xxi, 493 p. , ill. (some col.), col. ports. , 24 cm.
Electronic
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The mechanisms underlying endurance and adaptation to environmental stress factors in plants have long been the focus of intense research. Plants overcome environmental stresses by development of tolerance, resistance or avoidance mechanisms, adjusting to a gradual change in its environment which allows them to maintain performance across a range of adverse environmental conditions. Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress presents the latest ideas and trends on induced acclimation of plants to environmental stresses under changing environment. Written by experts around the globe, this volume adds new dimensions in the field of plant acclimation to abiotic stress factors. Comprehensive and lavishly illustrated, Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress is a state-of-the-art guide suited for scholars and researchers working in the field of crop improvement, genetic engineering and abiotic stress tolerance."--P. 4 of cover.
1. Plant acclimation to environmental stress using priming agents / Panagiota Filippou, Georgia Tanou, Athanassios Molassiotis, and Vasileios Fotopoulos -- 2. Facing the cold stress by plants in the changing environment: sensing, signaling, and defending mechanisms / Prince Thakur and Harsh Nayyar -- 3. Drought and salinity tolerant biofuel crops for the Thar desert / Karan Malhotra, Gulshan K. Chhabra, Rachana Jain, Vinay Sharma, and Shashi Kumar -- 4. Strategies for the salt tolerance in bacteria and archeae and its implications in developing crops for adverse conditions / Satya P. Singh, Vikram Raval, and Megha K. Purohit -- 5. Adverse effects of abiotic stresses on medicinal and aromatic plants and their alleviation by calcium / M. Naeem, M. Nasir Khan, M. Masroor A. Khan, and Moinuddin -- 6. Role of DREB-like proteins in improving stress tolerance of transgenic crops / Deepti Jain and Debasis Chattopadhyay -- 7. Homeobox genes as potential candidates for crop improvement under abiotic stress / Annapurna Bhattacharjee and Mukesh Jain -- 8. APETALA2 gene family: potential for crop improvement under adverse conditions / Sowmya Krishnaswamy, Shiv Verma, Muhammad H. Rahman, and Nat Kav -- 9. Osmoprotectants: potential for crop improvement under adverse conditions / Saurabh C. Saxena, Harmeet Kaur, Pooja Verma, Bhanu P. Petla, Venkateswara R. Andugula, and Manoj Majee -- 10. Epigenetic modifications in plants under adverse conditions: agricultural applications / Alex Boyko and Igor Kovalchuk -- 11. Physiological role of nitric oxide in plants grown under adverse environmental conditions / Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, and Masayuki Fujita -- 12. Weeds as a source of genetic material for crop improvement under adverse conditions / Bhumesh Kumar, Meenal Rathore, and A.R.G. Ranganatha -- 13. Sustainable agriculture practices for food and nutritional security / Vibha Dhawan -- 14. Arbuscular mycorrhiza: approaches for abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants for sustainable agriculture / Rupam Kapoor, Heikham Evelin, Piyush Mathur, and Bhoopander Giri -- 15. Biofertilizers: a sustainable eco-friendly agricultural approach to crop improvement / Ranjan Kumar Sahoo, Deepak Bhardwaj, and Narendra Tuteja -- 16. Plant pathogen interactions: crop improvement under adverse conditions / Kamal Kumar and Praveen Kumar Verma -- 17.Can G-proteins be the key proteins for overcoming environmental stresses and increasing crop yield in plants? / Deepak Bhardwaj, Suman Lakhanpaul, and Narendra Tuteja.