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Extreme Temperature Responses, Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Defense in Plants

Year: 2013

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Temperature stress is becoming the major concern for plant scientists worldwide due to the changing climate. The difficulty of climate change is further added considering its precisely projecting potential agricultural impacts [1, 2]. Temperature stress has devastating effects on plant growth and metabolism, as these processes have optimum temperature limits in every plant species. Global climate change is making high temperature (HT) a critical factor for plant growth and productivity; HT is now considered to be one of the major abiotic stresses for restricting crop production [3]. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicates that global temperatures have risen during the last 30 years [4], and it was mentioned that the decade from 2000 to 2009 was the warmest ever recorded.

Source: InTech eBooks

Parent work: Abiotic Stress - Plant Responses and Applications in Agriculture

DOI: 10.5772/54833

Authors: Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Kamrun Nahar, Masayuki Fujit

Language: English

Topic: Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W1496230293

FWCI: 23.33

Cites: 186

Cited by: 293

Related to: 10