Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Muhammad Saleem Arifa b, Talha Jana, Muhammad Riazb, Shah Fahadc, Muhammad Saleem Arifa b, Muhammad Bilal Shakoorb, Amanullaha, Fahd Rasuld
- aDepartment of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
- bDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- cCrop Physiology and Production Center (CPPC), College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P.R. China
- dDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Abstract
Abstract Rice, world’s second most important cereal crop serves as a staple food for more than 50% of world’s population. Astonishing increases in the world’s population has forced humanity to produce more food. Though, rice yield has increased due to the advent of modern technology, still the current average yield is 10%–15% lower than its potential. The reason for these yield losses is mainly attributed to biotic and abiotic stress. Abiotic stresses such as drought, heat, salinity, heavy metals, and nutrient deficiency are responsible for the drastic reduction in rice yields under the current climate change scenario. Defense against these stresses is often sought at genetic levels and very little has been done to explore and manipulate agronomic tools which could offer a more adequate and rapid solution to the problems. In this chapter, we have tried to compile such agronomic strategies feasible for practice and reasonable to implement.
TL;DRThis chapter has tried to compile such agronomic strategies feasible for practice and reasonable to implement which could offer a more adequate and rapid solution to the problems of biotic and abiotic stress. (Semantic Scholar)