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Books in Plant science

The Plant Science collection encompasses plant physiology, genetics, biotechnology, ecology, and crop improvement. Showcasing cutting-edge research, innovative techniques, and case studies, these resources support researchers, agronomists, and students in enhancing crop yields, resilience, and sustainability. Addressing global food security, climate adaptation, and environmental conservation, the portfolio provides valuable insights into plant health, development, and genetic engineering.

  • CRISPR Technology for Combating Plant Pests and Pathogens

    • 1st Edition
    • Jen-Tsung Chen
    • English
    CRISPR Technology for Combating Plant Pests and Pathogens improves the understanding of CRISPR-mediated crop protection, presenting innovative strategies for developing disease-resistant crops that can withstand a variety of biotic stresses.In agricultural food production, a range of stressors continues to challenge crop production globally. Fortunately, modern crop breeding approaches have developed rapidly, including the promising technology of plant genome editing. Leading to improvements in disease resilience or stress-tolerant crops, CRISPR/Cas9 is among the mainstream genome editing technologies for plant breeding precision and efficiency.CRISPR Technology for Combating Plant Pests and Pathogens offers in-depth summaries curated by leading experts and professors in the field of agricultural biotechnology, providing the essential knowledge needed to advance research and applications in crop resilience.

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 194
    • English
    Advances in Agronomy, Volume 194, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, each written by an international board of authors.

  • 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.

  • Plant Pangenomes and Pangenomics

    • 1st Edition
    • Jen-Tsung Chen
    • English
    Plant Pangenomes and Pangenomics summarizes the current state of plant pangenomes and pangenomics as applied in a wide range of plant biology involving the subtopics of genome evolution, phenotypic evolution, population genetics, and evolutionary developmental biology. Explaining the resources and technologies of pangenomics with plant functional genomics, the book also presents precision molecular breeding of crops to produce improved stress-tolerance and climate-smart capacities in an attempt to improve growth, development, enhanced production, and quality. It covers key critical stressors, including temperature, salt, drought, pollutants, pests, fungi, bacteria, and viruses.This book is an complete guide for students, researchers, experts, and professors with its discussions on all aspects of pangenomes and pangenomics, from fundamental and advanced tools and current applications in the plant sciences to plant functional genomics, plant stress physiology, plant biotechnology, plant pathology, and plant breeding.

  • Advances in Agronomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 193
    • English
    Advances in Agronomy, Volume 193, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates that highlight new advances in the field, each written by an international board of authors.

  • Fruit Microbiome

    Emerging Aspects in Postharvest Disease Management
    • 1st Edition
    • Ajay Kumar + 2 more
    • English
    Fruit Microbiome: Emerging Aspects in Postharvest Disease Management covers all areas of microbial ecology and serves as a basis for innovative methods of microbiome engineering and the incorporation of probiotics on fruit nutritional quality. Emphasizing the latest advancements in the fruit microbiome and applications in biocontrol perspectives, the book includes advanced and recent insights into the development of microbial pesticides that will be helpful for those seeking ways to protect and improve plant health and yield protection.Phyto-mic... plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and productivity of all plants, including fruit plants whose yield contributes to global food security. Fruit also harbors numerous microbial communities as an epiphytes or endophytes, and theses microbes play a vital role in protecting them from pathogen invasion during pre-or- postharvest storage. Further, the development and commercialization of several biocontrol products derived from fruits microbiome have proven relevant in broader plant disease management.

  • 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.

  • Phytomicrobiome and Stress Regulation

    • 1st Edition
    • Azam Khan + 3 more
    • English
    Phytomicrobiome and Stress Regulation, a volume in the Microbiome Research in Plants and Soil series, provides an in-depth examination of how plant-associated microbial communities mitigate various stresses. The book explores the complexities of abiotic and biotic stresses faced by plants, emphasizing the importance of the phytobiome in stress alleviation. This comprehensive overview sheds light on the significant role that microbial composition and diversity play in driving ecological functions and enhancing plant resilience. In addition to addressing stress mitigation, the book highlights advances in applied crop microbiology and the dynamic responses of microbial communities to environmental changes.It underscores the impact of these communities on soil functioning and ecosystem health, making it a critical resource for understanding future climate change scenarios and their implications for plant health. Through detailed studies and evidence-based insights, the book aims to foster a more complete understanding of the intricate relationship between plants and their microbial allies.

  • Environmentally Safe Strategies for Plant Protection Against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

    • 1st Edition
    • Parissa Taheri
    • English
    Environmentally Safe Strategies for Plant Protection Against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses presents environmentally friendly and safe methods for plant protection against not only biotic stresses caused by various pathogens and pests, but also against abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, UV radiations, flood, unfavorable temperature, and pH, etc. The book aims to present approaches for both abiotic and biotic stresses, providing a valuable, integrated view to inspire new research as well as to implement and develop new practices.As global demand for organic food and feed products increases, it is necessary to focus on research areas related to discovery, application and demonstrating the modes of action of natural compounds obtained from various plants or mushrooms, as well as beneficial microbes and their metabolites involved in plant protection against biotic and abiotic stresses. These natural compounds, biocontrol agents and their volatile or non-volatile metabolites, which might have direct antagonism against phytopathogens and pests or indirect effect via induction of plant defense, could be formulated and used with high durability to control various environmental stresses in an eco-friendly manner.

  • Cell Migration in Development

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 164
    • English
    Cell Migration in Development, Volume 163 highlights new advances in the field, with chapters written by an international board of authors who update on high-profile topics such as. Single-cell migration in development - lessons from germ-cells, Lipid/membrane regulation during cell migration and invasion, Remodeling of the extracellular matrix and cell-matrix adhesion during collective cell migration, From cessation of neural crest migration to onset of gangliogenesis, Collective migration in confined spaces: the case of trunk neural crest, From single to collective: the mechanisms underlying cell migration in early development, Direct and indirect roles of Nodal signaling in developmental cell migration.

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