Advances in Agro-technology (vol I), editors have looked to offer readers anaccount of the state of the art in some of the areas of major interest andconcern by agricultural researchers around the world. These areas includediverse aspects of applied plant biology such as salinity tolerance in crops;new developments in basic physiology of photosynthesis; success inbreeding of root systems adaptation to salinity and drought stress; use offeed additives, growth promoters and probiotics in animal production; cropmanagement trends including pesticide use, integrated farming systems,practices in organic agriculture, application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and biological nitrogen fixation. The advances in Agrotechnology reported in this volume are intended to provide the scientistand the student in agricultural sciences with a close insight - hopefully amotivating glimpse - into the recent realization that the frailty of natural orman-made ecosystems faced with a threat such as that posed by globalclimate change is no different from the frailty of any sort of human materialprosperity. Interestingly, the diversified areas of the book will definitelybring a new look in the advances of agricultural research with through discussion on the aspect.