Natural Products Springer

by Mirza Hasanuzzaman (Editor), Kamrun Nahar (Editor), Masayuki Fujita (Editor), Hirosuke Oku (Editor), Tofazzal Islam (Editor)
Plants are frequently exposed to unfavorable and adverse environmental conditions known as abiotic stressors. These factors can include salinity, drought, heat, cold, flooding, heavy metals, and UV radiation which pose serious threats to the sustainability of crop yields

by Mirza Hasanuzzaman (Editor), Masayuki Fujita (Editor), Hirosuke Oku (Editor), M. Tofazzal Islam (Editor)
Global climate change affects crop production through altered weather patterns and increased environmental stresses

Cancer is one of the leading death cause of human population increasingly seen in recent times. Plants have been used for medicinal purposes since immemorial times. Though, several synthetic medicines are useful in treating cancer, they are inefficient and unsafe. However, plants have proved to be useful in cancer cure. Moreover, natural compounds from plants and their derivatives are safe and effective in treatment and management of several cancer types.