Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Damage in Plants Under Stress

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gupta, Dharmendra K. (Editor), Palma, José M. (Editor), Corpas, Francisco J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Oxidative stress.; Plant physiology.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Biochemistry.; Oxidative Stress.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

This book provides detailed and comprehensive information on oxidative damage caused by stresses in plants with especial reference to the metabolism of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In plants, as in all aerobic organisms, ROS are common by-products formed by the inevitable leakage of electrons onto...