Climate-Resilient Crops: Challenges and Opportunities

Climate-Resilient Crops: Challenges and Opportunities offers a clear and concise guide to the development of crops that can withstand the increasing threats of climate change. With rising global temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events, this book highlights innovative approaches in breeding, biotechnology, and crop management to meet future food demands.

Covering a range of important crops―including cereals, oilseeds, fiber, and vegetables―the book integrates current research on stress tolerance, genetic resource utilization, root systems, and the role of plant metabolites. It also explores cutting-edge tools such as omics and genome editing for crop improvement.

Designed for students, young researchers, and agricultural professionals, this book delivers practical insights into how science can contribute to climate-smart agriculture. By bridging gaps between disciplines and highlighting new breeding strategies, it serves as a valuable resource for those working to build sustainable food systems in an era of climate uncertainty.

Muhammad Tehseen Azhar is working as Associate Professor at the Department of Plan Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, his primary responsibility is teaching to graduate and post-graduate classes. In addition, his focus is the screening and development of segregating populations resulting in the development of several lines of cotton with higher yield and improved fiber quality traits. Dr Azhar has specific interest in the development of cotton germplasm with tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses.

Zulfiqar Ali is a Professor at the Department of Plan Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Prof. Ali completed his PhD from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, and postdoctoral studies from Plant Breeding Institute at University of Sydney (2007–2008) and Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Nanjing (2009–2011).

Muhammad Azam Khan is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He is primarily engaged in the teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students. He studied genetics and genomics of host plant resistance to fungal diseases in his PhD.