Meet the editors

Dr. Shah Fahad is an assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He obtained his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Huazhong Agriculture University, China, in 2015. After completing his postdoctoral research in Agronomy at Huazhong Agriculture University (2015–2017), he accepted the position of assistant professor at the University of Haripur. He has published

more than 290 peer-reviewed papers (impact factor = 910.45) with more than 260 research and 30 review articles on important aspects of climate change, plant physiology and breeding, plant nutrition, plant stress responses, and tolerance mechanisms, and exogenous chemical priming-induced abiotic stress tolerance. He has also contributed fifty book chapters to various volumes published by well-renowned publishing houses. He has also edited fifteen book volumes, including this one. Dr. Fahad received the Young Rice International Scientist award and distinguished scholar award in 2014 and 2015, respectively. He won fifteen projects from international and national donor agencies. Dr. Fahad was named among the top 2 percent of scientists in a global list compiled by Stanford University, California. His areas of interest include climate change, greenhouse emission gasses, abiotic stresses tolerance, roles of phytohormones and their interactions in abiotic stress responses, heavy metals, and regulation of nutrient transport processes.

Dr. Shah Saud received his Ph.D. in Horticulture (turf grasses) from Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China. He is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University. Dr. Saud has published more than 125 research publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has edited three books and written twenty-five book chapters on important aspects of plant physiol-

ogy, plant stress responses, and environmental problems in relation to agricultural plants. According to Scopus, Dr. Saud's publications have received roughly 2500 citations with an h-index of 24. He is an editor and reviewer for more than twenty peer-reviewed international journals. His outstanding work has been recognized with five awards for scientific and technological progress in Heilongjiang province, China. Dr. Saud has also won five international projects.

Dr. Yajun Chen obtained a Ph.D. in Crop Cultivation and Farming System from Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China, in 2005. Later, she completed her postdoctoral research in biology at Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China. Currently, she is a professor at the Horticulture College, Northeast Agricultural University. Over the course of a dozen years, Dr. Chen has studied in Australia (2003–2004), the United States

(2010–2011), and Norway (2015–2016) as a visiting scholar funded by the Chinese government. Her research work encompasses ornamental plant adverse physiology and ecology, coping with ecological environment adaptation, and restoration of garden plants. Dr. Chen has published more than 110 research papers in peer-reviewed journals in her field at home and abroad. As a chief editor she has edited

more than twenty books on important aspects of local flora, turf and flower culture, and plant stress physiology. She has also trained more than eighty master's students and five Ph.D. candidates in these fields. Her outstanding work has been recognized with eight awards for scientific and technological progress in Heilongjiang province, China. She has also won two international and thirteen national projects.

Dr. Depeng Wang obtained a Ph.D. in Agronomy and Crop Physiology from Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China, in 2016. He is currently a professor at the College of Life Science, Linyi University, Linyi, China. He is the principal investigator of the Crop Genetic Improvement, Physiology & Ecology Center at Linyi University. His current research focuses on agronomy and crop ecology and physiology, including characteristics associContents

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**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 29**

**Chapter 4 59**

**Chapter 5 73**

**Chapter 6 91**

**Chapter 7 127**

Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects

Molecular Abiotic Stress Tolerans Strategies: From Genetic Engineering

Elevated CO2 Concentration Improves Heat-Tolerant Ability in Crops *by Ayman EL Sabagh, Akbar Hossain, Mohammad Sohidul Islam, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Ali Raza, Çetin Karademir, Emine Karademir, Abdul Rehman, Md Atikur Rahman, Rajesh Kumar Singhal, Analía Llanes,* 

A Review on Kentucky Bluegrass Responses and Tolerance to Drought Stress

Responses of Neotropical Savannah Plant Species to Abiotic Stresses:

Influence of Water Stress on Growth, Chlorophyll Contents and Solute Accumulation in Three Accessions of *Vicia faba* L. from Tunisian Arid Region *by Hanen Enneb, Leila Ben Yahya, Mohamed Ilyas, Datta Asaram Dhale,* 

*by Silvana Aparecida Barbosa de Castro and Vinícius Coelho Kuster*

*by Deeksha Marothia, Navdeep Kaur and Pratap Kumar Pati*

*Muhammad Ali Raza, Muhammad Mubeen, Wajid Nasim,* 

*Celaleddin Barutçular, Ram Swaroop Meena and Hirofumi Saneoka*

*by Jian Cui, Saud Shah, Shah Fahad and Yajun Chen*

Management of Abiotic Stress in Forage Crops *by Amanpreet Singh and Harmandeep Singh Chahal*

A Structural and Functional Overview

*Mohamed Bagues and Kamel Nagaz*

*by Sinan Meriç, Alp Ayan and Çimen Atak*

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ated with high-yield crops, the effect of temperature on crop grain yield and solar radiation utilization, morphological plasticity to agronomic manipulation in leaf dispersion and orientation, and optimal integrated crop management practices for maximizing crop grain yield. Dr. Wang has published more than thirty-six papers in reputed journals. He has edited one book and written four book chapters on important aspects of crop physiology, environmental stress, and crop quality formation. According to Google Scholar Citation, his publications have received about 100 citations. He is a reviewer for five peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Wang is a provincial crop expert in green, high-quality, and efficient technology, and has participated in six national projects with more than \$4 million in research funding.

Dr. Chao Wu engages in the field of crop cultivation and physiology, and plant phenomics. He received a Ph.D. from Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, in 2016, and completed his postdoctorate at Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China, in 2019. Currently, he is an associate research fellow at Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China.

He chairs the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province and two postdoctoral science research foundations. His main research focus is physiological mechanisms of abiotic-stress tolerance (heat, drought) in crops and medicinal plants.
