Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
CHAPTER 9
FUNCTIONAL PHYSIOLOGY
IN DROUGHT TOLERANCE OF
VEGETABLE CROPS—AN APPROACH
TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACT
A. CHATTERJEE
1
and S. S. SOLANKEY
2
1
Molecular Biology Section, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras
Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005 (U.P.), India.
2
Department of Horticulture (Vegetables & Floriculture), Bihar Agricultural
College, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour (Bhagalpur) - 813 210,
Bihar, India; E-mail:
shashank.hort@gmail.com
CONTENTS
Abstract
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9.1
Introduction
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9.3
Physiological Parameters Help in Screening Drought Resistant
Varieteies
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9.4
Conclusion
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