Rishikesh Upadhyay was born, grew up and lives in Bhanjang Basti, Haflong (erstwhile Bhanjyang Basti), a small Nepalis’ hamlet, via Mahadev Tilla, at Haflong, the district headquarter of North Cachar Hills (now Dima Hasao), India.
Dr. Upadhyay writes articles, children's, research article, nonfiction titles, book chapters, poems, etc. and has spent the past decade working and teaching in higher educational institutions.
His works have been appeared, quoted and cited in several international journals and books of repute.
Plants experience stress due to environmental changes, either in biotic or abiotic form, during their life cycle. Non-heritable modifications in morphological, physiological or biochemical characteristics tend to reduce or decrease growth and productivity, and sometimes lead to death.This book presents an exhaustive overview of the specific effects and modifications that could occur in this regard, and will serve to consolidate the ideas to promote standardization of plant adaptation to these changes in the environment. This book returns to the facts of both biotic and abiotic stress, detailing an essential aspect of plant life in the context of stress response.The text is a comprehensive, c...
Stress in Plants: The Hidden Half provides an overview of the challenges of increasing crop or agricultural productivity to meet the demands of a growing population, linking descriptions of physiological, ecological, biochemical and molecular activity in plants with their tolerance and adaptation to natural environments. In the case of plants, a stress is an adverse condition or substance that affects or blocks a plant’s metabolism, growth, or development. The threat to productivity in crops and agriculture due to these stresses cannot be overstated, nor overlooked, especially in light of climate change.The information covered in this book will be helpful in building strategies to cou...
