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Advances in Botanical Research

Past, Current and Future Topics

1st Edition - August 14, 2021

Editor: Jean-Pierre Jacquot

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Advances in Botanical Research: Past, Current and Future Topics, Volume 100 in the Advances in Botanical Research series, celebrates a remarkable achievement as 100 volumes have… Read more

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Advances in Botanical Research: Past, Current and Future Topics, Volume 100 in the Advances in Botanical Research series, celebrates a remarkable achievement as 100 volumes have now been published, with several others being prepared. New chapters in this monumental release include Editorial activities for Advances in Botanical Research, Revisiting ABR editing in the period 2006-2012: An exciting experience with Jean-Claude Kader, A tribute to the scientific contributions of Pierre Gadal and his laboratory, Evolution of Bacterial Phototrophy, Algae for Global Sustainability, Genomics of cyanobacteria: New insights and lessons for shaping our future, An overview of the root-knot-nematode compatible interaction, and more.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Foreword
Chapter One: Editorial activities for Advances in Botanical Research
Abstract
1: The early years (volumes 1–43)
2: The middle ages (volumes 44–62)
3: Recent evolution of Advances in Botanical Research (volumes 63–100, 2012–2021)
Chapter Two: Revisiting ABR editing in the period 2006–2012 and recent developments
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Reviews in plant developmental biology
3: Reviews in plant cell biology and metabolism
4: Reviews on plant-microorganism interactions
5: Reviews in plant environmental and stress biology
6: Monographs and reviews in genomics
7: Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Chapter Three: Scientific contributions of Pierre Gadal and his lab—A tribute to Pierre Gadal (1938–2019)
Abstract
1: Pierre Gadal's career
2: Mechanisms and regulation of CO2 fixation in C3 and C4 plants
3: Nitrogen metabolism pathways and regulation
4: Carbon-nitrogen interactions and isocitrate dehydrogenases
5: Concluding remarks
Chapter Four: Glutamate synthase and amino acid synthesis in higher plants
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Structure and reaction mechanism of GOGAT
3: Nitrogen assimilation into amino acids during vegetative growth
4: Concluding remarks
Chapter Five: Algae for global sustainability?
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Algae, a long history
3: Sustainable development goals and algae-based solutions
4: Conclusion
Chapter Six: Genomics of cyanobacteria: New insights and lessons for shaping our future—A follow-up of volume 65: Genomics of cyanobacteria
Abstract
1: Concluding remarks
Acknowledgment
Chapter Seven: Compatible interactions between plants and endoparasitic nematodes—A follow-up of ABR volume 73: Plant nematode interactions—A view on compatible interrelationships
Abstract
1: Salient features of volume 73
2: Conclusion and perspectives
Acknowledgments
Chapter Eight: Glucosinolates revisited—A follow-up of ABR volume 80: Glucosinolates
Abstract
1: Glucosinolates in ABR volume 80
2: Glucosinolate research after the ABR volume 80
3: Summary and conclusions
Acknowledgments
Chapter Nine: Last news on plant mitochondria—A follow-up of ABR volume 63: Mitochondrial genome evolution
Abstract
1: Major focuses of volume 63
2: Recent developments in plant mitochondria
3: Relations within the cell: Targeting and import of proteins and RNAs
4: Concluding remarks
Chapter Ten: Traditional use and perspectives for the application of plant latex and its constituents in agriculture, medicine and industry—A follow-up of ABR volume 93 “Latex, laticifers and their molecular components from functions to possible applications”
Abstract
1: Latex as a source of useful bioactive compounds
2: Traditional use of latex components and their activities
3: Applications of latex in medicine, agriculture and industry
4: Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Chapter Eleven: When dietary supplements meet metabolomics: A fast-evolving field—A follow-up of ABR volume 67: Metabolomics coming of age with its technological diversity
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Metabolomics inputs to the dietary supplement field
3: Metabolomics contributions to consumer analysis
4: Challenges and perspectives
5: Concluding remarks
Chapter Twelve: News on the redox front—A follow-up of ABR volume 52: Oxidative stress and redox regulation in plants
Abstract
1: Salient features of volume 52
2: Recent developments in the redox field in plants
3: Concluding remarks
Chapter Thirteen: Nitric oxide synthase in plants—A follow-up of ABR volume 77: Nitric oxide and signaling in plants
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: NO production in plants: A still nebulous situation
3: Structure and activity of algal NOSs
4: Physiological functions
5: Conclusion
Acknowledgments