This book provides a timely update on the recent progress in our knowledge of all aspects of plant perception, signalling an adaptation to a variety of environmental stresses. It covers in detail areas such as drought, salinity, temperature and pH extremes, waterlogging, oxidative stress and pathogens.

Contributions by: Lakshmi Praba Manavalan, Henry T Nguyen, Rana Munns, Vadim Demidchik, Eric Ruelland, Anjana Jajoo, Suleyman I Allakhverdiev, Chiara Pucciariello, Pierdomenico Perata, Peter Ryan, Emmanuel Delhaize, André Läuchli, Stephen R Grattan, Jill M Farrant, Keren Cooper, Joanne Bentley, Amelia Hilgart, Marcel A K Jansen, Michael E. Wisniewski, Ian R Willick, Lawrence V Gusta, Philip White, Paula Ponrac, Halford J W Dace