance - p. 381 26. Chapter 16. Mineral nutrition and phytohormones in plant stress tolerance - p. 411 27. Chapter 17. Osmotic regulation and nutrient role - p. 435 28. Section IV: Stress‑specific nutrient management strategies - p. S463 29. Chapter 18. Nutrient management in drought-prone regions - p. 465 30. Chapter 19. Salinity stress and nutrient fertilization - p. 501 31. Chapter 20. Mineral nutrients and root architecture - p. 515 32. Chapter 21. Beneficial elements in stress management - p. 575 33. Section V: Emerging technologies, innovations, and future directions - p. S625 34. Chapter 22. Nanofertilizers: a new frontier in stress tolerance - p. 627 35. Chapter 23. Nutrient biofortification and environmental stress - p. 649 36. CHAPTER 24. Diagnostic tools: mineral nutrition and stress detection - p. 675 37. Chapter 25. Breeding strategies for nutrient uptake and stress tolerance - p. 705 38. Index - p. 727
