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OverviewUnderstanding how plants tolerate drought, with a view to plant breeding, is a difficult challenge. Before considering the variability of drought and adaptation strategies, interdisciplinary approaches are necessary to identify mechanisms acting from the molecule to the species level leading to drought adaptation. Coordinating results obtained at different levels of perception into a global analysis allows the identification of the emergent properties of drought tolerance. In this book which is specially targeted at post-graduate students, teachers and scientists, 11 reviews present the state of the art in this subject. After defining drought and drought tolerance in the wild and in crops, responses and adaptations to drought are analysed at different levels of organisation (molecule, cell, organ and whole plant). The strategies and difficulties of drought tolerance breeding are described and the possibilities of improvement using new tools are proposed. This book is the first compilation of Genetics (and Plant Breeding), Physiology and Molecular Biology reviews and recent developments on drought tolerance in higher plants. Resulting from the INTERDROUGHT 1995 meeting in Montpellier (France), its objectives are to promote communication between researchers in different fields, and to facilitate integration of the understanding of drought tolerance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: E. BelhassenPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997 Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.305kg ISBN: 9789048147212ISBN 10: 9048147212 Pages: 104 Publication Date: 08 December 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsDrought and drought tolerance.- The diversity of drought adaptation in the wide.- Drought perception by plants. Do cells of droughted plants experience water stress?.- Drought signal transduction in plants.- Responses of plants to dehydration stress: a molecular analysis.- Plant cellular responses to water deficit.- Mutants as tools to understand cellular and molecular drought tolerance mechanisms.- Crop responses to drought and the interpretation of adaptation.- Drought as a challenge for the plant breeder.- Defining selection criteria to improve yield under drought.- New molecular tools to improve the efficiency of breeding for increased drought resistance.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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