Exogenous Priming and Engineering of Plant Metabolic and Regulatory Genes

Stress Mitigation Strategies in Plants

1st Edition - January 29, 2025
Imprint: Academic Press
Editors: Manish Kumar Patel, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Sonika Pandey, Avinash Mishra
Language: English
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Exogenous Priming and Engineering of Plant Metabolic and Regulatory Genes: Stress Mitigation Strategies in Plants provides insights into metabolic adjustment, their regulation, and the regulatory networks involved in plants responding to stress situations. It contains comprehensive information, combining mechanistic priming and engineering approaches from the conventional to those recently developed. In addition, the book addresses seed priming, tolerance mechanisms, pre-and post-treatment, as well as sensory response, and genetic manipulation. From basic concepts to modern technologies and prevailing policies, readers will find this book useful in enhancing their understanding of the area as well as helping in identifying approaches for future research.

Title of Book
Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
About the editors
Foreword
Preface
Section 1: Rewiring stress responses in plants: Exogenous priming
Chapter 1. Exogenous priming and abiotic stress challenges
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Main abiotic stress types in agriculture
1.3 Biopriming mechanism
1.4 Potential use of biopriming and combination with other techniques or methods
1.5 Conclusions and future perspectives
References
Chapter 2. Reprograming stress memory in plants: primeomics
Abstract
2.1 Introduction: priming and stress memory
2.2 Adapting to environmental conditions by priming: abiotic stresses
2.3 Alterations of primary and secondary metabolites by priming
2.4 Possible molecular mechanisms induced abiotic stress responses by priming
2.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3. Concepts and possibilities in priming-mediated cross-tolerance to plant stress
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Effects of stress and plant response
3.3 Seed priming
3.4 Cross-tolerance
3.5 Induced resistance
3.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4. Natural compound priming induces abiotic stress tolerance in plants: possible mechanisms
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Priming agents to enhance abiotic stress tolerance
4.3 Physiological and cellular responses due to priming
4.4 Molecular mechanisms of stress responses due to priming
4.5 Epigenetics: adaptive priming mechanisms
4.6 Priming response: posttranscriptional regulations
4.7 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5. Natural priming agents of plants to alleviate multiple stress tolerance
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Molecules that provide multistress tolerance
References
Chapter 6. Nanoparticles-based biopriming for enhanced biotic stress mitigation
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Seed germination and nanopriming
6.3 Mechanism of nanoparticle entry in plant
6.4 Nanoparticles in biotic stress mitigation
6.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7. Alterations in plant primary and secondary metabolism by priming
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Priming strategies to improve metabolite accumulation in plants
7.3 Metabolic regulation during defense response in plants
7.4 Primary and secondary metabolite accumulation during abiotic stress
7.5 Metabolomics assessment of abiotic stress
7.6 Primary and secondary metabolite accumulation during biotic stress
7.7 Improving plant stress tolerance through priming
7.8 Conclusion and future perspectives
Author contributions statement
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 8. Cold priming and memory induced acquired tolerance and possible mechanism in plants
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Priming and their impact on plants
8.3 Cold stress and survival mechanism
8.4 Cold priming-induced stress tolerance
8.5 Epigenetic regulation of cold-induced stress memory
8.6 Conclusion
Author Contributions statement
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 9. Redox priming of seeds to ameliorate salinity tolerance in plants
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Seed priming and its types
9.3 Redox priming
9.4 Knowledge gaps and conclusions
References
Chapter 10. Efficacy and mechanisms of seed priming with melatonin to enhance salinity tolerance
Abstract
10.1 Introduction—what is melatonin?
10.2 Structure, occurrence, and biosynthesis of melatonin
10.3 Functions of melatonin
10.4 Seed priming with melatonin
10.5 Effects of melatonin priming on germination and salinity tolerance of seeds
10.6 Biochemical footprints of melatonin priming underlying improved seed germination under saline conditions
10.7 Effects of melatonin priming on growth and salinity tolerance of early seedlings
10.8 Mechanisms underlying improved seedling performance following melatonin priming
10.9 Knowledge gaps and conclusions
References
Chapter 11. Exogenous proline-mediated stress tolerance in plants
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Proline biosynthesis and catabolism
11.3 Proline metabolism and functions in abiotic stress tolerance
11.4 Proline metabolisms and epigenetic regulation
11.5 Future aspect
References
Chapter 12. Modulation of abiotic stress tolerance in plants by exogenous glycine betaine
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Exogenous glycine betaine induces specific gene expression
12.3 Exogenous glycine betaine improves abiotic oxidative stress tolerance
12.4 Glycine betaine confers protection of photosynthesis machinery during abiotic stress
12.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 13. Hormones priming: regulator for stress tolerance in plants
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 History of hormone priming in plants
13.3 Seed priming
13.4 Phytohormone as a priming agent
13.5 Strategies for hormonal priming through OMICS approaches
13.6 Process of seed priming with hormone
13.7 Mechanisms of hormone priming in stress tolerance
13.8 Factors affecting hormonal priming
13.9 Advantages and disadvantages of hormone priming in plants
13.10 Future perspective
13.11 Conclusions
References
Chapter 14. Mechanisms of priming in enhancing stress tolerance
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Hydropriming
14.3 Halopriming
14.4 Osmopriming
14.5 Hormonal priming
14.6 Solid matrix priming
14.7 Biopriming
14.8 Chemical priming
14.9 Nutripriming
14.10 The mechanisms of drought tolerance through seed priming
14.11 Role of microRNAs in abiotic stress resistance
References
Chapter 15. An overview of the effect of seed priming induced physiochemical and molecular processes in plants: abiotic stress tolerance
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Historical evidence of seed priming
15.3 Traditional methods of seed priming
15.4 Novel approaches of seed priming
15.5 Cumulative effect of primed seeds on germination
15.6 Physio-chemical optimization at molecular level through seed priming
15.7 Enhancement of tolerance capability through seed priming
15.8 Epigenetic modifications induced by seed priming
15.9 Seed biotechnology leading to sustainable agriculture
15.10 Limitations regarding the current seed priming technique
15.11 Future perspective and conclusion
References
Chapter 16. Epigenetic and chromatin based plant stress adaptation
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 DNA Methylation: A major epigenetic modification
16.3 Histone modifications: fortifying DNA methylation
16.4 Epigenetic regulation of heat stress
16.5 Epigenetic regulation of cold stress
16.6 Epigenetic regulation of salt stress
16.7 Epigenetic regulation of drought Stress
16.8 Epigenetic regulation of UV-B Stress
16.9 Conclusion and future prospective
Author contribution
References
Chapter 17. Epigenetic memory in plants for stress response and adaptation
Abstract
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Epigenetic memory during drought stress
17.3 Epigenetic memory during heat stress
17.4 Epigenetic memory during salt stress
17.5 Epigenetic memory during pathogen attack
17.6 Conclusion and perspectives
Author contribution
References
Section 2: Mitigating stress by engineering metabolic/regulatory genes
Chapter 18. Mechanisms of sensing abiotic stress responses in plants
Abstract
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Heat stress
18.3 Cold stress
18.4 Drought stress
18.5 Salt stress
18.6 Heavy metals
18.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 19. Salinity stress tolerance in plants: antioxidant defense mechanisms and latest developments
Abstract
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Salinity-induced reactive oxygen species generation and cellular damage
19.3 Antioxidant regulation and reactive oxygen species homeostasis
19.4 Nonenzymatic antioxidants defense system
19.5 Enzymatic antioxidants defense components
19.6 Significance of molecular crosstalk for enhancing salinity stress tolerance
19.7 Development of transgenic crops to enhance antioxidant defense system in plants under salinity stress
19.8 Applications of exogenous protectants in mitigating salinity stress tolerance
19.9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 20. Metabolic genes: a toolbox for combating salt and drought stress in crop improvement
Abstract
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Stress-induced adjustment of primary and secondary metabolites
20.3 Engineering metabolic genes and pathways to improve drought stress tolerance
20.4 Engineering metabolic genes and pathways to improve salinity stress tolerance
20.5 CRISPR-Cas9 approach to develop drought and salinity-resilient crop plants using metabolic genes
20.6 Conclusion and future prospects
References
Chapter 21. Metabolic genes: a toolbox for crop improvement by mitigating the effects of metal and waterlogging stress
Abstract
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Plant responses to toxic metals/metalloids toxicity
21.3 Seven-(omics)-based approaches to improve toxic metals/metalloids tolerance in plants
21.4 Plant adaptations to waterlogging stress
21.5 Waterlogging stress mediated by plant hormones
21.6 Inducing waterlogging tolerance via genetic engineering
21.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 22. Genetic manipulation for stress-tolerant plants: current status and challenges
Abstract
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Abiotic stress
22.3 Other abiotic stresses
22.4 Biotic stress
22.5 Genetic manipulation strategies for abiotic stress tolerance in plants
22.6 Challenges
22.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 23. Regulatory genes for the improvement of salt and drought tolerance
Abstract
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Mechanisms of salinity stress response in plants
23.3 Mechanisms of drought stress response in plants
23.4 Regulatory genes to improve salinity and drought stress tolerance in plants
23.5 CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing approach to improve salinity and drought stress tolerance in plants
23.6 Conclusions and future perspective
Acknowledgments
Conflict of Interest
References
Chapter 24. Drought stress and the effectiveness of transcriptomics in identifying drought tolerance mechanisms in plants
Abstract
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Bibliographic analysis of the state of the art in drought stress research
24.3 Identification of the main actors involved in plant response to water scarcity
24.4 Integrative analysis of transcriptomic datasets
24.5 Future directions and perspectives
References
Chapter 25. Plant gene networks involved in drought stress response and tolerance
Abstract
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Major families of transcription factors and their role in drought stress
25.3 Transcription regulatory network
25.4 Epigenetic regulation of drought response
25.5 miRNAs
25.6 Conclusions
AI Disclosure
References
Chapter 26. Regulatory genes in water logging stress: submergence effect and postsubmergence recovery
Abstract
26.1 Introduction
26.2 Signal generation and consequences of submergence
26.3 Gene activation and regulatory networks in flooding
26.4 Phytohormones role during submergence
26.5 Oxidative stress and postsubmergence recovery
26.6 Concluding remarks and future perspectives
References
Chapter 27. Reactive oxygen species under stress acclimation in plants
Abstract
27.1 Introduction
27.2 Types of reactive oxygen species
27.3 Reactive oxygen species responses to low light regulation in the chloroplast
27.4 Reactive oxygen species responses to abiotic stress: a case study
27.5 Reactive oxygen species role in organ morphogenesis
27.6 Reactive oxygen species responses to heat stress
27.7 Epigenetic modification and reactive oxygen species interaction
27.8 Reactive oxygen species and systemic signaling in plants
27.9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 28. Reactive nitrogen species and their role in stress tolerance
Abstract
28.1 Introduction
28.2 Nitric oxide: a key reactive nitrogen species
28.3 Reactive nitrogen species and redox balance: relationship with antioxidants
28.4 Reactive nitrogen species and reactive oxygen species signaling during stress
28.5 Reactive nitrogen species regulates posttranslational modifications in stress
28.6 Reactive nitrogen species role in biotic stress
28.7 Conclusion and future perspectives
Conflict of interest
References
Chapter 29. Transcription factors: enhancing resilience to abiotic stress
Abstract
29.1 Introduction to transcription factors
29.2 Abiotic stress and its impact
29.3 Transcription factors involved in abiotic stress response
29.4 Mechanisms of transcription factor action
29.5 Regulation of transcription factors in abiotic stress
29.6 Abiotic stress tolerance: functional role of transcription factors
29.7 Engineering transcription factors for abiotic stress tolerance
29.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References
Chapter 30. Current approaches in horticultural crops to mitigate the effect of salt and drought stress
Abstract
30.1 Introduction
30.2 Advanced agronomic practices for the management of salinity and drought stress
30.3 Advance breeding method for salinity and drought tolerance
30.4 Development of gene editing efforts for the development of salinity and drought tolerance in horticultural crops
30.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 31. Crosstalk and interaction among salt stress tolerance pathways
Abstract
31.1 Introduction
31.2 Overview of morphological and physiological changes during salt stress
31.3 Major pathways induced by salt stress
31.4 Hormonal regulation of salt stress
31.5 Transcriptional regulation of salt stress
31.6 Crosstalk of signaling pathways in salt stress
31.7 Signal transduction in salt stress
31.8 Conclusion and future prospects
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 32. Cold tolerance and mitigation mechanisms in plants
Abstract
32.1 Introduction
32.2 Cold sensors in plants
32.3 Physiological responses to cold stress in plants
32.4 Molecular basis of cold stress responses in plants
32.5 Conclusion
AI disclosure
References
Chapter 33. Thermo-primed cellular networks for plant stress management
Abstract
33.1 Introduction
33.2 Temperature perception by plants
33.3 Priming in response to high-temperature
33.4 Transcription factors responsible for thermo-priming
33.5 Signaling networks underlying thermo-priming
33.6 Conclusion and perspectives
Author contributions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 34. The use of CRISPR/Cas tools versus a transgenic technique
Abstract
34.1 Introduction
34.2 Genome editing versus other breeding methods?
34.3 Gene editing tools
34.4 CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing in plants
34.5 CRISPR-based tools
34.6 Recent CRISPR–Cas tools in genome editing and gene manipulation in plant cells
34.7 Application of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in stress tolerance
34.8 Conclusion
References
Index

Manish Kumar Patel

Manish Kumar Patel is currently a visiting scientist of the Department of Postharvest Science, Agriculture Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel. He obtained his M.Sc. in biotechnology in 2009 from Annamalai University, India and Ph.D. in biotechnology in 2016 from CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute/Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, India. He completed his postdoctoral research at two research institutions in India, including the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, and National Institute of Plant Genome Research. Between 10/2016 and 04/2019, he worked in the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, and National Institute of Plant Genome Research as a research associate and national postdoctoral fellow, respectively. His current research interests are the elucidation of the roles of primary and secondary metabolites, and their interactions in abiotic stress responses and tolerance, as well as genomics and stress physiology. He has published 27 peer-reviewed papers and 12 selected abstracts presented at national and international conference. He has edited 2 special issue on current topics in “Plant Metabolites and Their Reprogramming for Plant Tolerance under Environmental Stress” published by international journal of molecular sciences. He is a reviewer for a number of plant journals including frontier in plant science, journal of plant growth regulation, bio-protocol, international journal of molecular sciences, and more. He is a topical advisory panel member for number of journal including international journal of molecular sciences, foods, and metabolites.

Affiliations and expertise

Visiting Scientist, Department of Postharvest Science, Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, Agriculture Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel

Lam-Son Phan Tran

Lam-Son Phan Tran is currently a Professor of the Department of Plant and Soil Science Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance (IGCAST), Texas Tech University. He obtained his M.Sc. in biotechnology in 1994 and Ph.D. in biological sciences in 1997 from Szent Istvan University, Hungary. He completed his postdoctoral research at several research institutions in Japan, including the National Food Research Institute, the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and at the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences. Between 08/2007 and 12/2008, he worked in the Soybean Genomics and Biotechnology Laboratory, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, as a senior research scientist. From 01/2009 to 08/2020, he held a Unit Leader position in RIKEN, Japan. His current research interests are the elucidation of the roles of phytohormones and signalling molecules, and their interactions in environmental stress responses and tolerance, as well as translational genomics of crops with the aim to enhance crop productivity under adverse environmental conditions. He has published over 230 peer-reviewed papers and contributed numerous book chapters to various book editions published by Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, and the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America. Together with his co-editors, he has edited several book volumes for Springer and Elsevier.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, USA

Sonika Pandey

Sonika Pandey is currently a visiting scientist in the Department of Fruit Trees Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agriculture Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel. She completed her BSc. in botany in 2005 from St. Andrews College, Gorakhpur/D.D.U Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India and obtained her M.Sc. in biotechnology in 2009 from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, India. She completed her doctoral degree in biological Science in 2015 from CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat/Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India. She worked as Research Associate I at the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Belgaum, India. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi India from May 2016 to March 2019. Her current research focuses on the role of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in signalling in plant response to abiotic stress. In addition to this, she is actively involved in elucidating the mechanism of dormancy releases in bud. She has published 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals that contain 9 research articles, 3 reviews and 3 book chapters. Her main area of research interest includes plant stress biology and metabolomics.

Affiliations and expertise

Visiting Scientist, Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Israel

Avinash Mishra

Avinash Mishra is Principal Scientist as CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, India. He is graduate from Ewing Christian College, Allahabad (an autonomous college of Allahabad University). He did his Masters and PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (first Agriculture University of India). His research area is Metabolomics & Biotechnology, Plant Molecular Biology, Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Plants, and Plant Transgene Technology. He has published over 100 research articles in the journals of international repute with 43 h-index, so far (as per Google Scholar). Moreover, he has handled more than 10 research grants (projects) and published about 20 book-chapters with international publishers. He has guided more than 15 PhD students (3 are currently working). He also mentored more than 15 graduate students for their dissertation or research internship. He has several years’ editorial experience to the several international scientific journals. Currently he is serving as Associate Editor for the section Marine Biotechnology in Frontiers in Marine Science. He has honored with Young Scientist Award from Council of Science and Technology (UP-CST), Govt. of UP and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India for excellent contribution in the field of Biological Sciences (Abiotic Stress Tolerance)

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Principal Scientist ,CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India

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