Overview
- Presents current research progress made in the niche area of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species signaling
- Elaborates on metabolism of ROS and antioxidants and their relationship in plant adaptation to abiotic stresses
- Emphasizes on the integral role of signaling molecules in the regulation of biological processes
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
The increase in abiotic stress factors has become a major threat to sustainability of crop production. This situation has led to think ways which can help to come out with potential measures; for which it is necessary to understand the influence of abiotic stress factors on crops performance and the mechanisms by which these factorsimpact plants. It has now become evident that abiotic stress impacts negatively on plant growth and development at every stage of plant’s life. Plants adapt to the changing environment with the adjustment at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels. The possible mechanisms involved in the negative effects of abiotic stress factors are excess production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). They alter physiological and molecular mechanisms leading to poor performance of plants. Plants however, are able to cope with these adverse effects by inducing antioxidant systems as the priority. Nevertheless, the dual role of ROS has now been ascertained which provides an evidence for regulation of plant metabolism positively on a concentration-dependent manner. Under conditions of high ROS production, the antioxidant system plays a major role in diminishing the effects of ROS. Thus, ROS production and antioxidant system are interwoven with abiotic stress conditions. The antioxidants have thecapacity to hold the stability in metabolism in order to avoid disruption due to environmental disturbances.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Professor Nafees A. Khan is working as plant physiologist at Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. The current research interest of Prof. Khan is mainly on understanding the mechanisms of hor
monal and nutritional regulation of plant growth with special emphasis on abiotic stress vis-a-vis photosynthetic efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance. He has supervised 15 Ph.D. and 05 M.Phil. students and has edited 14 books, including this, published more than 170 peer-reviewed research articles in journals of international and national repute. He has won various prestigious awards. He is Vice President of the National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), India.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Systems in Plants: Role and Regulation under Abiotic Stress
Editors: M. Iqbal R. Khan, Nafees A. Khan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5254-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5253-8Published: 09 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5351-2Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5254-5Published: 02 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 329
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology, Oxidative Stress, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography