SECTION A. Multiple abiotic stresses in crop plants: A global climate change perspective 1. Incidence of multiple abiotic stresses in crop plants and its implication for global food security 2. Mechanisms and strategies to deal with compound stress in plants: an overview SECTION B. Physiological and molecular basis of multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants 3. Morphological and anatomical adaptations in plants under multiple abiotic stresses 4. Photosynthetic and stomatal regulation to multiple abiotic stresses in plants 5. Plant signaling and signal transduction cascade under multiple abiotic stresses in plants 6.
Role of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant defense in tolerating multiple abiotic stresses in plants 7. Modulation of ion transport and uptake dynamics in plants under multiple abiotic stresses 8. Transcription factors and their role in multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants 9. Role of phytohormones and plant growth regulators in multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants 10. Secondary metabolites, metallothioneins, and phytochelatins in combating multiple abiotic stresses in plants SECTION C. Approaches for improving multiple stress tolerance in plants 11. Use of Plant Genetic Resources and marker-assisted breeding approaches to improve multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants 12. Genomics-assisted approaches for improving multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants 13.
Role of phenomics and precision phenotyping in breeding strategies to develop multiple abiotic stress tolerant crops 14. Use of nanobiotechnology to improve multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants 15. Transgenic and genome editing-based approaches for improving multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants 16. Multi-omics-based approaches for developing multiple abiotic stress tolerant crops SECTION D. Management strategies to overcome multiple abiotic stresses in plants 17. Management of multiple abiotic stresses through improved agronomic practices 18. Adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices to mitigate multiple abiotic stresses in crops 19. Alleviation of multiple abiotic stresses by improving macro- and micro-nutrient management 20.
Role of beneficial elements to mediate the tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses in plants 21. Role of soil amendments in improving multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants 22. Importance of beneficial microbes in improving multiple abiotic stress tolerance of plants: Special reference to PGPR and AMF 23. Detection and monitoring of abiotic stresses in crops: Latest on technological applications.