Governance and Management of Technical Institutions

by B.L. Gupta

Overview

Sugarcane is long duration crop and, passing through unexpected climate changes of all the seasons which eventually have made our tropical sugarcane environment pre-disposed to abiotic stresses that affect sugarcane cane yield abysmally. Farmers cultivating sugarcane are facing multiple problems. Water is one of the major constraints and it is affecting the productivity and profitability of sugarcane growers and millers. So, unless sugarcane farmers are provided with options of high yields with much less water, India will find it difficult to meet its growing demand for sugar. Similarly flooding reduces shoot and root growth, dry matter production and total crop yield and cane yield losses depend upon the duration of waterlogging, stage of crop growth and management practices before, during and after waterlogging. In tropical climates, excess of radiation and high temperatures are often the most limiting factors affecting plant growth and final crop yield. In crop improvement perspective, effective identification of stress resistance traits, characterization of their genetic complexity and identification of genes in a wide array of both wild and cultivated genotypes are the important steps in breeding process. Though both the sugarcane and cotton crops show higher tolerance to abiotic stresses than the other major agricultural crops, however, extreme environmental conditions, such as drought and high temperature have an adverse effect on growth, productivity of both the crops, juice quality of sugarcane and fiber quality of cotton respectively. When a plant is subjected to abiotic stress, variety of genes are turned on, leading to increased levels of several proteins and metabolites, a number of which can be responsible for conferring a particular degree of protection to those stresses. This chapter gives an insight to sugarcane and cotton plants' responses to various abiotic stresses, as well as the physiological and molecularinterventions for developing climate-smart commercial varieties, and agronomical interventions for sustaining the crop yield under changing climate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789354399657
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	418
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

B.L. Gupta, is Professor in Education Management at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal. He completed B.E, in Civil Engineering in the year 1982 from Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Jndore. He completed LL.B. from The College of Law and Legal Aid Shahdol in the year 1988. Then he completed Master of Technical Education in the year 1992 and Ph.D. in 2002 from Technical Teachers Training Institute Bhopal. Professor Gupta has 23 years of experience in the field of teaching and training. He is trained in Great Britain. He has received training from well-known personalities of the country. He has conducted more than 250 management development programmes for various clients such as teachers of technical institutions, trainers and managers of industries. He has guided more than 15 theses in the field of technical education and management of industries. He has published more than 30 papers in national and international journals. He has developed print and non-print instructional material for teachers of technical institutions. He has worked on various World Bank assisted projects. Earlier to this book he has written three books.