HARNESSING HEAT STRESS IN VEGETABLE CROPS TOWARDS MITIGATING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE - Climate Dynamics in Horticultural Science - page 169

CHAPTER 10
HARNESSING HEAT STRESS IN
VEGETABLE CROPS TOWARDS
MITIGATING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE
SHIRIN AKHTAR 1 , ABHISHEK NAIK 2 , and PRANAB HAZRA 2
1 Department of Horticulture (Vegetable and Floriculture) Bihar Agricultural
University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, India.
2 Department of Vegetable Crops Faculty of Horticulture Bidhan Chandra
KrishiViswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, India.
CONTENTS
Abstract ................................................................................................. 174
10.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 174
10.2 Threshold Levels of Heat-Stress ................................................ 176
10.3 Plant Adaptation to Heat Stress .................................................. 177
10.4 Reactions of Vegetable Crops to Heat Stress ............................. 180
10.5 Development of Heat-Stress Tolerance ...................................... 187
10.6 Traditional Breeding Strategies .................................................. 188
10.7 Molecular and Biotechnological Strategies ............................... 191
10.8 Conclusions and Future Prospects ............................................. 192
Keywords .............................................................................................. 192
References ............................................................................................. 192