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1 online resource (469 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Impacts of Abiotic Stresses on Growth and Development of Plants; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Abiotic Stress and Plant Development; 1.2.1 Temperature; 1.2.1.1 Chilling; 1.2.1.2 Freezing; 1.2.1.3 Heat; 1.2.2 Salinity; 1.2.3 Water Stress; 1.2.3.1 Drought; 1.2.3.2 Flooding; 1.2.4 Nutrition; 1.3 Plant Development and Morphology Under Abiotic Factors; 1.3.1 Germination and Seedling Emergence; 1.3.2 Vegetative Growth; 1.3.2.1 Leaves; 1.3.2.2 Shoots; 1.3.2.3 Roots |
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1.3.2.4 Reproductive Growth1.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Influence of Phytoprotectants on Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants; 2.1 Introduction: Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants; 2.2 Phytoprotectants Affecting Phyto-Hormonal Signaling; 2.3 Role of Phytoprotectants in Calcium-Mediated Cell Signaling; 2.4 Effect of Phytoprotectants on Transcriptional Networking; 2.5 Phytoprotectants Affecting Oxidative Stress Mechanism (ROS Production); 2.6 Phytoprotectants as ROS Scavengers; 2.7 Physiological and Molecular Adaptations in Response to Phytoprotectants |
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2.8 Phytoprotectants Affecting Stress Signaling in Different Crops2.9 Role of Phytoprotectants in Crosstalk Mechanisms; 2.10 Phytoprotectants and Signaling Pathway Engineering; 2.11 Conclusion and Future Prospective; References; Chapter 3: Effect of Seed Priming on Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Seed Priming; 3.2.1 Seed Priming for Drought Alleviation; 3.2.2 Seed Priming for Nutrient Alleviation; 3.2.3 Seed Priming for Salt Stress Alleviation; 3.2.4 Seed Priming for Flood Alleviation; 3.2.5 Hormonal Priming for Stress Alleviation |
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3.2.6 Bio-Priming on Abiotic Stress Alleviation3.2.6.1 Role of Bio-Priming in Different PGP Activities; 3.3 Seed Coating and Pelleting; 3.3.1 Protectants; 3.3.2 Nutrients; 3.3.3 Symbionts; 3.3.4 Soil Adjuvants; 3.3.5 Phytoactive Promoters; 3.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Application of Osmolytes in Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plant; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Osmolyte; 4.3 Diversity of Osmolytes in Plants; 4.4 Role of Osmolytes in the Normal Functioning of Plant Cells; 4.5 Mode of Action of Osmolytes Under Abiotic Stress; 4.5.1 Osmotic Adjustment |
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4.5.2 Protein and Membrane Stability4.5.3 Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging; 4.6 Abiotic Stress Mitigation through Exogenous Osmolytes Application; 4.6.1 Salt Stress; 4.6.2 Water Stress; 4.6.2.1 Drought; 4.6.2.2 Waterlogging; 4.6.3 Elemental Stress; 4.6.3.1 Nutrient Deficiency; 4.6.3.2 Heavy Metal Toxicity; 4.6.4 Temperature Stress; 4.6.4.1 Cold Stress; 4.6.4.2 Heat Stress; 4.6.5 Radiation Stress; 4.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Proline -- A Key Regulator Conferring Plant Tolerance to Salinity and Drought; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Proline Metabolism and Transport |
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5.3 Proline Is a Key Component of Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Plants |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351339940 |
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135133994X |
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