Over exploitation of natural resources and human activities have made our ecosphere prone to abiotic stresses like drought (and shrtage of irrigation water), flooding/waterlogging, salinity, high and low temperatures, soil related problems and emerging nutyrient deficiencies and pollution, Besides, cyclone and winds, especially in coastal areas, also affect productivity. Use of high yielding varieties, high intensity of irrgatin, fertilizer consumption, especially the lop-sided use of nitrogen and pesticides in high productive-intensive agriculture, has aggravated some of these problems. The book reviews the problems of abiotic stresses per se, their effect on sugarcane growth development, cane and sugar productivity and gives an insight into various startegies to overcome such effects. These include breeding tolerant/resistant varieties, molecular interventions, etc. It also identifies relevant researchable issues in this field of specialization. These strategies will go a long way in sustaining productivity of sugarcane and sugar in times to come.

Table of Contents:
Abiotic Stresses Affecting Sugarcane Productivity; Water Sterss: Drought; Waterlogged Conditions; Salt-Induced Stresses; Low Temperature Stress; High Temperature Stress; Problem Soils; Nutrient-indcued Stress; Pollutants; Cyclone/Wind damage and High Altitude; Amelioration of Ripening under Unfavourable Conditions; Abiotic Stresses Leading to Other Abiotic and Biotic Stresses; Compensatory Ability in Sugarcane in Abiotic stress Conditions; Breeding sugarcane Varieties for Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses; Research Needs;