Improving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture

Understanding abiotic stress responses in plants is critical for the development of new varieties of crops, which are better adapted to harsh climate conditions. The new book by the well–known editor team Narendra Tuteja and Sarvajeet Gill provides a comprehensive overview on the molecular basis of plant responses to external stress like drought or heavy metals, to aid in the engineering of stress resistant crops. After a general introduction into the topic, the following sections deal with specific signaling pathways mediating plant stress response. The last part covers translational plant physiology, describing several examples of the development of more stress–resistant crop varieties. INDICE: PART I: ABIOTIC STRESSES –. AN OVERVIEW. Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants: An Overview. The Plant Response to Genotoxic Stress: A Crucial Role in the Context of Global Climate Change. Understanding Altered Molecular Dynamics in the Targeted Plant Species in Western Himalaya in Relation to Environmental Cues. Crosstalk between Salt, Drought and Cold Stress in Plants: Towards Genetic Engineering for Stress Tolerance. Intellectual Property Management and Rights, Climate Change and Food Security. . PART II: INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING. Abiotic Stress Response in Plants: Role of Cytoskeleton. Molecular Chaperone: Structure, Function and Role in Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Physiological Roles of Glutathione in Conferring Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Plants. Role of Calcium Dependent Protein Kinases during Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Lectin Receptor–Like Kinases and their Emerging Role in Abiotic Stress Tolerance. . PART III: EXTRACELLULAR OR HORMONE–BASED SIGNALING. Heavy Metal Induced Oxidative Stress in Plants: Physiological and Molecular Perspectives. Metallothioneins and Phytochelatins: Role and Perspectives in Heavy Metal(loid)s Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants. Plant Response to Arsenic Stress and Role of Exogenous Selenium to Mitigate Arsenic Induced Damages. Brassinosteroids: Physiology and Stress Management in Plants. Abscisic acid (ABA): Biosynthesis, regulation and role in abiotic stress tolerance. Cross–Stress Tolerance in Plants: Molecular Mechanisms and Possible Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species and Methylglyoxal Detoxification Systems. . PART IV: TRANSLATIONAL PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. Molecular Markers and Crop Improvement. Polyamines in Stress Protection: Applications in Agriculture. .

• ISBN: 978-3-527-33918-1
• Editorial: Wiley VCH
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 456
• Fecha Publicación: 04/11/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés