The Plant Family Fabaceae: Biology and Physiological Responses to Environmental Stresses [Paperback]

This book comprehensively introduces all aspects of the physiology, stress responses and tolerance to abiotic stresses of the Fabaceae plants. Different plant families have been providing food, fodder, fuel, medicine and other basic needs for the human and animal since the ancient time. Among the plant families Fabaceae have special importance for their agri-horticultural importance and multifarious uses apart from the basic needs. Interest in the response of Fabaceae plants toward abiotic stresses is growing considering the economic importance and the special adaptive mechanisms. Recent advances and developments in molecular and biotechnological tools has contributed to ease and wider this mission. This book provides up-to-date findings  that will be of greater use for the students and researchers, particularly Plant Physiologists, Environmental Scientists, Biotechnologists, Botanists, Food Scientists and Agronomists, to get the information on the recent advances on this plant family in regard to physiology and stress tolerance.1. The biology of legumes and their agronomic, economic and social impact.- 2.Tropical Legumes: Status, Distribution, Biology and Importance.- 3.Nitrogen fixation of legumes: Biology and physiology.- 4.Nitrogen fixation of legumes under the family Fabaceae: Adverse effect of abiotic stresses and mitigation strategies.- 5.Genetic engineering and genome editing for the improvement of Fabaceae for abiotic stress tolerance.- 6.GWAS and genomic approaches in Legumes, an expanding toolkit for examining responses to abiotic stresses.- 7.Use of Osmolytes for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Fabaceae Plants.- 8.Role of biostimulants for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in Fabaceae plants.- 9.Abiotic and biotic stresses interaction in Fabaceae plants. Contributions from the grain legumessoilborne vascular diseasesdrought stress triangle.- 10.Leguminosae (nom. alt. Fabaceae)  Its Diversity, Use and Role in Environmental Conservation l.