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    • Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Plants

      Mechanisms and Management Strategies
      • 1st Edition
      • Koushik Chakraborty + 4 more
      • English
      Driven by the realities of global climate change, compound stress events—such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and flooding—now frequently affect crops within a single season, posing significant risks to global food security and agricultural sustainability. Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Plants examines how plants coordinate distinct physiological, biochemical, and molecular pathways to adapt under complex stress conditions, contrasting these mechanisms with those triggered by individual stress factors.Chapters cover key processes including redox regulation, hormonal signaling, transcriptional control, ion transport, and metabolic adjustments. The volume also highlights advances in breeding and biotechnology—from marker-assisted selection and genome editing to nanotechnology and multi-omics approaches—alongside practical strategies for improved stress management, such as optimized nutrient use, microbial interventions, and climate-adaptive agronomy.Comprehensi... in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, this reference book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, students, plant scientists, and agricultural professionals by offering the strategic insight needed to anticipate, rather than react to, the evolving challenges of plant-environment interactions.

    • Cadmium Contamination in Soils and Plants

      Mechanisms and Mitigation
      • 1st Edition
      • Fang-Jie Zhao + 2 more
      • English
      Cadmium Contamination in Soils and Plants: Mechanisms and Mitigation focuses on the processes and mechanisms of transformation and transport of cadmium (Cd) in soil-plant systems, covering aspects from inputs and outputs of Cd to/from soil-plant systems, biogeochemical transformation of Cd in soil, uptake and transport of Cd in plants, toxicity and detoxification of Cd in microorganisms and plants, dietary intake of Cd and impact on human health, risk assessment and bioremediation technologies to mitigate Cd contamination. Contamination of soil with Cd, a highly toxic heavy metal, is a global problem due to both geogenic reasons and anthropogenic activities. Cd is readily taken up by plants, causing toxicities to plants and posing a significant risk to human health via dietary exposure. There has been much scientific progress in understanding various aspects of the topic, especially the mechanisms and mitigation technologies. This book to synthesizes and presents a comprehensive look at the state-of-the-art knowledge of Cd in soil-plant systems. Cadmium Contamination in Soils and Plants serves as a key authoritative resource for researchers, graduate students, environmental protection professionals and policy makers who are interested in the issues of soil contamination, agricultural sustainability, food safety and public health, and environmental protection and remediation.

    • Using Stimulants to Improve Plant Health

      From Stress to Strength
      • 1st Edition
      • Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef
      • English
      Using Stimulants to Improve Plant Health: From Stress to Strength covers the pivotal role of stimulants, including biostimulants, chemical agents, and phytohormones in boosting plant resilience and improving productivity under both abiotic and biotic stressors. Providing readers with a clear understanding of the physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms through which biostimulants, chemical stimulants, and phytohormones boost plants' ability to withstand both abiotic and biotic stresses, this book provides insights into the latest advancements in research and technology, such as nanotechnology and precision agriculture. With step-by-step instructions, practical tools, and case studies, it enables readers to integrate stimulant-based strategies into agricultural operations.By prioritizing environmentally sustainable methods and showcasing eco-friendly stimulants, the book guides readers on how to adopt practices that are both financially smart and ecologically responsible. This expertly edited volume is divided into 16 thoroughly researched chapters that will be valuable for those interested in advancing sustainable agriculture and plant health.

    • Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials

      A Comprehensive Guide
      • 1st Edition
      • Abhijit Sarkar + 3 more
      • English
      Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials offers an in-depth overview of the latest research on these functional molecules, emphasizing their diverse biological roles and growing relevance across disciplines. The book brings together insights into their discovery, mechanisms, and applications to deepen understanding and inspire future research.Plant peptides are key regulators of growth, development, defense, and stress responses, and they show considerable promise in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and herbal medicine applications. The volume spans topics from peptide identification and imaging to signaling pathways, molecular interactions, and bioinformatics approaches. It also covers both conventional and advanced tools in peptide science, including post-translational modifications, peptide mimicry, and innovations in nanotechnology and biotechnology.Explor... Plant Peptide Potentials is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals in plant biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, and biotechnology, as well as those developing plant-derived health and therapeutic products.

    • Nanomaterials–Microbial Interactions for Soil Health, Plant Growth, and Performance

      • 1st Edition
      • Azamal Husen
      • English
      Nanomaterials–Microb... Interactions for Soil Health, Plant Growth, and Performance investigates how engineered nanomaterials interface with soil ecosystems to influence plant health and agricultural sustainability. By leveraging the distinctive surface chemistry, size, and reactivity of these materials, the book analyzes how they modulate soil chemistry, microbial activity, and plant physiology, with implications for growth, resilience, and productivity.Interdi... perspectives from soil science, microbiology, plant biology, and nanoengineering are integrated to evaluate mechanisms of action, exposure routes, and environmental fate. The volume weighs opportunities for enhanced yield and nutrient-use efficiency against risks to soil health, biodiversity, and food safety, while also discussing regulatory frameworks and scalable strategies for real-word farming systems and food value chains.Aimed at researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers across academia, government, and industry, Nanomaterials–Microb... Interactions for Soil Health, Plant Growth, and Performance serves as an authoritative platform for future-oriented thinking that bridges discovery and deployment aligned with global environmental stewardship goals across diverse agroecosystems.

    • Flavonoids for Plant Development and Stress Tolerance

      • 1st Edition
      • Praveen Guleria + 2 more
      • English
      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.Flavonoid... 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.Focus... 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—ultimate... contributing to the survival, productivity, and sustainability of plants under changing environmental conditions.

    • Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling

      Key Regulators of Development and Stress Adaptation
      • 1st Edition
      • Aryadeep Roychoudhury
      • English
      Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling provides a comprehensive account of how plants perceive and respond to internal and external cues through receptor-mediated pathways. The volume integrates structural, functional, and mechanistic perspectives to examine the diverse spectrum of plant receptors—including phytohormone receptors, growth regulator receptors, receptor-like kinases, and multiprotein complexes—that orchestrate growth, development, and survival under changing conditions.The book explains receptor functions in auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene, jasmonate, salicylic acid, brassinosteroid, strigolactone, and karrikin signaling, while also addressing membranebound and cytoplasmic kinases, glutamate-like receptors, and other critical signaling components. By linking structural biology with functional outcomes, it shows how protein conformation and ligand recognition determine specificity and regulatory control.Emphasizing the interplay and crosstalk among receptor-mediated pathways, the text demonstrates how plants translate complex signals into precise cellular responses that regulate gene expression, coordinate development, and enable adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses.Rich in mechanistic detail and conceptual breadth, Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling is an essential reference for researchers and academics in plant biology, molecular signaling, stress physiology, and related fields seeking to understand how plants transform signals into adaptive strategies.

    • Amino Acids in Plant Protection

      Mechanisms, Metabolism and Coordination
      • 1st Edition
      • Muhammad Bilal Hafeez + 3 more
      • English
      Amino Acids in Plant Protection: Mechanisms, Metabolism and Coordination highlights the increasingly evident importance of amino acids in plant development and stress defense, addressing the needs of basic and applied plant scientists around the world. It provides the only comprehensive overview of the general direction of amino acid metabolism and genetic regulation under abiotic stress conditions, presenting a complete map of all currently known enzymatic steps involved in amino acid synthesis and degradation, including the initial steps leading to the synthesis of secondary metabolites.Higher plants are sessile and therefore cannot escape hostile environmental conditions that are a constant threat throughout their lifecycle. Unfavorable growth conditions such as extreme temperatures, drought, flood, and contamination of soils with high salt concentrations are considered the major abiotic environmental stressors that can not only limit plant growth and development, but also determine the geographic distribution of plant species and directly affect agronomical yield.

    • Role of Antioxidants in Abiotic Stress Management

      • 1st Edition
      • Zaid Ulhassan + 2 more
      • English
      Role of Antioxidants in Abiotic Stress Management covers the antioxidant defense system in plants, providing key insights on how to generate tolerant varieties that can adapt to harsh environmental conditions without adverse impacts on crop productivity. The book covers a broad range of antioxidant responses, describing how global climate changes and the overexploitation of natural or anthropogenic resources creates abiotic stressors. The potential impacts of factors such as heavy metals/metalloids, drought/water deficit, salinity, extreme temperatures, anoxia, and high light intensity are covered, along with discussions on how to improve crop growth and development at different stages.Written by a team of international experts, this book provides an important reference on morphological, physiological, biochemical, metabolic, anatomical and molecular responses of plants under stress factors.

    • Role of Antioxidants in Mitigating Plant Stress

      • 1st Edition
      • Azamal Husen
      • English
      Role of Antioxidants in Mitigating Plant Stress explores the fundamental roles and mechanistic approaches of antioxidant stress tolerance strategies. With chapters addressing both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, it provides a clear guide for understanding plant responses. Presenting current understanding of these components, the book features their role, molecular properties, and reaction mechanisms to various environmental conditions. This book provides an important reference for researchers and advanced level students seeking to improve plant health.Plants are regularly exposed to various kinds of abiotic and biotic stresses in their natural environmental conditions. These stresses have significant influence on agriculture worldwide and thus, lead to massive economic losses as well as food insecurity. Research has identified many of the effects of, and mitigation techniques for, various stresses that impact plant systems. Strategies for strengthening the antioxidant defense system can increase yields and protect crop plants from a variety of stresses.