Photosynthetic responses of C₃ plants to drought. – J. Flexas and H. Medrano [Spain]
Influence of high temperature on photosynthetic apparatus. – Katya Georgieva and Enrico Bruguoli [Bulgaria and Italy]
Oxidative stress and damage in chloroplasts from dawn to dusk. – Javier F. Palatnik, Estela M. Valle and Néstor Carrillo [Argentina]
Glutathione and oxidative stresses in plants. – Sheela Agarwal [India]
Chemical Protection of plants against ozone: role of ethylenediurea (EDU). – S. B. Agarwal [India]
Variable response of legume species and their cultivars to salinity stress during various stages of growth and metabolism. – Neera Garg and Jasleen Chawla [India]
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation response to abiotic factors. – V.S.G.R. Naidu, J.D.S.Panwar and S.P.Saikia [India

SECTION-II: MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY/BIOLOGY

Ca²⁺ signalling systems in plants. The cell as the minimum unity for complexity. – Rui Malhó and Luisa Camacho [Portugal]
Molecular markers and tagging of genes in crop plants. – Sanjay Rakshit, Parvej H. Zaidi and S.K. Mishra [India]

SECTION-III: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR IMPLICATIONS OF BIOFERTILIZER - THE PHYCOTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS

Phycotechnological advances with respect to bio-N fertilization of rice. – A. Vaishampayan [India]

SECTION-IV: IRON NUTRITION AND INTERACTIONS IN PLANTS

Physiological and molecular advances in phytosiderophores – a contrivance for iron nutrition in plants. – A. Hemantaranjan [India]

SECTION-V: PHYSIOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY – A BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH

Fungal host – pathogen interaction: attack and defense mechanisms. – Balwant Kumar Singh and R. S. Upadhyay [India]

Nitrogen metabolism in crop plants: I. Uptake of nitrate and its regulation. – Bandana Bose [India]

SECTION-VII: MOLECULAR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION

Recent advances in legume – rhizobium physiology and their inter-relationship with phytohormones. – Neera Garg and Vivekanand Sharma [India]
Recent advances in physiology and genetics of nodulation and nitrogen fixation in cereals. – J.D.S.Panwar and V.S. Gopal Rao Naidu [India]

SECTION-VIII: PHYSIOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Evaluation of high grain density related agronomic practices for the success of productive, sustainable and nutritious agriculture. – Kalyan Singh, S. Mori and P.C. Sudhakar [India and Japan]