Water Stress in Plants

• Other Authors: Mofizur Rahman, Ismail Md (Editor), Ara Begum, Zinnat (Editor), Hasegawa, Hiroshi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2016
• Subjects: Hydrology & the hydrosphere
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Water stress in plants is caused by the water deficit, as induced possibly by drought or high soil salinity. The prime consequence of water stress in plants is the disruption in the agricultural production, resulting in food shortage. The plants, however, try to adapt to the stress conditions using...