Strigolactones

Synthesis, Application and Role in Plants

1st Edition - February 29, 2024
Editors: Gausiya Bashri, Shamsul Hayat, Andrzej Bajguz
Language: English
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Strigolactones: Synthesis, Application and Role in Plants presents the current state of the science for this recently discovered class of plant hormones, offering foundational insights. The book covers the structure of natural and synthetic SLs, synthesis, transport, signaling, and their application, role in the growth and development of plants like seed germination, root growth, and stem branching plant architecture. Further, the crosstalk of SLs with other plant hormones and signaling molecules are discussed. Finally, the role of SLs in plant defense systems, particularly in biotic and abiotic stresses, heavy metals, salt, temperature, radiation, pesticide drought, and flood stress on plants.

Concluding with the latest discoveries, future perspectives, and challenges in plant biology, this book will be a valuable reference for those in plant and agricultural sciences.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
About the editors
Preface
Chapter 1. Strigolactones as plant hormone: An overview
1. Introduction
2. Isolation of naturally occurring strigolactones
3. Structural diversity of strigolactones
4. Identification of strigolactone receptors
5. Strigolactone biosynthesis and signaling
6. Implication of strigolactones
Chapter 2. Nature and biosynthesis of strigolactones in plants
1. Introduction
2. Chemical structures of strigolactones
3. Biosynthetic pathways of strigolactones
Chapter 3. Synthetic analogs of strigolactones and their applications
1. Introduction
2. Synthetic analogs of strigolactones
3. Applications of synthetic analogs of strigolactones in plants
4. Conclusion
Chapter 4. An update on strigolactone signaling in plants
1. Diversity of signaling pathways among plant hormones
2. Strigolactone perception
3. Core components of strigolactone signal transduction
4. Functional characterization of strigolactone-responsive transcription factors and downstream genes
Chapter 5. Role of strigolactones signals in plant roots for fungal symbionts and parasitic weeds
1. Introduction
2. Chemical nature and biosynthesis of strigolactones
3. Responses of strigolactones in plants
4. Conclusion and future prospective
Chapter 6. Cross-talk of strigolactones with auxin and cytokinin
1. Introduction
2. Cross-talk of strigolactone with auxin
3. Cross-talk of strigolactones with cytokinin
4. Signaling of strigolactones
5. Conclusion
Chapter 7. Cross-talk of strigolactones with abscisic acid, gibberellins, ethylene, and other hormones
1. Introduction
2. Cross-talk of strigolactone with hormones
3. Conclusions and future perspectives
Chapter 8. Strigolactones interplay with signaling molecules of plant
1. Introduction
2. SL biosynthesis and signal transduction
3. Interactions of strigolactones with nitric oxide
4. Interactions among strigolactones and karrikins
5. Conclusion and perspectives
Chapter 9. Strigolactones: Biosynthesis, regulation, signaling, roles, and response to stress
1. Introduction
2. Synthesis of SLs
3. Regulation of biosynthesis vis-à-vis cross-talks with other phytohormones
4. Importance of SLs signaling in plant growth and development
5. SLs and stress
6. Conclusion and future perspectives
Chapter 10. Regulatory role of strigolactones in biotic stress tolerance
1. Introduction
2. Biotic stress
3. Strigolactone-induced biotic stress tolerance
4. Mechanism of SL-mediated biotic stress tolerance
5. Conclusion and future perspective
Chapter 11. Regulatory role of strigolactones in abiotic stress tolerance
1. Introduction
2. Biosynthesis and general roles of SLs in plants
3. Abiotic stress
4. Roles of SLs in abiotic stresses tolerance
5. Mechanism of abiotic stress tolerance
6. Conclusion and future perspectives
Chapter 12. Implications of strigolactones in plant biology: Achievements, future perspectives, and challenges
1. Introduction
2. Current achievements of strigolactones' for plant advancement
3. Strigolactones in agriculture: A future perspective and challenges
4. Conclusions
Index

Gausiya Bashri

Dr. Gausiya Bashri is Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. She obtained her D.Phil. degree in Botany from the Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India. The major area of her research includes plant growth regulators and abiotic stress tolerance mechanism in plants. She has worked on various plant physiological aspects like estimation of oxidative biomarkers, antioxidants, photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll a fluorescence and nitrogen metabolism in response to heavy metal, and other abiotic stresses. Dr. Bashri has published in international journals including Plos One, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, Plant Growth Regulation (Springer), Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Elsevier) and Chemistry and Ecology (Taylor and Francis), as well as being a regular reviewer of the same. She has also published chapters in edited books.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Shamsul Hayat

Dr. Shamsul Hayat is Professor, in the Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has also worked as Associate Professor in King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as a BOYSCAST Fellow at National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan and as visiting scientist through INSA-Bilateral exchange programme at Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Biochemistry and Toxicology, University of Bialystok, Poland. The major area of research includes plant hormone, nanoscience and abiotic stress in plants. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, and has published more than 160 research papers in leading journals, as well as publishing several books. He is a regular reviewer and editorial boards of National and International journals, Dr. Hayat is also the member of important National and International scientific societies. Recently he has been appointed as Indian representative in Asia Association of Plant Scientist.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim university, Aligarh, India

Andrzej Bajguz

Dr. Andrzej Bajguz is Professor in University of Bialystok, Poland. He is a member of the Polish Biochemical Society, the Polish Society of Experimental Plant Biology, and the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology. He serves on the editorial boards of 'Planta', 'Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae', 'Journal of Plant Growth Regulation', and ‘Plants’. He is a reviewer for international journals on plant biology, e.g., ‘Physiologia Plantarum’, ‘Phytochemistry’, 'Planta', 'Plant Physiology and Biochemistry', and 'International Journal of Molecular Sciences'. He was an editor of special issues in 'Journal of Plant Growth Regulation', 'International Journal of Molecular Sciences', and ‘Plants’. Fields of his scientific interest are phytohormones, especially brassinosteroids– their physiology and biochemistry in lower plants. For the past 25 years his dominant research area has been hormonal growth and development regulation of the plants, mainly through, auxins, cytokinins, and brassinosteroids in mitigating the stress of the heavy metal action.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Department of Biology and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland