Contents:– Introduction; Absorption of Water by Plants with Special Reference to Physiology of Cells; Seed Dormancy with Special Reference to Crop Growth Physiology-Functional Relationships; Role of Polyamines and Mycorrhiza for the Mitigation of Salinity Stress in Sorghum; Phenotypic Stability Analysis and DUS Characterization in French Bean; CRISPR/Cas9 Technology and its Potential Role in Plant Disease Resistance; Potential and Existing Uses of Alternative Methods to Manage Post Harvest Diseases