Natural UV Radiation in Enhancing Survival Value and Quality of Plants

• Main Author: Sen Mandi, Swati (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Oxidative stress.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Life Sciences.; Oxidative Stress.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.

This book is the first of its kind to highlight the positive impact of natural UV radiation on plants through unique adaptations in various metabolic pathways, and provides an evolutionary sketch of the development of molecular mechanisms for protecting plants from solar UV ever since their migratio...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Natural Ultraviolet Radiation
• 2. Effect Of UV Radiation On Life Forms
• 3. UV Radiation Induced Damage at Molecular Level
• 4. Signal Transduction Transmitting UV Effect In Plant Cells
• 5. UV Induced Acclimation Strategies In Plants
• 6. Genotype X (UV) Environment Interaction-based Trait Expression
• 7. Breeding/Transgenic Approach for Enhancing UV Adaptive Traits in Plants.