This chapter provides an integrated view of how plants adapt and respond to abiotic stresses in the environment, beginning with a distinction between adaptation and acclimation in relation to abiotic stress. It describes the various abiotic factors in the environment that can negatively affect plant growth and development. It also analyzes plant stress-sensing mechanisms and processes that transform sensory signals into physiological responses. The chapter talks about specific metabolic, physiological, and anatomical changes that result from signaling pathways and that enable plants to adapt or acclimate to abiotic stress. It illustrates how efforts to enhance the abiotic stress tolerance of plants can improve agricultural yield and how the different physiological processes affected in plants during abiotic stress can be used for plant monitoring and treatment in the field using precision agriculture practices.
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Abiotic Stress
Book
John T. Hancock
Cell Signalling starts with a brief history and general principles of cell signalling. It then turns to an examination of signals and their perception. It also discusses modifications to proteins that control cell signalling. Next, it looks at intracellular signals. The text also covers cell development before explaining cell signalling disorders, cancers, and apoptosis. Towards the end, the text moves on to stress responses and the changing cell environment. Finally, the book looks to the future, including challenges and perspectives in cell signalling, such as how its manipulation may enable new medical treatments or increase efficiency in agriculture.
