There are many textbooks available for plant physiology, difficulty in understanding the terminologies in crop physiology become a hindrance to fully utilizing the textbooks of crop physiology.

This book has most of the terminology which is commonly used mainly in Crop physiology  and  also  from  biochemistry,  plant  breeding  &  genetics,  Agronomy, soil  science.  Besides, few statistical terms that are commonly used in biological research also included.

This book will be of immense use to the undergraduates and postgraduates'  students  of  agriculture,  biochemistry,  and  botany  and  would  also helpful in various competitive exams including UPSC, TNPSC, Agricultural officers, Horticultural officers  and other exams.

P. Boominathan: Associate Professor (Crop Physiology), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

S. Nadaradjan: Associate Professor (Crop Physiology), Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture, Karaikal, Nedungadu Post, Puducherry, 609603, Tamil Nadu, India

A. Senthil: Associate Professor (Crop Physiology), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

1. A: Abiotic stress  2. B: Bacteriochlorophylls  3. C: C3 cycle or Calvin cycle  4. D: Dark reactions 5. E: Ectodormancy  6. F: Facilitated diffusion 7. G: Gel