Ecophysiology of Tropical Plants: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives
€15.00Sachchidanand Tripathi, Rahul Bhadouria, Pratap Srivastava, Rishikesh Singh, Rajkumari Sanayaima Devi
ISBNs: B0CKFQPQJS, 1032370440, 9781032370446, 9781032370477,
9781003335054, 978-1032370446, 978-1032370477, 978-1003335054,
978-1-032-3-7044-6, 978-1-032-3-7047
English | 2024 | PDF | 338 Pages
Plants in tropical regions are coping with enormous challenges of
physiological stresses owing to changing environmental and climatic
conditions. Rapid growth of human population and rampant exploitation of
fossil fuels and other developmental activities are actively
contributing to such perturbations. The Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change has projected a sustained increase in carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions and thereby a rise in global temperature in the coming
decades. The resultant changes in precipitation patterns are now evident
across the globe due to intensication of hydrological cycle. Moreover,
gaseous and particulate pollutants are also an immense challenge for
tropical plants. Such vagaries in environmental conditions have
signicant impacts on the ecophysiological traits of plants, resulting
from altered interactions of tropical plants with each other, as well as
other biotic and abiotic components within the ecosystem. Books
available in the market that particularly focus on ecophysiological
responses of tropical plants to abiotic and biotic environmental factors
under climate change are limited. This book intends to fill this
knowledge gap and provides a detailed analysis on ecophysiological
responses of tropical plants to these environmental challenges, as well
as suggesting some approachable measures for plant adaptations to these
challenges. The book is equally applicable to undergraduate and
postgraduate students, researchers, teachers and forest managers, and
policy makers.
Salient features of the book are:
A
comprehensive discussion on adaptive mechanisms of plants through their
ecophysiological responses to various biotic and abiotic stresses
Elaboration on the recent techniques involved in ecophysiological research
A detailed account of evolutionary responses of plants to changing climate
Discussion of recent research results and some pointers to future advancements in ecophysiological research
Presentation
of information in a way that is accessible for students, researchers,
and teachers practicing in plant physiology and ecology.
