Preface.........................................................................................................................................................................ix
About the Editors........................................................................................................................................................xi
List of Contributors.................................................................................................................................................. xiii
Chapter 1 Impacts of Abiotic Stresses on Growth and Development of Plants.......................................................1
Muhammad Fasih Khalid, Sajjad Hussain, Shakeel Ahmad, Shaghef Ejaz,
Iqra Zakir, Muhammad Arif Ali, Niaz Ahmed, and Muhammad Akbar Anjum
Chapter 2 Influence of Phytoprotectants on Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants......................................................9
Rabia Amir, Tooba Iqbal, Maryam Khan, Faiza Munir, and Rumana Keyani
Chapter 3 Effect of Seed Priming on Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants..............................................................29
V.K. Choudhary, Subhash Chander, C.R. Chethan, and Bhumesh Kumar
Chapter 4 Application of Osmolytes in Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plant...........................................47
Shaghef Ejaz, Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, and Shakeel Ahmad
Chapter 5 Proline - A Key Regulator Conferring Plant Tolerance to Salinity and Drought.................................59
Renu Khanna-Chopra, Vimal Kumar Semwal, Nita Lakra, and Ashwani Pareek
Chapter 6 Phytohormones in Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants......................................................... 81
Parminder Kaur, Poonam Yadav, Shagun Bali,
Vandana Guatum,
