Abiotic Stress-Mediated Sensing and Signaling in Plants: An Omics Perspective

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zargar, Sajad Majeed (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Zargar, Mohammad Yousuf (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Plant physiology.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant genetics.; Plant breeding.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

The natural environment for plants is composed of a complex set of abiotic and biotic stresses; plant responses to these stresses are equally complex. Systems biology allows us to identify regulatory hubs in complex networks. It also examines the molecular "parts" (transcripts, proteins an...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. "Omics": A Gateway Towards Abiotic Stress Tolerance
• Chapter 2. Second Messengers: Central Regulators in Plant Abiotic Stress Response
• Chapter 3. Signaling Peptides: Hidden Molecular Messengers of Abiotic Stress Perception and Response in Plants
• Chapter 4. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) - A Way to Stress Survival in Plants
• Chapter 5. Role of Cuticular Wax in Adaptation to Abiotic Stress - A Molecular Perspective
• Chapter 6. Abiotic Stress Response in Plants: A Cis-Regulatory Perspective
• Chapter 7. Multifarious Role of ROS in Halophytes: Signaling and Defense
• Chapter 8. Enhancing Cold Tolerance in Horticultural Plants Using In Vitro Approaches
• Chapter 9. Omics Based Stratagies for Improving Salt Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.)
• Chapter 10. Drought Stress Tolerance in Wheat: Omics Approaches in Understanding and Enhancing Antioxidant Defense
• Chapter 11. Signalling During Cold Stress And its Interplay with Transcriptional Regulation
• Chapter 12. Cross-Talk Between Phytohormone Signaling Pathways under Abiotic Stress Conditions and Their Metabolic Engineering for Conferring Abiotic Stress Tolerance.