The Plant Hormone Ethylene
Stress Acclimation and Agricultural Applications
- 1st Edition - December 5, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Antonio Ferrante, Sergi Munné-Bosch, Nafees A Khan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 8 4 6 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 8 0 2 - 7
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Request a sales quoteThe Plant Hormone Ethylene: Stress Acclimation and Agricultural Applications presents current knowledge on our understanding of ethylene perception and signaling, its role in the regulation of plant physiological processes, and its contribution to acclimation in stressful environments.
Plants regularly face environmental constraints due to their immobile nature. In persistently changing environmental conditions, several stress factors influence cellular metabolism, ultimately causing reduced plant growth and development with a significant loss in agricultural productivity. Sustainable agriculture depends on the acclimation of plant processes to the changing environment through altered physiological and molecular responses, which are controlled by plant hormones, including ethylene. Ethylene interacts with other plant hormones and signaling molecules to regulate several cellular processes, plant growth and development, and, ultimately, crop productivity.
This book begins with an introduction to ethylene before providing a detailed study of the latest findings on the role of ethylene in plants, including its role in photosynthetic processes, flower development, leaf senescence, nutrients acquisition, and regulation of abiotic stress responses as well as its application in agriculture. The book is an ideal guide for researchers exploring plant physiology and biochemistry as well as for those investigating the use of ethylene knowledge in agriculture in persistently changing environmental conditions.
- Provides state-of-the art insights into ethylene-regulated photosynthesis, growth, and productivity in crop plants
- Presents regulatory mechanisms of ethylene action
- Assists in developing physiomolecular strategies for augmenting crop performance in persistently changing environmental conditions
Agronomists and horticulturists for field amendments for improved performance of crops. Agro-chemical industries, Molecular biologists dealing with genome editing, transgenics, marker assisted selection for augmented productivity of crops. Students and Researchers of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Ethylene: A gaseous signaling molecule with diverse roles
- Abstract
- 1: Ethylene: A gaseous hormone: A general account
- 2: Ethylene biosynthesis and signaling
- 3: Approaches to ethylene action with and without ethylene modulators
- 4: Ethylene and plant responses: A general aspect
- 5: Crosstalk of ethylene with other plant hormones
- 6: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2: Ethylene in chloroplast development and photosynthetic performance
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Ethylene impact on chloroplast development in seedlings
- 3: Impact of ethylene on photosynthetic performance
- 4: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: The role of ethylene in photosynthate partitioning and source-sink modulation in crops
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Carbon uptake and fixation
- 3: Photosynthate partitioning
- 4: Source-sink modulation
- 5: Stress ethylene modulates crop yield
- 6: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: Ethylene in the regulation of seed dormancy and germination: Molecular mechanisms
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Ethylene in plants
- 3: Effects of ethylene on seed germination and dormancy
- 4: C2H4 biosynthesis during germination
- 5: Ethylene signaling in seed germination
- 6: Ethylene interplay with plant hormones
- 7: Interplay of ethylene with ROS
- 8: Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 5: Ethylene in the regulation of seed dormancy and germination: Biodiversity matters
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Biodiversity of seed dormancy
- 3: Biodiversity and ethylene effects in seed dormancy and germination
- 4: Seed biodiversity and ethylene
- 5: Concluding remarks and further perspectives
- References
- Chapter 6: Ethylene as a plant aging modulator
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Ethylene: From germination to death
- 3: Interaction between ethylene and other hormones during development and senescence
- 4: Conclusion: Ethylene as a key modulator of plant aging
- References
- Chapter 7: Ethylene in the regulation of major biotechnological processes
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Regulation of plant growth by ethylene in agrobiotechnological processes
- 3: Influence of ethylene on plant reproductive organs
- 4: Regulation of fruit set and common agronomic practices using ethylene
- 5: Conclusions and future prospects
- References
- Chapter 8: Ethylene and horticultural crops
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Brief overview of ethylene biosynthesis and sensitivity in horticultural crops
- 3: Ethylene protection using inhibitors of biosynthesis or action, removal systems
- 4: Fruit ripening and senescence
- 5: Leafy vegetables and ethylene
- 6: Ethylene and ornamentals
- 7: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9: Ethylene in floriculture
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The cut flower industry
- 3: What happens during flower senescence and what triggers it?
- 4: How does ethylene regulate floral senescence?
- 5: How does ethylene interact with other plant growth regulators?
- 6: How can we intervene to delay floral senescence?
- 7: Non-GM treatments to reduce endogenous ethylene production
- 8: Non-GM treatments to reduce ethylene signaling
- 9: Environmental interventions in ethylene-dependent floral senescence
- 10: Genetic manipulation of ethylene biosynthesis and signaling
- 11: Conclusions and future prospects
- References
- Chapter 10: Ethylene and cellular redox management in plants
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Components of the cellular redox system
- 3: Cellular redox system components under abiotic stresses
- 4: Major protectors of the cellular redox system components
- 5: Ethylene
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 11: Ethylene as a modulator of redox reaction
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Role of ethylene in abiotic stress tolerance
- 3: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12: Ethylene interplay with metabolites in crops
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Ethylene biosynthesis, effects of inhibitors and antagonists
- 3: Ethylene effects on ripening
- 4: Ethylene effects on other physiological mechanism in plants
- 5: Ethylene and its cross talk with signaling molecules to increase stress tolerance
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 13: Crosstalk between ethylene and mineral nutrients in regulation of morphophysiological traits and nutrients homeostasis in plants
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Root morphology is affected by ethylene to modulate nutrient uptake
- 3: Crosstalk of ethylene with auxin and nitric oxide for modulation of root architecture to maintain nutrient homeostasis
- 4: Ethylene interaction with different nutrients: Deficiency or excess
- 5: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 14: Ethylene in abiotic stress tolerance in crops
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Salinity stress and ethylene
- 3: Drought stress
- 4: Low and high temperatures stress
- 5: Nutritional deficiency
- 6: Heavy metals and ethylene in plants
- 7: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 15: Ethylene and biotic stress in crops
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Insect and ethylene
- 3: Pathogens and ethylene
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 5, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 248
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323858465
- eBook ISBN: 9780323898027
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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, ItalySM
Sergi Munné-Bosch
Sergi Munné-Bosch has been a full professor at the University of Barcelona, Spain since 2017 and holds a PhD in plant physiology from the same institution. He has previously served as a research scientist abroad, including the University of Hannover (Germany), University of Fukuyama (Japan), and University of Virginia (USA), among others. The Catalan Government awarded him the ICREA Academia Award in 2008, 2014 and 2020. He is currently an Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier journal titled Environmental and Experimental Botany.
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, Plant Physiology, University of Barcelona, SpainNK
Nafees A Khan
Prof. Nafees A. Khan research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of hormonal and nutritional regulation of plant growth with special emphasis on abiotic stress vis-a-vis photosynthetic efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance. He has received multiple recognitions of his work including recognition as a top scientist in a study conducted by Stanford University and published in Plos Journal He is highly cited and received a UGC Mid-Career Award in 2018.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Botany, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, IndiaRead The Plant Hormone Ethylene on ScienceDirect