{"product_id":"drought-stress-in-horticultural-plants-stefania-toscano-9783036565170","title":"Drought Stress in Horticultural Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrought stress is one of the main factors limiting horticultural crops, especially in environments like the Mediterranean basin, which is often characterized by sub-optimal water availability. The global change will determine the increase in semi-arid conditions, so all horticultural crops will have to cope with the water scarcity. Appropriate plant selection and new cultivation methods, especially methods of deficit irrigation, are crucial in improving the crop cultivation performances.Horticultural plants can have specific adaptive mechanisms to overcome the negative effects of drought stress. Drought-tolerant plants show different adjustment mechanisms to overcome this stress, including morphological, physiological, and biochemical modifications. The plant responses include increasing the root\/shoot ratio, growth reduction, leaf anatomy change, reduction of leaf size, and reduction of total leaf area to limit the water loss and guarantee the photosynthesis process. Furthermore, drought stress influences gas exchange and other physiological parameters. Recent acquisitions on the mechanism of signal transduction and the development of drought tolerance in plants are useful to understand the action mechanisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Stefania Toscano\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Giulia Franzoni\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Sara ﾁlvarez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuest Editors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefania Toscano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3036565175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783036565170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mdpi AG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d","brand":"Stefania Toscano","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128957595903,"sku":"9783036565170","price":73.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_014548cd-4ac1-4910-a668-4f3d950dd1e2.jpg?v=1687461324","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/drought-stress-in-horticultural-plants-stefania-toscano-9783036565170","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}