Abiotic Stress, by Steve Becker
Abiotic means non-living. So, abiotic stresses, in the plant world, are all the non-living factors that negatively impact the plant: temperature, salinity, drought, flooding, metal toxicity, and nutrient deficiency or excess are a few. These stresses are commonly referred to as environmental stresses. Unfortunately, “[d]uring the decades of industrial revolution, humankind has continuously unbalanced