Flavonoids for Plant Development and Stress Tolerance
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2025
- Editors: Praveen Guleria, Vineet Kumar, Parissa Taheri
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 7 9 5 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 7 9 6 - 3
Flavonoids for Plant Development and Stress Tolerance presents the latest information on the genetic and molecular networks induced by flavonoids that regulate plant and microb… Read more
Flavonoids for Plant Development and Stress Tolerance presents the latest information on the genetic and molecular networks induced by flavonoids that regulate plant and microbe interactions. Covering recent studies, innovations, and future perspectives on flavonoid metabolism, this book explores their role in modulating plant responses to environmental changes, providing valuable insights for current applications and future research directions.
Flavonoids are important secondary metabolites synthesized in plants, known for their antioxidant properties and their role in scavenging oxidative stress markers. While extensively studied in model plants, research on flavonoids in other species remains limited. To fully understand the mechanisms involved in various plant growth phases, it is essential to identify and characterize different flavonoids and their types.
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the diversity of flavonoids, their significance for food security, and the underlying molecular and biochemical mechanisms. It includes detailed descriptions of flavonoid biosynthesis, their functional diversity, and their involvement in plant responses to global climate change. Additionally, the book discusses flavonoid engineering, its status, and its potential to support agricultural sustainability.
Focusing on the molecular and biochemical pathways responsible for flavonoid-mediated stress responses, this valuable reference resource aims to deepen understanding of both foundational concepts and recent advancements in flavonoid engineering—ultimately contributing to the survival, productivity, and sustainability of plants under changing environmental conditions.
- Offers a foundational overview of flavonoids and their significance.
- Highlights the role of flavonoids in plant development and stress responses.
- Examines the application of biotechnology in advancing flavonoid research and its potential benefits.
Primary: Researchers and advanced students in crop science, plant science, agricultural sustainability.
Secondary: Researchers and advanced students in food security; policy makers; industry experts
Secondary: Researchers and advanced students in food security; policy makers; industry experts
Section 1: Introduction to Flavonoids
1. Flavonoids in Plants: Diversity, importance, and applications
Contributors: Leticia Lopez-Martinez
2. Flavonoid biosynthesis: Characterization of genes and transcription factors from model and other plant types
Contributors: Sarada Dronamraju
3. Epigenetic regulation of flavonoid metabolism
Contributors: Saurabh Chaudhary
4. Phytohormonal regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis and associated stress tolerance of plants
Contributors: Praveen Guleria
Section 2: Flavonoids in plant development and stress responses
5. Flavonoids as secondary messengers of plants
Contributors: Romel Ahmed
6. Flavonoids as regulators of plant germination, vegetative growth, and development
Contributors: Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob
7. Regulation of plant reproductive growth, flowering, and yield by flavonoids
Contributors: Nevzat Esim
8. Flavonoids as signals for plant-beneficial microbe interaction
Contributors: Mukesh Meena
9. Flavonoids regulating plant responses against various abiotic stresses
Contributors: NAVIN KUMAR
10. Flavonoids for light and UV stress regulation
Contributors: Akbar Hossain
11. Flavonoids for salt stress regulation
Contributors: Dr Alina
12. Role of flavonoids in plant heat stress regulation
Contributors: Yinchao Zhang
13. Understanding the potential of flavonoids in the regulation of drought stress in plants
Contributors: Simon Mburu
14. Plant-pathogenic interaction: flavonoid inter-networking
Contributors: Nevzat Esim
15. Flavonoid cross talks for overall plant development and environmental responses: Understanding the biochemistry and molecular biology in plants
Contributors: Puneet Singh Chauhan
Section 3: Role of biotechnology in flavonoid research
16. Advancement in flavonoid pathway with the advent of advanced biotechnological tools
Contributors: Pragya Tiwari
17. Scope of plant metabolic engineering in flavonoid pathway for crop sustainability
Contributors: Akbar Hossain
18. Scope of PGPR mediated regulation of plant flavonoids for various stress responses
Contributors: Ezekiel Njeru
19. miRNA and flavonoid regulations in and across plant kingdom
Contributors: Neeti Sanan
20. Engineering flavonoid pathway to regulate global climate change responses of plants
Contributors: Monica Butnariu
21. Flavonoid engineering for crop quality improvement towards human health benefits
Contributors: Diana C. G. A. Pinto
1. Flavonoids in Plants: Diversity, importance, and applications
Contributors: Leticia Lopez-Martinez
2. Flavonoid biosynthesis: Characterization of genes and transcription factors from model and other plant types
Contributors: Sarada Dronamraju
3. Epigenetic regulation of flavonoid metabolism
Contributors: Saurabh Chaudhary
4. Phytohormonal regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis and associated stress tolerance of plants
Contributors: Praveen Guleria
Section 2: Flavonoids in plant development and stress responses
5. Flavonoids as secondary messengers of plants
Contributors: Romel Ahmed
6. Flavonoids as regulators of plant germination, vegetative growth, and development
Contributors: Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob
7. Regulation of plant reproductive growth, flowering, and yield by flavonoids
Contributors: Nevzat Esim
8. Flavonoids as signals for plant-beneficial microbe interaction
Contributors: Mukesh Meena
9. Flavonoids regulating plant responses against various abiotic stresses
Contributors: NAVIN KUMAR
10. Flavonoids for light and UV stress regulation
Contributors: Akbar Hossain
11. Flavonoids for salt stress regulation
Contributors: Dr Alina
12. Role of flavonoids in plant heat stress regulation
Contributors: Yinchao Zhang
13. Understanding the potential of flavonoids in the regulation of drought stress in plants
Contributors: Simon Mburu
14. Plant-pathogenic interaction: flavonoid inter-networking
Contributors: Nevzat Esim
15. Flavonoid cross talks for overall plant development and environmental responses: Understanding the biochemistry and molecular biology in plants
Contributors: Puneet Singh Chauhan
Section 3: Role of biotechnology in flavonoid research
16. Advancement in flavonoid pathway with the advent of advanced biotechnological tools
Contributors: Pragya Tiwari
17. Scope of plant metabolic engineering in flavonoid pathway for crop sustainability
Contributors: Akbar Hossain
18. Scope of PGPR mediated regulation of plant flavonoids for various stress responses
Contributors: Ezekiel Njeru
19. miRNA and flavonoid regulations in and across plant kingdom
Contributors: Neeti Sanan
20. Engineering flavonoid pathway to regulate global climate change responses of plants
Contributors: Monica Butnariu
21. Flavonoid engineering for crop quality improvement towards human health benefits
Contributors: Diana C. G. A. Pinto
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2025
- Language: English
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Praveen Guleria
Praveen Guleria is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. She has worked in the areas of Plant Biotechnology, Plant Metabolic Engineering and Plant Stress Biology at CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, H.P. India.
Her research interests include plant stress biology, plant small RNA Biology, plant epigenomics and nanotoxicity. She has published several research articles in various peer-reviewed journals. She is also serving as the editorial board member and reviewer for certain international peer reviewed journals. She has been awarded the SERB- Start Up Grant by DST, GOI. She has also been awarded the prestigious “Bharat Gaurav Award” by the India International Friendship Society, New Delhi. She has also received various awards like CSIR/ ICMR- Junior research Fellowship, CSIR- Senior research fellowship, State level merit scholarship awards.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Lab, Department of Biotechnology, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab, IndiaVK
Vineet Kumar
Dr. Vineet Kumar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Lovely Professional University, India. He has extensive experience in various areas of biotechnology and nanotechnology, having worked at several prestigious institutes and universities in India, including Panjab University Chandigarh, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, and Himachal Pradesh University.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, IndiaPT
Parissa Taheri
Prof. Parissa Taheri is a Plant Pathologist, Mycologist, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. Her research focuses on plant pathology; fungal taxonomy and virulence factors, systematics and population genetics of phytopathogenic fungi; molecular plant-microbe interactions; plant defense signaling pathways; cytomolecular and biochemical aspects of plant resistance; redox biology and signaling in plant defense to biotic and abiotic stresses, identification and application of biocontrol agents or bioactive natural products with antifungal effects; and mechanisms of biological control and plant growth promotion via beneficial fungi. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier journal “Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology”, and Managing Guest Editor of the special issue “Beneficial Microorganisms in Agriculture”. She is editor of other international journals, such as Frontiers in Plant Science and Rhizosphere. She is Managing Guest Editor of the special issue entitled “Natural Plant Protectants against Pathogens and Pests”, published in a new Elsevier journal “Journal of Natural Pesticide Research”.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran