Chapter 1. Drought Stress in Plants: An Overview
M. Farooq, M. Hussain, A. Wahid, K.H.M. Siddique
I. Morphological and Anatomical Responses
Chapter 2. Functional significance of morpho-anatomical traits in adaptive strategies against drought.
V. De Micco, G. Aronne
Chapter 3. Xylem cavitation and embolism in plants living in water-limited ecosystems.
A. Vilagrosa, E. Chirino, J. Peguero, T.S. Barigah, H. Cochard, E. Gil-Peregrín
II. Physiological Responses
Chapter 4. Regulation of root water uptake under drought stress conditions.
R. Aroca, J.M. Ruiz-Lozano
Chapter 5. The response of photosynthesis to soil water stress.
J. Flexas, A. Gallé, J. Galmés, M. Ribas-Carbo, H. Medrano
Chapter 6. Water use strategies of plants under drought conditions.
E.L.V.A. Bacelar, J.M. Moutinho-Pereira, B.M.C. Gonçalves, C.V.Q. Brito, J. Gomes-Laranjo, H.M.F. Ferreira, C.M. Correia
Chapter 7. Drought effects on nutrient uptake and assimilation in vegetable crops.
Y. Rouphael, M. Cardarelli, D. Schwarz, P. Franken, G. Colla
III. Biochemical and Molecular Responses
Chapter 8. Osmotic adjustment under drought conditions.
G.J. Sanders, S.K. Arndt
Chapter 9. Antioxidant defenses against drought.
I. Hernández, J. Cela, L. Alegré, S. Munné-Bosch
Chapter 10. Understanding and exploiting plant hormone biology to enhance crop production under water scarcity.
W.J. Davies, S. Wilkinson
Chapter 11. Genome-wide transcriptional re-programming under drought stress
H. Chen, L. Xiong
IV. Ecophysiological Responses
Chapter 12. Drought response in forest tree species: from the species to the gene.
I. Aranda, E. Gil-Pelegrín, A. Gascó, M.A. Guevara, J. Cano, M. De Miguel, J.A. Ramírez-Valiente, J.J. Peguero-Pina, P. Perdiguero, A. Soto, M. Cervera, C. Collada
Chapter 13. Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis to plant drought tolerance. State of the art.
J.M. Ruiz-Lozano, R. Porcel, G. Bárzana, R. Azcón, R. Aroca
Chapter 14. Future environmental constraints of drought and elevated CO2 will limit yield in N2 fixing alfalfa.
G. Erice, A. Sanz-Sáez, I. Aranjuelo, J.J. Irigoyen, M. Sánchez-Díaz
Chapter 15. Promotion of plant drought tolerance by microbes.
Y.C. Kim, B.R. Glick, Y. Bashan, C.M. Ryu
V. Field Responses
Chapter 16. Physiology of the yield under drought: lessons from studies with lupin.
J.A. Palta, J.D. Berger, H. Bramley
Chapter 17. Drought in deciduous fruit trees: implications for yield and fruit quality.
G. López, M.H. Behboudian, J. Girona, J. Marsal
