Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Advances of Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Second Edition provides an updated, comprehensive, and globally relevant resource that reflects the latest scientific advancements in the area, addressing the challenges posed by climate change, providing insights into the technological advancements toward addressing them, and exploring the socio-economic, and policy aspects related to rice cultivation under abiotic stress. Rice faces significant abiotic stress challenges which substantially impact yield and quality. These stresses include extreme temperatures, drought, salinity, and flooding, and each presents unique challenges to the crop's growth and survival. Addressing these abiotic stresses is vital for ensuring food security, necessitating advancements in agricultural practices, breeding of stress-tolerant varieties, and innovative farming techniques. Significant advancements in the field of rice research, particularly regarding abiotic stress tolerance include new understanding of genetic markers, innovative breeding techniques, and cutting-edge biotechnological interventions. This second edition incorporate these latest findings, ensuring that the book remains a current and valuable resource. It comprehensively addresses these challenges, providing readers with updated strategies and methodologies to mitigate the effects of climate change on rice production. Including new areas of research, such as the role of microbiomes in abiotic stress tolerance, sustainable and eco-friendly farming practices, other topics included are tools for genome editing and technologies for improved yield and quality. Addressing the latest global trends, challenges, and solutions in rice research makes the book globally relevant and useful for a wide range of audiences, including researchers, educators, and practitioners in the field of agriculture.

• Addresses the challenges posed by climate change, expands on technological, socio-economic and policy aspects of rice production
• Provides practical insights into a wide range of management and crop improvement practices
• Presents a valuable, single-volume sourcebook for rice scientists dealing with agronomy, physiology, molecular biology and biotechnology