Medicinal Plant Responses to Stressful Conditions

The book discusses the biotic and abiotic stress responses of several major medicinal plants. Understanding the response of medicinal plants to stress conditions is critical for the sustainable production of medicinal plants in this changing environment. This book will provide an overall picture of effect of stresses on medicinal plants as well as mitigation strategies. Growing biotic and abiotic stresses year after year cause many problems for the agricultural sector, so urgent solutions must be found to overcome these problems. Medicinal plants are in great demand globally for medicinal uses, pharmaceutical production, perfume production, soap and cosmetics, and refreshing beverages and nutrition. They are also used as spices and natural flavors and aroma additives in food industries; and they are also used as insecticides. It contains easy to follow algorithms and key points in each chapter.