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Plant tolerance to abiotic stress: A physiological<br/>approach<br/>Kiran Bhagat, Ratnakumar P., Yogeshwar Singh,<br/>P. Suresh Kumar, Pranita Jondhale, Ashish Jondhale,<br/>Teekam Singh, Ajay V. Narwade, Poonam Kashyap,<br/>RE. Taware, Pallavi P. Deokate andAnjali Kumari<br/>Introduction<br/>Plant Stress, Acclimation and Adaptation<br/>Elevated CO^ Concentration<br/>Light Intensity<br/>High Temperature<br/>Low Temperature<br/>Water Logging Conditions<br/>Water-Deficit Conditions<br/>Accumulation of Secondary Metabolites<br/>Accumulation of Phenolics as a Stress Response<br/>Strategies for Regulation and Management of Abiotic<br/>Stresses in Crop Production<br/>Conclusion<br/>References<br/>Abiotic stress signal perception: Receptors and<br/>its role<br/>Pruthvi V and Rahul S Lathe<br/>Introduction<br/>Receptor-like Kinases (RLKs)<br/>Abscisic Acid Receptors<br/>G-protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)<br/>Future Prospective<br/>References<br/>Role of transcription factors in abiotic stress<br/>management<br/>Mukesh Kumar Kiran Bhagat, Preeti Goyal,<br/>Reena Devi and L. K. Chugh<br/>Introduction<br/>Stress Signalling Pathways: An Overview<br/>Transcription Factors<br/>Abiotic Stress-Inducible Genes<br/>Transcriptional Factors Involved in Abiotic Stress<br/>Response<br/>Transcriptional Factor Involved in Response to<br/>Drought Stress<br/>Transcriptional Factor Involved in Response to<br/>Flooding Stress<br/>Transcriptional Factor Involved in Response to<br/>Salinity Stress<br/>Chilling and Cold Stress: Gene Regulation and<br/>Transcriptional Factor<br/>Post Translational Regulation of Transcription Factor<br/>Conclusions<br/>References<br/>Proteoinic approaches for the analysis of salt<br/>tolerance in plant<br/>P.S. Sha Valli Khan, G. V. Nagamallaiah, K. Sergeant<br/>ondJ.F Hausman<br/>Introduction<br/>Effect of Salinity on Plants<br/>Responses of Plants to Salinity<br/>Proteomic Approach<br/>Proteomics in Understanding Plant Responses to<br/>Salinity<br/>Salt Stress Signal Transduction<br/>Transcription and Protein Metabolism<br/>Osmotic Homeostasis<br/>Ion Homeostasis<br/>ROS Homeostasis<br/>Photosynthesis<br/>Carbohydrate and Energy Metabolism<br/>Cytoskeleton and Cell Wall Components<br/>Ammonium Assimilation and Amino Acid Metabolism<br/>Polyamines Metabolism<br/>Purine Metabolism<br/>Fatty Acid Metabolism<br/>Concluding Remarks and Perspectives<br/>References<br/>Signaling and uptake mechanisms of nitrogen and<br/>potassium under nutrient stress in plants<br/>Lekshmy S and Vanita Jain Introduction Uptake and Assimilation of Nitrogen Potassium Uptake and Utilization CBL-CIPK Network Mediated Signaling for Nitrogen<br/>and Potassium Deficiency Nitrate Transporter Chi 1 (Atnrt 1.1) Potassium Channel AKTl Interaction between Nitrogen and Potassium Nutrition Conclusion and Future Perspectives. References Heat stress responses in plants: Insight into<br/>physiological and molecular mechanisms<br/>Amolkumar U. Solanke, Raghavendrarao S., Kanika<br/>and D. Pattanayak Introduction Plant Signalling to Heat Stress Plasma membrane signalling 6.2.2 ROS generation and signalling 6.2.3 Unfolded protein response 6.2.4 Heat Shock Factors and Heat Shock Proteins Genetic Improvement of Plants against Heat Stress Breeding approaches 6.3.2 Genetic engineering for high temperature tolerance Conclusions References Bio-engineering of osmolytes production in plants:<br/>A novel approach to counter abiotic stress<br/>C.Appunu, T. Manjunatha, A. AnnaDurai,<br/>K. Mohanraj, G Suresha and R. Arun Kumar Introduction Major Function of Osmolytes Biosynthesis Pathway: Metabolic Engineering for<br/>Accumulation of Osmolytes in Crop Plants Metabolic Engineering of Osmolytes in Crop Plants<br/>in India International and National Status on Osmoprotectants<br/>Biosynthesis in Sugarcane<br/>Conclusions<br/>References<br/>Genetic engineering of stay green traits for<br/>development of drought tolerant crops<br/>Ajay Arora<br/>Introduction<br/>Significance of plant hormones vis-a-vis senescence<br/>Cytokinins: anti-senescent and drought tolerant<br/>phytohormone<br/>Plant stress and senescence hormone: ABA<br/>Ethylene<br/>Association between Plant Productivity and Senescence<br/>Genetic Manipulation of Senescence for Productivity<br/>Enhancement<br/>Modification of Leaf Senescence by using other Targets<br/>through Transgenic<br/>Transgenic Crop Plants with Auto-regulated Expression<br/>of the IPT Gene during Leaf Senescence<br/>Promoters Impact on Auto-regulated IPT Gene<br/>Expression<br/>Senescence-responsive Promoter Elements<br/>Conclusions and Future Perspectives<br/>References<br/>Role of microbes in mitigating effect of abiotic<br/>stress in agriculture<br/>Kanika, Amit K. Singh, Amolkumar U. Solanke and<br/>Tripti Dogra<br/>Introduction<br/>Ethylene and Stress<br/>Effect of Ethylene on Plants<br/>Genes Involved in Stress Signalling and Response<br/>Ethylene Biosynthetic Pathway<br/>Transgenic Plants with Altered Ethylene Biosynthetic<br/>Pathway<br/>Mechanism<br/>Beneficial Effect of ACC Deaminase in Overcoming<br/>Deleterious Effect of Various Stresses<br/>Abiotic Stresses<br/>Biotic Stresses<br/>Plant Gene Expression Modified by Bacteria with<br/>ACC Deaminase<br/>Conclusion and Future Prospective<br/>References<br/>Abiotic Stress in Rice: Mechanism of Adaptation<br/>Teekam Singh, K B Pun, Kiran Bhagat, B Lai,<br/>B S Satapathy, MJ Sadawarti, JL Katara,<br/>S Lenka, Priyanka Gautam<br/>Introduction<br/>Abiotic Stresses in Rice<br/>Stress Physiology and Adaptation Mechanism<br/>High Temperature and Humidity<br/>Heat Stress at Different Ontogenetic Stages<br/>High Night Temperature<br/>Temperature and C02 Interaction<br/>Genetic Improvement for Heat Tolerance<br/>Drought and Adaptation Mechanisms<br/>Basis of Grain Formation Failure under Drought<br/>Breeding Approaches for Drought Stress Resistant<br/>Agronomic Approaches to Cope with Drought<br/>Integrated Holistic Approaches to Combat Drought<br/>Adaptation Mechanism of Rice to Flooded or<br/>Submergence<br/>Physiology and Molecular Basis of Submergence<br/>Tolerance<br/>Submergence Stress during Early Seedling or<br/>Germination Stage<br/>Submergence Stress during Vegetative Stage<br/>Medium Deep and Deep Water Stress<br/>Salinity Stress and Adaptation<br/>Mechanism of Salinity Stress<br/>Adaptive Mechanisms for Salinity Stress<br/>Nutritional Deficiency<br/> |
