Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops: Breeding for Drought, Salinity and Heat is a comprehensive scientific volume that explores how crops respond to major environmental stresses and how modern breeding strategies can enhance resilience. The book provides an in-depth overview of physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying plant tolerance to drought, salinity and high temperatures. It highlights recent advancements in genomics, marker-assisted selection, transgenic approaches and climate-smart breeding, making it a valuable reference for understanding the complexity of stress responses in plants.

The book is particularly useful for researchers, plant breeders and graduate students who work in crop science, plant physiology, genetics and biotechnology. Beyond academia, the book also appeals to policy makers, agronomists and development practitioners focused on food security and climate-resilient agriculture. By outlining strategies to develop hardy crop varieties, it provides evidence-based guidance for agricultural planning in stress-prone regions. Overall, the volume serves a broad readership seeking to understand and mitigate the impacts of abiotic stress on global crop production.