The abiotic stresses like drought temperature cold salinity heavy metals etc. affect a
great deal on the yield performance of the agricultural crops. To cope up with these challenges
plant breeding programs world-wide are focussing on the development of stress tolerant
varieties in all crop species. Significant genomic advances have been made for abiotic stress
tolerance in various crop species in terms of availability of molecular markers QTL mapping
genome-wide association studies (GWAS) genomic selection (GS) strategies and transcriptome
profiling. The broad-range of articles involving genomics and breeding approaches deepens our
existing knowledge about complex traits. The chapters are written by authorities in their
respective fields. This book provides comprehensive and consolidated account on the
applications of the most recent findings and the progress made in genomics assisted breeding
for tolerance to abiotic stresses in many important major crop species with a focus on
applications of modern strategies for sustainable agriculture. The book is especially intended
for students molecular breeders and scientists working on the genomics-assisted genetic
improvement of crop species for abiotic stress tolerance.
