This book ``Advances in Stress Physiology of Plants has been published with an aim to give some insight into the field of stress physiology of Plants. Attempts have been made to highlight different abiotic stresses like water, salt, heavy metals etc. and there effects on plants physiological alterations. Some efforts have also been taken to discuss oxidative stress, its effects and possible protection in plant cells. Contents: Oxidative Stress The Biology of Oxidative stress in Green Cells : A Review – S.K. Panda & M. Dash Abiotic Stress Induced Membrane Damage in Plants : A Free Radical Phenomenon – S. Bhattacharjee & A.K. Mukherjee The Lipoxygenases – A Review – A.D. Rao, K.N. Devi & K. Thyagaraju Plant Lipoxygenases – K.N. Devi, A.D. Rao & K. Thyagaraju Changes in Antioxidants Levels in Oryza sativa L. Roots subjected to NaCl-salinity stress – M.H. Khan, M. Dash, Ksh. L.B. Singha & S.K. Panda Water Stress Studying Plant Responses to Water Stress : An Overview – R.K. Kar Salt Stress Effects of Sea Water on Growth of Young Plants of Prosopis julliflora (sw) DC. – A.J. Joshi & H. Hinglajia Physiology of Salt Stress in Plants : A Review – M. Dash & S.K. Panda Heavy Metal Toxicity Stress Role of Nitrogen Nutrition on Chromium Phytoxicty in wheat – S.K. Panda, B.N. Sahoo & H.K. Patra Chromium Toxicity and Water Stress Simulation Effects in Intact Senescing Leaves of Greengram (Vigna radiata L. var. wilckzek K851) – S.K. Panda, S. Mahapatra & S.K. Panda Alterations in Enzyme Activities of Plants under Heavy Metal Ion Stress – S.D.S. Murthy & S. Rajgopal