Plant Life under Changing Environment. Responses and Management

Table of Contents

1. Heavy Metal Stress and Plant Life: Toxicity, Uptake Mechanisms, and Alleviation 2. Regulation of Temperature Stress in Plants 3. Salinity and Its Tolerance Strategies in Plants 4. Regulation of Drought Stress in Plants 5. Heavy Metal Toxicity Regulation in Plants 6. Plant Responses to Radiation Stress and Its Adaptive Mechanisms 7. Regulation of Low Phosphate Stress in Plants 8. Regulation of Flood Stress in Plants 9. Heavy Metals, Water Deficit, and Their Interaction in Plants: An Overview 10. Metalloids in Plants: Present, Past, and Future Research 11. Physiological Responses of Plants to Herbicides 12. Abiotic Stress in Plants in Regulation of Photosynthesis under Abiotic Stress 13. Abiotic Stress and Horticultural Products: Tolerance and Management 14. Effects of Abiotic Stresses on Sugar Cane Plants, with Emphasis on Those Produced by Wounds and Prolonged Post-Harvest Periods 15. Abiotic Stress-Induced Programmed Cell Death in Plants 16. Nanoparticles: a New Tool to Induce Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Crops 17. Regulations of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants' Abiotic Stress: An Integrated Overview 18. Plant-Microbe Interactions in Plants and Stress Tolerance 19. Phytohormonal Signaling under Abiotic Stress 20. Role of Small RNAs in Abiotic Stress Tolerance 21. Polyamines and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 22. The Role of Sugars in the Regulation of Environmental Stress 23. The Role of Proteomics and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 24. Phytohormones and Their Metabolic Engineering for Abiotic Stress 25. Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants: System Biology Approach 26. Plant Single-Cell Biology and Abiotic Stress Tolerance 27. Nanoparticle Application and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 28. The Role of Aquaporins during Plant Abiotic Stress Responses 29. Tolerance Mechanisms of Medicinal Plants to Abiotic Stresses 30. Regulation of Calvin Cycle under Abiotic Stresses: An Overview 31. Roles of MicroRNAs in Plant Development and Abiotic Stress Tolerance 32. Nitric Oxide Under Abiotic Stress Conditions 33. The Role of Metabolites in Abiotic Stress Tolerance 34. The Role of Melatonin and Serotonin in Plant Stress Tolerance 35. The Role of Post-Translational Modifications of Proteins under Abiotic Stress 36. Circadian Regulation of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 37. Plant Genes for Abiotic Stress 38. Ionomics and Abiotic Stress Tolerance 39. Root System Behaviour and Abiotic Stress 40. Exploring Plant Rhizobacteria Synergy to Mitigate Abiotic Stresses: A New Dimension Towards Sustainable Agriculture 41. Management of Abiotic Stress and Sustainability

Authors

Durgesh Kumar Tripathi Amity University Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi is currently an Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. He is the recipient of 'Dr DS Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship' of the UGC, New Delhi. Dr. Tripathi has received his D.Phil. in Science from University of Allahabad, India. During this period, Dr. Tripathi worked extensively on phytolith analysis, crop stress physiology, agro-nanotechnology and molecular biology. He has expertise on laser spectroscopy. His research interests encompass stress tolerance mechanisms in plants. Presently, he is working with nano-materials and their interactions with plants to find out their detoxification mechanisms, he is also working on Silicon, Nitric oxide and hormonal crosstalk against abiotic stress in plants.

Vijay Pratap Singh Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Chaudhary Mahadeo Prasad College, Allahabad, UP, India. Dr. Singh obtained his PhD from the University of Allahabad on topic "Oxidative stress and antioxidant system in some cyanobacteria simultaneously exposed to UV-B and heavy metal.� He has authored 102 publications, as well as editorials in reputed journals. His area of research interest is the role of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulphide signalling in the regulation of abiotic stress in plants. Dr. Singh is also working as an editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals.

Vijay Pratap Singh is an Assistant Professor, Department of Botany C.M.P. Post Graduate College, University of Allahabad, India. Dr. Singh has obtained his D.Phil. degree from University of Allahabad. He has authored 95 publications including book chapters and editorials in reputed journals. He has edited several books with Elsevier, Wiley, CRC Press, Nova Publisher, Studium Press, etc. His area of research interest is regulation of abiotic stress in plants with special emphasis on nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, reactive oxygen species and phytohormonal signaling. Dr. Singh is also working as an editor and reviewer of reputed international journals. Devendra Kumar Chauhan Professor and Head of Department of Botany at the University of Allahabad, India. Devendra Kumar Chauhan is a Professor and Head of Department of Botany at the University of Allahabad, India. He has 35 years' worth of teaching experience, has edited 5 books and contributed 15 book chapters. He has 76 publications in total and is on the editorial board for 5 different journals, including the American Journal of Current Biology and Ethnobotany: International Journal of the Society of Ethnobotanists. His research interests include palaeobotany, evolutionary biology, phytoremediation, plant stress physiology and agro-nanotechnology. Shivesh Sharma Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, UP, India. Dr. Shivesh Sharma completed his master's degree and PhD in the field of microbiology. His research interests include environmental microbiology/biotechnology, plant-microbe interaction, and bio formulations. He has been involved in number of research projects, funded both externally (DBT, UGC, DST, MHRD) and internally in the fields of his research interests. He has more than 110 publications in different research journals and various book chapters to his credit. Sheo Mohan Prasad Professor, Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allabad, UP, India. Professor Prasad obtained his academic degrees from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India. He has authored 150 scientific publications. His main areas of research are the physiology and biochemistry of plants, and cyanobacteria under abiotic stresses (e.g., UV-B, heavy metals, pesticides, temperature, salinity, high light), with special reference to abiotic stress management. Professor Prasad is also working as an editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals.


Sheo Mohan Prasad is as a Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, having obtained his academic degrees from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Professor Prasad has authored 160 scientific publications. His main area of research is physiology and biochemistry of plants as well as cyanobacteria under abiotic stresses i.e. UV-B, heavy metals, pesticides, temperature, salinity, high light, etc with special reference to abiotic stress management. Professor Prasad is also working as editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals. He has edited several volumes of books with CRC Press, Wiley, Nova Publisher, Studiem Press, etc. Nawal Kishore Dubey Professor of Botany, Center of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Dr Dubey has won awards for both his teaching and his research, and is currently a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. His work spans across botany and food microbiology. He has published over 160 papers and has contributed to 7 books, in addition to holding a number of patents. Naleeni Ramawat Associate Professor and Director, Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University, Noida, UP, India. Dr. Ramawat earned her doctorate in agronomy, with a specialization in crop production and cropping systems from Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University in Palampur, India. She has been with Amity University for 12 years, where she has launched programs in agriculture and food business. Her main areas of research are crop production, crop modelling, agronomic biofortification, micronutrients, organic input, and abiotic stress management.