Abiotic Stresses in Fruit Crops - Mechanisms and Management

Manasa Bodakuntla; Srikanth Thippani

doi:https://doi.org/

Editorial Book

Book Title: Recent Advances in Plant Breeding-Volume 1

PAID ACCESS | Published on : 27-Nov-2024 | Pages: 166-169 |

Abiotic Stresses in Fruit Crops - Mechanisms and Management

Manasa Bodakuntla
Department of Fruit Science, SKLTHU, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Srikanth Thippani
Department of GPBR, PJTAU, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Abstract

Fruit crops, owing to their perennial nature and high economic value, are increasingly vulnerable to abiotic stresses under changing climatic conditions. Stresses such as drought, salinity, temperature extremes and flooding adversely affect growth, phenology, yield and fruit quality. Sustainable fruit production under these constraints requires an integrated management approach combining cultural practices, irrigation innovations, use of tolerant rootstocks and cultivars, and modern biotechnological interventions. This chapter synthesizes current knowledge on the impact, mechanisms and management of major abiotic stresses in fruit crops, expanding the concepts presented in recent review literature into a comprehensive, book‑chapter‑level treatment suitable for students, researchers and practitioners.

Keywords

Drought, salinity, temperature, abiotic stresses, fruit crops

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