chapter 1 Cellular Membranes in Stress Sensing and Regulation of Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses -- chapter 2 Changes in Cellular and Molecular Processes in Plant Adaptation to Heat Stress -- chapter 3 Molecular Responses and Mechanisms of Plant Adaptation to Cold and Freezing Stress -- chapter 4 Photoacclimation: Physiological and Molecular Responses to Changes in Light Environments -- chapter 5 Molecular Mechanisms in Hormonal Regulation of Drought Tolerance -- chapter 6 Salinity Tolerance: Cellular Mechanisms and Gene Regulation -- chapter 7 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Tolerance to Waterlogging -- chapter 8 Whole-Plant Adaptations to Low Phosphorus Availability -- chapter 9 Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals on Plant Growth and Function -- chapter 10 Growth and Function of Roots under Abiotic Stress in Soils -- chapter 11 Physiological and Biochemical Indicators for Stress Tolerance -- chapter 12 Breeding and Genomic Approaches to Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants.