Editorial: Abiotic stress: Molecular genetics and genomics, volume II

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Abiotic stresses constitute major threat to farming system worldwide. The ongoing climate change is further exacerbating the global farming landscape due to increased frequency and intensity of abiotic stresses leading to reduced productivity and stability in crop plants In recent years, there has been a remarkable improvement in crop productivity due to development and implementation of innovative breeding and genetic tools and technologies However, increasing human population and rising living standards are expected to increase the global food demand in coming years. Therefore, further agricultural innovations are required to meet this challenge. Since most cultivars have been developed to perform well under optimal environments with minimal perturbations