Skip to main content

Plant Signaling Molecules

Role and Regulation under Stressful Environments

  • 1st Edition - March 15, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: M. Iqbal R. Khan, Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy, Antonio Ferrante, Nafees A. Khan
  • Language: English

Plant Signaling Molecule: Role and Regulation under Stressful Environments explores tolerance mechanisms mediated by signaling molecules in plants for achieving sustainab… Read more

Description

Plant Signaling Molecule: Role and Regulation under Stressful Environments explores tolerance mechanisms mediated by signaling molecules in plants for achieving sustainability under changing environmental conditions. Including a wide range of potential molecules, from primary to secondary metabolites, the book presents the status and future prospects of the role and regulation of signaling molecules at physiological, biochemical, molecular and structural level under abiotic stress tolerance. This book is designed to enhance the mechanistic understanding of signaling molecules and will be an important resource for plant biologists in developing stress tolerant crops to achieve sustainability under changing environmental conditions.

Key features

  • Focuses on plant biology under stress conditions
  • Provides a compendium of knowledge related to plant adaptation, physiology, biochemistry and molecular responses
  • Identifies treatments that enhance plant tolerance to abiotic stresses
  • Illustrates specific physiological pathways that are considered key points for plant adaptation or tolerance to abiotic stresses

Readership

Beginners in plant biology under stress, but also for those involved in plant breeding and selection of tolerant cultivars or for researchers who are involved in the identification of treatments able to enhance plant tolerance to abiotic stresses

Table of contents

1. Signaling Molecules in Ecophysiological Response Mechanisms of Salt-Stressed Plants
Daniele Massa

2. Stress responsive signaling molecules and genes under stressful environments in plants
Murat Dikilitas

3. Engineering signaling molecules to improve abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants
Chandra Obul Reddy Puli

4. Genetic engineering/Genome editing approaches to modulate signaling processes in abiotic stress tolerance
Channakeshavaiah Chikkaputtaiah and Riwandahun Marwein

5. Measurement of Signaling Molecules Ca2+, RSS, RCS, RNS and ROS in Plant Samples
Zhong-Guang Li

6. Drought tolerance in Plants: Role of signaling molecules and its molecular mechanisms and regulation
Debasis Chakrabarty Sr.

7. Crop improvement of cereals through manipulation of signaling pathways in response to drought stress
Mallikarjuna Garladinne Sr.

8. Role and regulation of ROS and antioxidants as a signaling molecule in response to abiotic stresses
Renu Bhardwaj

9. Role and regulation of plants phenolics in abiotic stress tolerance: an overview
Mohd Irfan Naikoo

10. Bioactive molecules as regulatory signals in plant responses to abiotic stresses
Antonio Ferrante

11. Biochemical and molecular regulation of phenylpropanoids pathway under abiotic stresses
Alessandra Francini

12. Role and regulation of glucose as a signal molecule to salt stress
Péter Poór

13. Role of sugars in abiotic stress signalling in plant
Iffat Zareen Ahmad

14. Methylglyoxal: a novel signaling molecule in plant responses to abiotic stress
Zhong-Guang Li

15. Role of trehalose and regulation of its levels as a signal molecule to abiotic stresses in plants
Silvia Morgutti, Chiara Pucciariello, Gian Attilio Sacchi and Noemi Negrini

16. Sugar and phytohormones regulates plant growth and development under in vitro condition
Nasreena Sajjad

17. Role of mineral nutrients in abiotic stress tolerance – revisiting the associated signaling mechanisms
Mohammad Abass Ahanger

18. Sulfur availability potentiates phytohormones-mediated action in plants
Nafees Khan

19. Role and regulation of plant hormones as a signal molecule in response to abiotic stresses
Renu Bhardwaj

20. Role and regulation of auxin signaling in abiotic stress tolerance
Veena Pandey

21. The Regulatory Signaling of Gibberellin Metabolism and Its Crosstalk with Phytohormones in Response to Plant Abiotic Stresses
Aryadeep Roychoudhury

22. Abscisic acid in plant abiotic stress signaling and responses
Amarjeet Singh

23. Salicylic acid-mediated defense mechanisms to abiotic stress tolerance
Aisha Kamal

24. Role of methyl jasmonates in salt stress tolerance in crop plants
Aamir Raina Jr.

25. Insights into the nitric oxide mediated stress tolerance in plants
Santisree Parankusam

26. Brassinosteroid induced signaling is a complex interplay of ROS, NADPH oxidase and MAPK mediated biotic and abiotic stress acclimation in plants
Deepesh Bhatt

27. Role and regulation of osmolytes and ABA interaction in salt and drought stress tolerance
P.B. Kavi Kishor

28. Regulatory role of proline in heat stress tolerance: modulation by salicylic acid
Noushina Iqbal

29. Osmolyte diversity, distribution and their biosynthetic pathways
P.B. Kavi Kishor

30. Role and regulation of osmolytes as signaling molecules to abiotic stress tolerance
Challa Surekha and Shabir Wani

31. Proteomics insights into salt stress signaling in plants
Tariq Omar Siddiqi and Arajmand Frukh

32. Role of heat shock proteins and its signaling under abiotic stress
Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy

33. C4/CAM facultative photosynthesis as a means to improve plant sustainable productivity under abiotic-stressed conditions: regulatory mechanisms and biotechnological implications
Luciano Freschi

34. Protein linases and phosphatases in stress transduction - role in crop improvement
Thammineni Chakradhar

35. Nanoparticles and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants: Synthesis, action and signaling mechanisms
Mohammad Israil Ansari

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 15, 2019
  • Language: English

About the editors

MR

M. Iqbal R. Khan

M. Iqbal R. Khan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany and serves as Deputy Director of the Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. He also holds adjunct appointments at Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, and at The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Dr. Khan’s research focuses on major staple crops, particularly wheat, with the objective of reducing their susceptibility to environmental stress under projected future climatic conditions and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. His work addresses the challenges posed by environmental stressors to agricultural productivity, which remain a critical concern for global food and nutritional security. He has published over 100 research articles and has edited several books and authored multiple book chapters with leading publishers. He has an established citation record, as reflected in widely used bibliometric indicators. Dr. Khan has been recognized as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in the Animal and Plant Science category and has been listed among the top 2% of scientists globally by Elsevier and Stanford University (2021–25). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), in Plant and Agricultural Sciences, and a recipient of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Young Associates award (2024). His accolades include the R.H. Dastur Gold Medal Award—ISPP (2023), the Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award—NASI (2021), and the Young Scientist Award—ISPP (2018). He serves on the editorial boards of many renowned journals, including Plant and Soil, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 3-Biotech, and Plant Physiology Reports. He has also served as a guest editor for Agriculture, Frontiers in Plant Science, Sustainability, and Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, Delhi, India; Deputy Director, Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, Delhi, India

PR

Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy

Dr. Sudhakar Reddy Palakolanu has more than 14 years of expertise in plant molecular biology, functional genomics, and gene editing. His research focuses on identifying and analyzing genes associated with complex traits using advanced molecular and biotechnological approaches. His work aims to enhance key agronomic traits in dryland crops, particularly millets, through the application of cutting-edge techniques. By integrating modern biotechnological tools, he seeks to validate candidate genes identified through trait dissection, supporting sustainable crop development. Dr. Reddy’s accomplishments have been recognized through several prestigious national awards, including the Young Scientist Award and the INSPIRE Faculty Award from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (DST-GOI). He also received a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), which supported his research in Germany. In addition, he has served as a guest scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines, where he worked on CRISPR–Cas9-mediated genome editing to improve rice grain quality. He has an extensive research portfolio that includes numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, books, and patents. He also serves as a reviewer for leading international journals, including Trends in Plant Science, Genome Biology, Frontiers in Plant Science, Physiologia Plantarum, Plant Cell Reports, Plant Biotechnology Journal, and BMC Plant Biology, among others.

Affiliations and expertise
Scientist, Cell and Molecular Biology & Trait Engineering Cluster, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, Telangana, India

AF

Antonio Ferrante

Antonio Ferrante holds a PhD in advanced technologies in horticultural science from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa Italy. He was a visiting researcher at the University California, Davis, and a visiting teaching professor with ERASMUS program in Cardiff University (2015) and Almeria University (2017) and has been a member of the scientific committee of several international conferences. He has authored more than 200 international publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, University of Milan, Italy

NK

Nafees A. Khan

Prof. Nafees A. Khan is a distinguished Professor of Plant Physiology in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Holding both a PhD and a DSc from AMU, he is internationally renowned for his pioneering research on abiotic stress tolerance in plants, phytohormone signaling, and sustainable agricultural practices. A Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics, 2019–23), he has received prestigious awards, including the UGC-Research and Mid-Career Awards, the Teaching Excellence Award, and the Research Excellence Citation Award 2023 (Clarivate Analytics). He is also a fellow of several esteemed academies, including the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Linnean Society of London, the Indian Botanical Society, and the Indian Society for Plant Physiology. His groundbreaking research integrates nutrient-use efficiency with stress resistance mechanisms, making substantial contributions to the advancement of global agricultural sustainability.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Botany, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, India

View book on ScienceDirect

Read Plant Signaling Molecules on ScienceDirect