[1] Abiotic stress responses in plants- an overview
[2] Better agronomic management practices for the mitigation of abiotic stress
[3] Agronomic management of crops for salinity tolerance
[4] Role of plant nutrient in abiotic stress tolerance
[5] Nutrient management for saline soils
[6] Irrigation management for drought-prone area
[7] Manipulation of sowing time to avoid heat and cold stress in crop plants
[8] Agronomic management for metals/metalloids tolerance
[9] Use of phytohormones for the mitigation of abiotic stress
[10] Role of signaling molecules in developing abiotic stress tolerance [11] Role of trace elements in mitigating abiotic stress tolerance
[12] Approaches in enhancing antioxidant defense system in plant for abiotic stress tolerance
[13] Manipulation of the soil microbiome for abiotic stress tolerance
[14] Omics approaches in developing stress tolerance to plants
[15] Use of QTL in developing abiotic stress tolerance
[16] Systems biology perspective of abiotic stress tolerance
[17] Tailoring ion homeostasis related traits in developing salt tolerance to crops
[18] Transgenic approaches in developing abiotic stress tolerant plant varieties
[19] Epigenetic regulation of plant abiotic stress responses
[20] Incorporation of rapid breeding tools and new technologies to increase abiotic stress tolerance
[21] Use of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to modify abiotic stress responses in plants
About the Author: Mirza Hasanuzzaman is Professor of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Dhaka. He received his Ph.D. on 'Plant Stress Physiology and Antioxidant Metabolism' from Ehime University, Japan with a scholarship from the Japanese government (MEXT). Later, he completed his postdoctoral research at the Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of the Ryukyus, Japan, as a recipient of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellowship. He was also the recipient of the Australian Government's Endeavour Research Fellowship for postdoctoral research as an Adjunct Senior Researcher at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Dr. Hasanuzzaman's current work is focused on the physiological and molecular mechanisms of environmental stress tolerance. Dr. Hasanuzzaman has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has edited six books and written 30 book chapters on important aspects of plant physiology, plant stress tolerance, and crop production. According to Scopus(R), Dr. Hasanuzzaman's publications have received about 3,000 citations with an h-index of 26. He is an editor and reviewer for more than 50 peer-reviewed international journals and was a recipient of the 'Publons Peer Review Award 2017 and 2018'. He has been honored by different authorities for his outstanding performance in different fields like research and education, and he has received the World Academy of Science Young Scientist Award (2014).
Khalid Rehman Hakeem is Associate Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has completed his Ph.D. (Botany) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India in 2011. Dr. Hakeem has worked as Post Doctorate Fellow in 2012 and Fellow Researcher (Associate Prof.) from 2013-2016 at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. His specialty is Plant Eco-Physiology, Biotechnology & Molecular biology, Plant-Microbe-soil interactions and Environmental Sciences and so far has edited and authored more than 30 books with Springer International, Academic Press (Elsevier), CRC Press etc. He has also to his credit more than 120 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals, including 50 book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. He is also the Editorial board member and reviewer of several high impact international Journals. Dr. Hakeem is currently engaged in studying the plant processes at ecophysiological as well as proteomic levels.
Kamrun Nahar is Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Botany at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She received her PhD Degree on 'Environmental Stress Physiology of Plants' in 2016 from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Japan with the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship. Dr. Nahar has been involved in research with field crops emphasizing stress physiology since 2006. She has completed several research works and also continuing research project funded by Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System and Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh). She is supervising M.S. students. Dr. Nahar published 50 articles and chapters related to plant physiology and environmental stresses with Springer, Elsevier, CRC Press, Wiley, etc. Her publications reached about 2000 citations with h-index: 22 (according to Scopus(R)). She is involved in editorial activities and reviewer of international journals. She is active member of about 20 professional societies. Dr. Nahar attended different international conferences and presented 10 papers, and posters in national and international conferences in different countries (USA, Australia, Japan, Austria, Russia, China, etc.). Hesham F. Alharby is Associate Professor in Department of Biological Sciences at King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He got his PhD from the plant biology school in University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia in 2014. Dr. Alharby interested with the work focused in plant biology, mainly in Ecophysiology and Molecular biology. Dr. Alharby published more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and attended several international conferences. He was a head of laboratories at teachers college, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2005. At the moment, he is a head of the plant section in the department of biological sciences at KAU.
