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List of contributors, vii <p>Preface, x</p> <p>About the editor, xii</p> <p>1 Oilseed crops: Present scenario and future prospects, 1<br /><i>Sarah Waseem, Sameen Ruqia Imadi, Alvina Gul, and Parvaiz Ahmad</i></p> <p>2 Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.): Diversity, seed oil and uses, 19<br /><i>Ezzeddine Saadaoui, José J. Martín, Nizar Tlili, and Emilio Cervantes</i></p> <p>3 Seed composition in oil crops: Its impact on seed germination performance, 34<br /><i>Natalia Izquierdo, Roberto Benech‐Arnold, Diego Batlla, Raúl González Belo, and Jorge Tognetti</i></p> <p>4 Oilseed crops and biodiesel production: Present and future prospects, 52<br /><i>Abdalbasit A. Mariod and Mohammed Salaheldeen</i></p> <p>5 Vegetable oil yield and composition influenced by environmental stress factors, 80<br /><i>Sandra Balbino</i></p> <p>6 Soybean: Growth, development and yield under salt stress, 102<br /><i>Olimpia Gładysz, Agnieszka Waśkiewicz, Bartosz Ciorga, and Piotr Goliński</i></p> <p>7 Sunflower resistance to the vampire weed broomrape: A Van Helsing quest story, 123<br /><i>Pascal Labrousse and David Delmail</i></p> <p>8 Biochemical and molecular studies on the commercial oil‐yielding desert shrub Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba, a desert gold), 152<br /><i>Suphiya Khan, Swati Agarwal, and Vinay Sharma</i></p> <p>9 Role of phytohormones in improving the yield of oilseed crops, 165<br /><i>Mohammad Ashfaq and Suphiya Khan</i></p> <p>10 Plant–microbe interaction in oilseed crops, 184<br /><i>Faisal Islam, Basharat Ali, Muhammad A. Farooq, Rafaqat A. Gill, Jian Wang, and Weijun Zhou</i></p> <p>11 Brassicaceae plants: Metal accumulation and their role in phytoremediation, 207<br /><i>Zeshan Ali, Hina Waheed, Alvina Gul, Farzana Afzal, Kiran Anwaar, and Saiqa Imran</i></p> <p>12 Role of organic and inorganic amendments in alleviating heavy metal stress in oilseed crops, 224<br /><i>Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Farhat Abbas, Muhammad Adrees, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Mujahid Farid, Rafaqat Ali Gill, and Basharat Ali</i></p> <p>13 Biochemical and molecular responses of oilseed crops to heavy metal stress, 236<br /><i>Zaid ul Hassan, Shafaqat Ali, Rehan Ahmad, Muhammad Rizwan, Farhat Abbas, Tahira Yasmeen, and Muhammad Iqbal</i></p> <p>14 The role of oilseed crops in human diet and industrial use, 249<br /><i>Olufunmilola A. Abiodun</i></p> <p>15 Appraisal of biophysical parameters in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) using thermal indices, 264<br /><i>Tarun Adak and N.V.K. Chakravarty</i></p> <p>Index, 286</p>

<b>About the Editor</b><br /><b>Parvaiz Ahmad</b>, Department of Botany, Sri Pratap College, India

<p><i>Oil Seed Crops: Yield and Adaptations under Environmental Stress</i> is a state-of-the-art reference that investigates the effect of environmental stress on oil seed crops and outlines effective ways to reduce stress and improve crop yield.<br />With attention to physiological, biochemical, molecular, and transgenic approaches, the chapters discuss a variety of oil seed crops and also cover a broad range of environmental stressors including microbes, salt, heavy metals, and climate change.<br />Featuring up-to-date research from a global group of experts, this reference provides innovative recommendations for mitigating environmental stress and promoting the healthy growth, development, and adaptation of crops.</p> <p> </p>

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