Improving stress resilience in plants : physiological and biochemical basis and utilization in breeding /

Improving Stress Resilience in Plants: Physiological and Biochemical Basis and Utilization in Breeding addresses the urgent need for improved understanding of major plant stress tolerance mechanisms, the identification of the genes, and gene products that are key to improving those mechanisms and me...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Ahanger, Mohammad Abass
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Academic Press, 2024.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Improving Stress Resilience in Plants: Physiological and Biochemical Basis and Utilization in Breeding
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Physiological adaptation of plants to abiotic stresses
  • Introduction
  • Plant responses to abiotic stresses
  • Drought
  • Salinity
  • Heat
  • Microbe-assisted physiological responses to confer abiotic stress tolerance
  • Drought
  • Salinity
  • Heat
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Role of soil microbes in modulating the physiological attributes of plants under extreme environmental conditions
  • Introduction
  • Interaction of microbes in abiotic stresses
  • Mechanisms of microbes in drought tolerance
  • Microbes interactions in salinity stress tolerance
  • Microbes assisted in the remedy of heavy metal and xenobiotic compounds
  • Impact of microbes on climate change
  • Impact of microbes in biotic stresses on plant growth and development
  • Mechanisms of microbes against biotic stress tolerance in plants
  • Conclusion and prospects
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Regulation of photosynthesis under stress
  • Introduction
  • Importance of photosynthesis
  • Effect of water stress on photosynthesis and its regulation
  • Effect of salt stress on photosynthesis and its regulation
  • Effect of oxidative stress on photosynthesis and its regulation
  • Effect of cold stress on photosynthesis and its regulation
  • Effect of high temperature stress on photosynthesis and its regulation
  • Effect of light intensity on photosynthesis and its regulation
  • Role of phytohormones in regulating photosynthesis
  • Induction of various signaling molecules for regulation of photosynthesis
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Mechanistic view of plant adaptation under iron deficiency stress
  • Introduction
  • Importance of iron in plants
  • Uptake of iron from soil.
  • Strategy-I
  • Strategy-II
  • Combined strategy
  • Involvement of bHLH family genes
  • Targets and regulations of gene families in Arabidopsis and rice
  • FIT-bHLH Ib and -IVc regulation
  • Posttranslational regulation of bHLH TFs
  • Hormone and other molecules in Fe homeostasis
  • Transportation to the other parts
  • Storage of Fe
  • Vacuoles
  • Mitochondria
  • Ferritins or phytoferritin
  • Chloroplast
  • Iron transport and homeostasis in chloroplasts
  • Ferritin dual regulation in mitochondria and chloroplast
  • Fe-biofortification
  • Future perspective
  • Acknowledgement
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Improving stress resilience in plants by nanoparticles
  • Introduction
  • Types of nanoparticles used in improving plant stress
  • Titanium dioxide (Nano TiO2)
  • Zinc oxide (Nano ZnO)
  • Silver nano particles (AgNPs)
  • Silicon dioxide (Nano SiO2)
  • Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs)
  • Fe2O3 nanoparticles
  • Chitosan nanoparticles
  • Plant-based nanoparticles
  • Role of nanoparticles in various stress tolerance
  • Biotic stress tolerance
  • Bacterial
  • Fungus
  • Pests
  • Abiotic stress tolerance
  • Nanoparticles in improvement of drought tolerance
  • Nanoparticles in improvement of extreme temperature
  • Nanoparticles in improvement of salt stress
  • Nanoparticles in improvement of metal stress
  • Other abiotic stresses
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Nitrogen forms and their availability-dependent root developmental adaptation in plants
  • Introduction
  • N availability influences the blueprint of the RSA
  • N sources defined root system architecture in plants
  • Nitrate (NO3-) defined modification of RSA
  • NO3- promotes PR growth
  • Localized NO3- promotes LR formation
  • RH modification by nitrate
  • NH4+ defined RSA modification in plants
  • NH4+ inhibits PR growth
  • NH4+ promotes LR development
  • NH4+ promotes root hair (RH) formation.
  • Mutual effect of N and other nutrients on RSA
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Physiological and biochemical responses of cereals to heavy metal stress
  • Introduction
  • Sources of heavy metals in soil
  • Uptake of heavy metal by plants
  • Physiological responses of cereals under heavy metal contamination
  • Seed germination
  • Photosynthesis
  • Growth and development
  • Biochemical response of cereals toward heavy metal stress
  • Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production under heavy metal stress
  • Antioxidant enzyme
  • SOD activity
  • GPX activity
  • CAT activity
  • APX activity
  • Nonenzymatic antioxidant
  • Synthesis of plant growth regulators or plant hormones under heavy metal stress
  • Conclusion and future prospects
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Application of halophyte microbiome for development of salt tolerance in crops
  • Introduction
  • Halophyte microbiome
  • Rhizosphere microbiome in halophytes
  • Role of halophyte microbiome toward salinity tolerance
  • Microbial adaptation to the salinity
  • Beneficial microbes from halophytes
  • Microbial-interaction with plant
  • Microbe-plant interactions mediated by root exudates
  • Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
  • Symbiotic microbes
  • Phyllosphere microbes of halophytes
  • Endophytic microbes
  • Influence of halotolerant microbes on salinity tolerance of crops
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Role of compatible osmolytes in plant stress tolerance under the influence of phytohormones and mineral elements
  • Introduction
  • Osmolyte biosynthesis, accumulation, and function
  • Carbohydrates and soluble sugars
  • Proline
  • Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
  • Glycine betaine (GB)
  • Polyols (sugar alcohols)
  • Polyamines
  • Role of osmolytes in abiotic stress tolerance
  • Drought stress
  • Salinity stress
  • Temperature stress.
  • Heavy metal stress
  • Light stress
  • Molecular aspects of osmolyte induced stress tolerances
  • Osmolyte accumulation in abiotic stress conditions regulated by stress signaling pathways
  • Regulation of osmolytes by phytohormones under abiotic stress
  • Abscisic acid
  • Ethylene
  • Salicylic acid (SA)
  • Jasmonic acid (JA)
  • Cytokinin
  • Brassinosteroids
  • Alleviation of abiotic stresses through mineral nutrients
  • Nitrogen
  • Phosphorous
  • Potassium
  • Calcium
  • Magnesium
  • Sulphur
  • Boron
  • Zinc
  • Iron
  • Copper
  • Cobalt, selenium and silicon
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Recent progress in enzymatic antioxidant defense system in plants against different environmental stresses
  • Introduction
  • Role of enzymatic antioxidant defense system in plants
  • Superoxide dismutase (SOD)
  • Catalase (CAT)
  • Ascorbate peroxidase (APX)
  • Glutathione peroxidase (GPX)
  • Glutathione reductase (GR)
  • Glutathione S-transferase (GST)
  • Monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR)
  • Dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR)
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Role of sulfur and its crosstalk with phytohormones under abiotic stress in plants
  • Introduction
  • Sulfur biosynthesis uptake and translocation under stress conditions
  • Crosstalk of sulfur assimilation with phytohormones under abiotic stress tolerance
  • Role of sulfur metabolites in plant stress tolerance
  • Glutathione
  • Glucosinolate
  • Cysteine
  • Methionine
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Plant growth coordination during stress conditions: Role of phytohormones
  • Introduction
  • Phytohormones coordinating nutrients (NPK) deficiency responses in plants
  • Nitrogen deficiency
  • Phosphorus deficiency
  • Potassium deficiency
  • Environmental stress: Effect on plant development
  • Modulation of drought stress by phytohormones.
  • Salinity stress and the role of growth hormones
  • Temperature stress
  • Biotic stress
  • Conclusion and future perspectives
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 13: Modulation of HSPs by phytohormone applications
  • Introduction
  • Plant responses to heat stress
  • HSPs are biomolecules that assist plants in reaction to stress
  • Plant hormones are essential regulators for the adaptation of plants to stressors
  • Phytohormones contribute to the stress tolerance of plants by regulating HSPs
  • Growth hormone auxin plays a role in temperature-stimulated plant response
  • Cytokinins improves heat stress tolerance by activating HSPs
  • Abscisic acid regulates HSFs and HSPs contributing to heat tolerance
  • Brassinosteroids mediate HSP accumulation to reduce the effects of heat stress
  • Salicylic acid interacts with HSPs in the heat stress response
  • Strigolactones are novel players interacting with HSPs for heat stress tolerance
  • Ethylene contributes to temperature tolerance through HSPs
  • Jasmonates are multifunctional phytohormones that regulate HSPs and involve heat stress response
  • Conclusions and future prospects
  • References
  • Chapter 14: Modulation in phytohormone metabolism in plants under stress conditions
  • Introduction
  • The importance of phytohormones to plants
  • Abiotic stresses and phytohormones
  • Abscisic acid
  • Auxins
  • Cytokinins
  • Ethylene
  • Gibberellins
  • Brassinosteroids
  • Jasmonates
  • Salicylic acid
  • Strigolactones
  • Hormones are applied exogenously to help plants adapt to stress
  • IAA
  • Gibberellins
  • Cytokinins
  • Abscisic acid
  • Salicylic acid
  • Brassinosteroids
  • The role of phytohormones in abiotic stress tolerance has recently been studied
  • Hormones help in pollen development under cold stress
  • Hormonal balance under cold stress.