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PublicationBook Chapter Toward Sustainable Agriculture: Strategies Involving Phytoprotectants Against Reactive Oxygen Species(Springer Nature, 2023) Priyanka Devi; Shipa Rani Dey; Lalit Saini; Prasann Kumar; Sonam Panigrahi; Padmanabh DwivediA primary goal of this book chapter is to summarize knowledge on the effects of phytoprotectants of microbial origin (e.g., root growth-promoting rhizobacteria, root growth-promoting mycorrhiza fungi), phytohormones, osmoprotectants, antioxidants, as well as the metabolic compounds like melatonin which are related to reactive oxygen species. It is well-known that increasing environmental stresses have a detrimental effect on a plant’s health as well as its productivity. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has in a recent report outlined the important task of devising strategies to deal with the impact of climate change. Increasing environmental stress and altered weather patterns can be considered as evidence of the effects of climate change on crop production. Among these serious issues are soil salinity, flooding, droughts, pollution, metal and metalloid toxicity, and extreme temperature changes. This is due to the fact that stress factors are more commonly present in plants because of the variability of these conditions combined with plant immobility. It is crucial to increase the adaptability of crop plants to these stresses in order to meet the increased food needs of the population. There are a number of mechanisms that can be used to improve plant tolerance to stress using exogenous phytoprotectants as a means of reducing these stresses. In order to enhance the resistance of plants to these stresses, a wide range of phytoprotectants have been proved to be highly effective. It is the purpose of this chapter to discuss in detail a number of phytoprotectants including osmoprotectants, phytohormones, antioxidants, and nitric oxide. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.