Since lack of water is a commonly occurring condition in nature, plants have developed many physiological responses to help them survive periods of water stress. Most of these responses cause changes in the carbohydrate economy of the tree through reduced photosynthesis, tree growth or cropping,...

This chapter reviews the recent advances regarding the behavioural, physical, physiological and welfare effects of transport in horses.

This chapter outlines some of the abnormal and undesirable behaviours in horses and how to make adaptive responses that considers the welfare of the animal.

The third edition of this book contains 15 illustrated chapters on the development and assessment of equine behaviour; sensory and neurologic faculties; the neurological underpinnings of behaviour; behavioural homeostasis, daily rhythms and advances in monitoring; ingestion, elimination and...

This chapter summarizes the growing conditions that overcome biotic stress and the adaptations of horticultural practices in fig orchard growing systems that enhance fruit quality and productivity in the different climatic zones.

This chapter focuses on the amazing capabilities of nematodes to respond to fluctuating environmental conditions, such as desiccation, osmotic stress, extreme temperatures and oxidative stress. Current knowledge on the behavioral, physiological, genetic and molecular adaptation of nematodes to...

This chapter focuses on the introduction of molecular signaling pathways involved in regulating the toxicity of environmental toxicants or stresses in Caenorhabditis elegans. These molecular signaling pathways include oxidative stress-related molecular signals, MAPK signaling pathways, insulin and...

This chapter focuses on ideotype breeding for improving the yield and related traits, abiotic stress resistance, and quality of grain and forage sorghum. Ideotype breeding involves defining and breeding for the target traits to reach the objectives and differs from classical plant breeding which...

This book contains 29 chapters focusing on wheat, maize and sorghum molecular breeding. It aims to contribute the latest understandings of the molecular and genetic bases of abiotic stress tolerance, yield and quality improvement of wheat, maize and sorghum to develop strategies for improving...

In this chapter the behaviour and welfare concepts regarding animal production, pet management, veterinary medicine, sensory systems, and pheromones are discussed.