Review Article | Published: 20 June 2019

Impact of Drought Stress on Forest Trees – A Review

Shephali Sachan and Avinash Jain

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 42 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 185-190 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-49CG2U | Cite this article

Abstract

Drought stress is creating dangerous situation worldwide. The impact of stress is not only the deficiency of water but it also leads to the deficiency and losses of everything which are linked to the water resources directly or indirectly. Drought stress disturbs the normal biochemical, molecular and physiological processes, affecting the morphology of plant. As a result the plant is either unable to live on abrupt changes or learn to avoid/tolerate the variation in the environment. The results vary species to species depending on genotype, frequency and time period of drought stress. There is need of screening various tree species for getting information related to their ability and capacity level of susceptibility, tolerance and avoidance behaviour with the further goal of their plantation in the various nurseries in order to rehabilitate the drought prone areas, wastelands and to increase intangible and tangible benefits.

Keywords

Drought, Forest, Biochemical, Molecular, Physiological, Morphology, Tolerance

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Sachan, S. and Jain, A., 2019. Impact of Drought Stress on Forest Trees – A Review. Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(2), pp.185-190. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-49CG2U

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