Harnessing Plant Stimulating Molecules
Innovations in Stress Biology and Crop Resilience
- 1st Edition - May 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: M. Iqbal R. Khan, Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy
- Language: English
Harnessing Plant Stimulating Molecules: Innovations in Stress Biology and Crop Resilience serves as an authoritative reference on the multifaceted molecular regulators and biote… Read more
Harnessing Plant Stimulating Molecules: Innovations in Stress Biology and Crop Resilience serves as an authoritative reference on the multifaceted molecular regulators and biotechnological innovations underpinning plant resilience to environmental stressors. The book delivers an exhaustive treatment of diverse classes of signaling entities—including phytohormones, secondary messengers, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and heterotrimeric G proteins—elucidating their roles in complex stress adaptation pathways. In addition to molecular and biochemical foundations, it explores advanced methodologies such as nanoparticle-facilitated metabolic modulation, RNA interference, gene editing strategies aimed at optimizing nutrient utilization.
Other section highlight the emerging significance of biostimulants in modulating plant-microbe interactions and inter-plant signaling networks. Detailed discussions on systemic signaling mediated by mobile molecules and photoreceptor-mediated photomorphogenic responses further enrich the scope. Users will find this to be a great resource that bridges fundamental plant molecular biology with translational biotechnology.
- Provides detailed, graphical representations of molecular processes, signaling pathways, and regulatory networks, complemented by quantitative models and mathematical frameworks
- Presents a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary insights into environment-induced perturbations and the dynamic roles of plant-stimulating molecules in stress adaptation
- Identifies critical knowledge gaps and proposes targeted research directions in plant signaling biology
- Highlights emerging opportunities that enhance crop resilience and promote sustainable agriculture
Researchers, academics, and advanced-level students in plant science
1. Introduction of plant stimulating molecules: Global trend on climate change and agro-food sustainability
2. Plant hormones and their multifaceted role in managing crop under environmental shocks
3. Plant secondary messengers guarding the precincts of environmental injuries
4. Gasotransmitters interference in mediating environmental stress protection in crop
5. Reactive oxygen species in plant physiology under climatic and biotic interferences
6. Reactive nitrogen species: The new arrivals in crop stress management
7. Sugars stimulating behavior to transit source-sink development under environmental stress
8. Lipid species. A hub of plant stimulating networks under environment stress
9. Isoprenoid-derivatives’ functions in crop stress resilience
10. Plant bioactive polypeptides in stimulating environmental resilience
11. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) role under environmental stress-mediated wounding reactions
12. Mitogenic signaling molecules-mediated environmental stress tolerance in crop system
13. Heterotrimeric G protein-coupled environmental stress responses
14. Patatan phospholipase-mediated molecular stimulation in plants
15. Photoreceptors role in exciting plant photomorphogenesis under climatic variations
16. Manipulation of nanoparticles stimulating metabolic pathways in planta and microbial systems
17. Stimulating molecules and RNA silencing. An approach to improve plant nutrient efficiency
18. Biostimulants in inter-plant communications and microbiome interactions: Building a new age of Green Revolution
19. Mobile signals mediating systemic signaling using recent advancements in plant biotechnology
20. CRISPR/Cas in breeding system to develop crop tolerance and protect food security
21. Computational modeling of plant molecules for simulating plant metabolic pathways with model fidelity
2. Plant hormones and their multifaceted role in managing crop under environmental shocks
3. Plant secondary messengers guarding the precincts of environmental injuries
4. Gasotransmitters interference in mediating environmental stress protection in crop
5. Reactive oxygen species in plant physiology under climatic and biotic interferences
6. Reactive nitrogen species: The new arrivals in crop stress management
7. Sugars stimulating behavior to transit source-sink development under environmental stress
8. Lipid species. A hub of plant stimulating networks under environment stress
9. Isoprenoid-derivatives’ functions in crop stress resilience
10. Plant bioactive polypeptides in stimulating environmental resilience
11. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) role under environmental stress-mediated wounding reactions
12. Mitogenic signaling molecules-mediated environmental stress tolerance in crop system
13. Heterotrimeric G protein-coupled environmental stress responses
14. Patatan phospholipase-mediated molecular stimulation in plants
15. Photoreceptors role in exciting plant photomorphogenesis under climatic variations
16. Manipulation of nanoparticles stimulating metabolic pathways in planta and microbial systems
17. Stimulating molecules and RNA silencing. An approach to improve plant nutrient efficiency
18. Biostimulants in inter-plant communications and microbiome interactions: Building a new age of Green Revolution
19. Mobile signals mediating systemic signaling using recent advancements in plant biotechnology
20. CRISPR/Cas in breeding system to develop crop tolerance and protect food security
21. Computational modeling of plant molecules for simulating plant metabolic pathways with model fidelity
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 1, 2026
- Language: English
MR
M. Iqbal R. Khan
Dr. M. Iqbal R. Khan’s current research interests are the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in flooding tolerance and looking for suitable germplasm donors for breeding purpose. Working on the metabolism of plants under different abiotic stresses, Dr. Khan has found a significant role of phytohormones in the regulation of plant growth and development and have suggested that phytohormones play an important in controlling stress responses and interacts in coordination with each other for defense signal networking to fine tune tolerance mechanisms. Dr. Khan has published more than 35 journal articles, 07 book chapters and has edited two books. He has received various research fellowships including UGC-MANF, DBT-RA, SERB-DST Young scientist, SERB-NPDF and IRRI-PDF. He has been recognized as Young Scientist of the Year, receiving the award from Scientific and Environmental Research Institute, India and Junior Scientist of the Year, receiving the award from National Environmental Science Academy New Delhi, India. He has been guest editor of “Ethylene: A key regulatory molecule in plants" in Frontiers in Plant Science.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany; Deputy Director, Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, IndiaPR
Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy
Dr. Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy is a Scientist (DST-INSPIRE faculty fellow) working under the Cell, Molecular biology and Genetic engineering theme at ICRISAT. He has completed his PhD from International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, where he worked on “Identification and characterization of the Heat Shock Proteins from Pennisetum glaucum”. He was an integral part of the team for developing high-throughput, low-cost methodologies for the isolation of promoters and genes, sequencing for phage DNA and identification of stable reference genes for qPCR studies. He has been awarded with several International and National awards, including Leibniz-DAAD Postdoctoral Fellowship from German Academic Exchange Service, Germany, Young Scientist and INSPIRE Faculty Awards from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. He is associate fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences from 2015. He has worked in Germany and Philippines on genomics and molecular aspects of abiotic stress tolerance and genome editing. He has published more than 32 research articles in international peer reviewed journals and also has 5 book chapters and a patent to his credit. He is a reviewer of several reputed international journals, including Frontiers in plant science, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, BMC Genomics, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Gene and PLoS ONE.
Area of expertise:
Functional genomics, Gene expression, Molecular biology and Genome editing
Affiliations and expertise
Scientist, Cell and Molecular Biology & Trait Engineering Cluster, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, Telangana, India