The "Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress" is a comprehensive resource edited by Mohammad Pessarakli, covering various aspects of plant and crop stress. The book is divided into several parts, each focusing on different dimensions of stress and its management. **Part I** addresses soil salinity and sodicity problems, including their development, classification, assessment, and management in irrigated agriculture. It also explores the influence of sodium on soils in humid regions. **Part II** discusses plant/crop tolerance and stressful conditions, focusing on oxidative stress, antioxidant defense systems, and the role of plant hormones, proline, and dehydrins in stress responses. **Part III** delves into the physiological, cellular, and molecular biology aspects of plant responses to various stress conditions, such as salt, drought, heat, cold, and light. It includes chapters on seed germination under salt stress, nitrogen stress, photosynthesis, and carbon metabolism. **Part IV** examines plant and crop responses to pollution stress, particularly toxic metals and heavy metal pollution. **Part V** covers responses to weeds, pests, pathogens, and agrichemical stress conditions, including the involvement of insect pests and herbicide effects on root-associated microorganisms. **Part VI** explores genetic factors and plant/crop genomics under stress, discussing genetic improvement and candidate gene expression in drought resistance. **Part VII** provides empirical investigations of specific plants and crops grown under salt, drought, and other environmental stress conditions, including green beans, rice, and turfgrass. **Part VIII** discusses the impacts of climatic changes and elevated carbon dioxide levels on plant biomass and stem juice. **Part IX** looks at future promises in improving plant and crop adaptation and tolerance to stressful conditions, including seed invigoration and adaptive strategies for tropical forage grasses. **Part X** highlights beneficial aspects of stress, such as salinity-induced enhancement of horticultural crop quality. The handbook is a valuable resource for researchers, farmers, and students interested in understanding and managing plant and crop stress.The "Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress" is a comprehensive resource edited by Mohammad Pessarakli, covering various aspects of plant and crop stress. The book is divided into several parts, each focusing on different dimensions of stress and its management. **Part I** addresses soil salinity and sodicity problems, including their development, classification, assessment, and management in irrigated agriculture. It also explores the influence of sodium on soils in humid regions. **Part II** discusses plant/crop tolerance and stressful conditions, focusing on oxidative stress, antioxidant defense systems, and the role of plant hormones, proline, and dehydrins in stress responses. **Part III** delves into the physiological, cellular, and molecular biology aspects of plant responses to various stress conditions, such as salt, drought, heat, cold, and light. It includes chapters on seed germination under salt stress, nitrogen stress, photosynthesis, and carbon metabolism. **Part IV** examines plant and crop responses to pollution stress, particularly toxic metals and heavy metal pollution. **Part V** covers responses to weeds, pests, pathogens, and agrichemical stress conditions, including the involvement of insect pests and herbicide effects on root-associated microorganisms. **Part VI** explores genetic factors and plant/crop genomics under stress, discussing genetic improvement and candidate gene expression in drought resistance. **Part VII** provides empirical investigations of specific plants and crops grown under salt, drought, and other environmental stress conditions, including green beans, rice, and turfgrass. **Part VIII** discusses the impacts of climatic changes and elevated carbon dioxide levels on plant biomass and stem juice. **Part IX** looks at future promises in improving plant and crop adaptation and tolerance to stressful conditions, including seed invigoration and adaptive strategies for tropical forage grasses. **Part X** highlights beneficial aspects of stress, such as salinity-induced enhancement of horticultural crop quality. The handbook is a valuable resource for researchers, farmers, and students interested in understanding and managing plant and crop stress.