Preface

1. Crosstalk between autophagy and hormones for abiotic stress tolerance in plants
Azamal Husen; Wolaita Sodo University, P.O. Box:138, Wolaita, Ethiopia
2. Abscisic acid and plant response under adverse environmental conditionsJorge Gonzalez-Villagraa; Departamento de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Acuícolas, Facultad de Recursos Naturales; Universidad Católica de Temuco, P.O. Box 15-D, Temuco, ChileCarla Figueroab; Carrera de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera P.O. Box 54-D, Temuco, ChileAna Luengo Escobarc; Center of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN-UFRO), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.Melanie Moralesd; Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.Claudio Inostroza-Blancheteau; Núcleo de Investigación en Producción Alimentaria, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad, Católica de Temuco, P.O. Box 15-D, Temuco, ChileMarjorie Reyes-Díaz; Departamento de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, P.O. Box 15-D, Temuco, Chile
3. Auxins and plant response to adverse environmental conditionsSwati T. Gurme; Department of Biotechnology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur (MS), IndiaPankaj S. Mundada; Department of Biotechnology, Yashavantrao Chavan Institute of Science (Autonomous); Satara (MS), IndiaMahendra L. Ahire; Department of Botany, Yashavantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara (MS), IndiaSupriya S. Salunkhe; Department of Biotechnology, Yashavantrao Chavan Institute of Science (Autonomous), Satara (MS), India
4. Salicylic acid for vigorous plant growth and enhanced yield under harsh environmentSahila; Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi-110007, IndiaRadhika Keshana; Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi-110007, IndiaSahil Mehta; International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi-110067, IndiaAbdelmotelb K. F.; Department of Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig-44519, EgyptS. K. Aggarwal; ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana, Punjab-141004, India
5. Jasmonic acid for sustainable plant growth and production under adverse environmental conditionsBlanca Estela Barrera-Figueroa; Laboratorio de Biotecnología Vegetal, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad del Papaloapan, Tuxtepec, MexicoPiyada Juntawong; Center for Advanced Studies in Tropical Natural Resources, National Research University - Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, ThailandJulián Mario Peña-Castro; Laboratorio de Biotecnología Vegetal, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad del Papaloapan, Tuxtepec, Mexico
6. Strigolactones for sustainable plant growth and production under adverse environmental conditionsAli Razaa; Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Wuhan 430062, ChinaRida Javed; Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanZainab Zahid; Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (IESE), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SCEE), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Isla
About the Author:

Professor Azamal Husen (BSc from Shri Murli Manohar Town Post Graduate College, Ballia, UP; MSc from Hamdard University, New Delhi; and PhD from Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India) is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. He has served the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, as a Full Professor of Biology, and also worked as the Coordinator of MSc Program and the Head, Department of Biology. He was a Visiting Faculty of the Forest Research Institute, and the Doon College of Agriculture and Forest at Dehra Dun, India. He has a more than 20 years' experience of teaching, research and administration. Dr. Husen specializes in biogenic nanomaterials fabrication and their application, plant response to nanomaterials, plant production and adaptation to harsh environments at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation and improvement of tree species. He has conducted several research projects sponsored by various funding agencies, including the World Bank, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), the Indian Council of Forest Research Education (ICFRE); and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), etc. He has published over 100 research papers, review articles and book chapters, edited books of international repute, presented papers in several conferences, and produced over a dozen of manuals and monographs. Dr. Husen received four fellowships from India and a recognition award from University of Gondar, Ethiopia, for excellent teaching, research and community service. An active organizer of seminars/conferences and an efficient evaluator of research projects and book proposals as he is, Dr. Husen has been on the Editorial board and the panel of reviewers of several reputed journals of Elsevier, Frontiers Media SA, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature, RSC, Oxford University Press, Sciendo, The Royal Society, CSIRO, PLOS and John Wiley & Sons. He is included in the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is a Fellow of the Plantae group of American Society of Plant Biologists, and a Member of International Society of Root Research, Asian Council of Science Editors, and INPST, etc. Also, he is Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Plant Physiology; and a Series Editor of 'Exploring Medicinal Plants' published by Taylor & Francis Group, USA.