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Climate change significantly affects the water status of the soil and plants. Historical analysis of the soil and plant water status showed that it has been a topic of discussion since time immemorial. It was considered important to collect data on plant and soil water characters to explain the relationship of soil moisture and plant water status changes induced by climatic variations. Various methods and instruments for the soil plant water studies are described in this chapter. The static water status in plant system and the dynamic movement of water in plant and soils are markedly affected by climate change parameters. Methods explained in this chapter indicated that climate change affects the productivity of crop plants through the changes in the soil and plant water relations including soil moisture level, soil fertility and rising concentration of GHGs. The major effect of climate change on crop plants is through its influence on temperature and rainfall. Therefore, it will be a challenge for farmers to improve crop water productivity.

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  1. Plant Physiology Division, IARI, F.N.A. Sc., Ex- Emeritus Scientist and National Fellow, ICAR, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Dinesh Chandra Uprety

  2. Department of Environmental Sciences, Hindu College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Uprety, D.C., Saxena, P. (2021). The Plant Water Status. In: Technologies for Green House Gas Assessment in Crop Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0204-7_7

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