Books in Plant science

Nanomaterials in the Soil-Plant Continuum

1st Edition
August 1, 2025
Manoj Shrivastava + 1 more
English
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Nanomaterials in the Plant-Soil Continuum explores the various nanomaterials that are impacting agriculture whether through intentional or unintentional pathways. Providing a concise outlook of NMs in soil chemistry, physics, and biology, it highlights nanomaterial transformation in soil and subsequent plant uptake. Plants may be exposed to naturally generated or artificially produced nanomaterials (ENMs). They can absorb NMs from the soil through roots or leaves but return them to the soil through litter, creating an intricate network of NMs cycling in a soil-plant continuum. Understanding this NM transformation in soil and subsequent plant uptake is integral to understanding, and protecting, an ecosystem. Nanomaterials in the Plant-Soil Continuum also discusses the translocation and biotransformation of NMs in plants and their effects on plant metabolism. Considering NMs as new and emerging agrochemicals, a detailed understanding of their role in the soil-plant continuum, ecosystem functioning, and services will also be discussed. This volume in the "Nanomaterial Plant Interactions" series highlights the recent insights into the impact, fate, and transport of NMs in the soil-plant continuum and their potential impacts on soil and plant health.

Advances in Agronomy

1st Edition
Volume 193
August 1, 2025
Donald L. Sparks
English
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Advances in Agronomy, Volume 193, 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.

Phytomicrobiome and Stress Regulation

1st Edition
August 1, 2025
Azam Khan + 3 more
English
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Phytomicrobiome and Stress Regulation, a volume in the Microbiome Research in Plants and Soil series, provides a comprehensive overview of major abiotic and biotic stresses faced by plants providing key insights into advancements in the use of phytobiomes in stress mitigations of plants. Crop microbes helps plant growth and tolerance to a variety of biotic and abiotic stresses. Studies have reported that the belowground microbial communities act as regional drivers of the aboveground biotic communities. Further, in driving ecological functions, composition and microbial diversity are extensively recognized as key factors. Any change in the composition of microbial communities because of environmental change eventually effects the functioning of the whole ecosystem due to the strong link between microbial communities and soil functioning. Hence, changes in microbial community structure, composition and function are important factors to understand. Phytomicrobiome and Stress Regulation addresses the need for a more complete understanding for the responses and dynamic roles of microbial communities in mitigating various biotic and abiotic stresses particularly for future climate change scenarios. It explores the implications of different stresses and environmental perturbations on variations in structure and function of phytobiomes and highlights recent advances in the field of applied crop microbiology.

Kidney Development and Regeneration

1st Edition
Volume 163
July 1, 2025
Jamie Davies + 1 more
English
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Kidney Development and Regeneration, Volume 163 provides an up-to-date account of kidney development, congenital disease and regeneration. It has an emphasis on areas of the field that have been moving most quickly over the last few years, and that show potential for further rapid discovery. Each chapter is written by leading researchers, and their approaches range from genetics to cell biology to pharmacology to physiology to pathology to mathematical modeling. The volume is essential reading for those working on renal development, regeneration or pathology, and also those researching related aspects in similar organs.

Amino Acids in Plant Protection

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Muhammad Bilal Hafeez + 3 more
English
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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 Mitigating Plant Stress

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Azamal Husen
English
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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.

Fruit Microbiome

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Ajay Kumar + 3 more
English
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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-microbiome 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.

CRISPR Technology for Combating Plant Pests and Pathogens

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Jen-Tsung Chen
English
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CRISPR Technology for Combating Plant Pests and Pathogens is a pivotal work that delves into the innovative strategies employed in developing disease-resistant crops. By leveraging CRISPR-mediated crop protection, this book enhances our understanding of how modern genome editing can bolster agricultural food production against various stressors. With a focus on precision and efficiency, CRISPR/Cas9 emerges as a mainstream technology in plant breeding, offering promising advancements in creating resilient crops.The book provides in-depth summaries curated by leading experts and professors in agricultural biotechnology. It presents essential knowledge crucial for advancing research and practical applications in crop resilience.

Microbial Inoculants

1st Edition
June 1, 2025
Ajay Kumar + 3 more
English
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Microbial Inoculants: Soil Dynamics and Nutrient Bioavailability is an essential volume in the Plant and Soil Microbiome series. This book delves into the foundational and contemporary details regarding the use of microbial inoculants, which are living organisms like fungi, bacteria, and microalgae, sourced from soil, plants, water, and organic materials. Acting as biostimulants or biocontrol agents, these inoculants offer an environmentally-friendly alternative to synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, playing a crucial role in soil conservation, plant health, and crop yield enhancement.Apart from exploring the nexus between plant and soil, the book also discusses the range of applications of microbial inoculants in agricultural and environmental practices. It provides insights into how these microorganisms contribute to sustainable farming by enhancing nutrient bioavailability and protecting crops from diseases, thus promoting better yield and overall plant vitality. This volume is a valuable resource for those interested in advancing agricultural techniques through the utilization of natural, biotic solutions.

Plant Pangenomes and Pangenomics

1st Edition
June 1, 2025
Jen-Tsung Chen
English
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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.

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