TY - CHAP AU - Allan Klynger da Silva Lobato AU - Gélia Dinah Monteiro Viana AU - Gleberson Guillen Piccinin AU - Milton Hélio Lima da Silva AU - Gabriel Mascarenhas Maciel AU - Douglas José Marques ED - Arun K. Shanker ED - Chitra Shanker Y1 - 2016-02-17 PY - 2016 T1 - Consequences of Water Deficit on Metabolism of Legumes N2 - The impact of global climate change on crop production has emerged as a major research priority during the past decade. Understanding abiotic stress factors such as temperature and drought tolerance and biotic stress tolerance traits such as insect pest and pathogen resistance in combination with high yield in plants is of paramount importance to counter climate change related adverse effects on the productivity of crops. In this multi-authored book, we present synthesis of information for developing strategies to combat plant stress. Our effort here is to present a judicious mixture of basic as well as applied research outlooks so as to interest workers in all areas of plant science. We trust that the information covered in this book would bridge the much-researched area of stress in plants with the much-needed information for evolving climate-ready crop cultivars to ensure food security in the future. BT - Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants SP - Ch. 11 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/62346 DO - 10.5772/62346 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -