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Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, Fourth Edition.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment SeriesPublisher: Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2019Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 4th edDescription: 1 online resource (975 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781351104593
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, Fourth EditionDDC classification:
  • 630
LOC classification:
  • SB112.5 .H363 2020
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editor -- Contributors -- Section I: Soil Salinity and Sodicity Problems -- 1: Soil Salinity and Sodicity as Particular Plant/Crop Stress Factors -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Significance of Soils with Respect to Crop Stress -- 1.3 The Place and Role of the Soil in Nature -- 1.4 Extent and Global Distribution of Salt-Affected Soils -- 1.5 Development and Grouping of Salt-Affected Soils and Particular Plant/Crop Growth Stress Factors -- 1.6 Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soils and Relief or Elimination of Particular Plant/Crop Stress Factors -- 1.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Section II: Plants/Crops Tolerance Mechanisms and Stressful Conditions -- 2: Roles and Mechanisms of Rhizobacteria in Regulating Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stress -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria -- 2.3 Biological Roles and Mechanisms of PGPR Regulation of Plant Growth and Stress Tolerance -- 2.3.1 PGPR Regulation of Plant Nutrition -- 2.3.2 Interactions of PGPR and Abiotic Stress Involving Exopolysaccharides -- 2.3.3 Promotive Effects on Plant Growth and Stress Tolerance through Hormonal Regulation -- 2.3.4 Hormonal Crosstalk Involved in PGPR Regulation of Plant Growth -- 2.4 Conclusions and Future Research Perspectives -- Bibliography -- 3: Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Post-Drought Stress Recovery in Grass Species -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Carbohydrate Accumulation and Remobilization -- 3.3 Osmolyte Accumulation and Protective Benefits -- 3.4 Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Protection -- 3.5 Hormone Metabolism and Plant Growth Regulation -- 3.6 Conclusions and Future Research Perspectives -- References -- 4: Regulatory Mechanisms for Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Chlorophyll Metabolism Associated with Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.3 Reactive Oxygen Species and Membrane Peroxidation Related to Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.4 Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism Associated with Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.5 Hormone Metabolism and Abiotic Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.6 Approaches to Suppress or Alleviate Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.7 Conclusions -- References -- 5: Mechanisms of Salt Tolerance in Submerged Aquatic Macrophytes -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Stress Concept and Salinity Stress -- 5.2.1 Concept of Stress -- 5.2.2 Salinity Stress -- 5.3 Aquatic Macrophytes -- 5.3.1 Distribution and Importance -- 5.3.2 Salinity Stress in Aquatic Macrophytes -- 5.3.2.1 Effect on Growth -- 5.3.2.2 Effect on Photosynthesis and Respiration -- 5.3.2.3 Induction of Osmotic Stress and Ion Imbalance -- 5.3.2.4 Induction of Oxidative Stress -- 5.4 Salinity Tolerance Mechanism in Aquatic Macrophytes -- 5.4.1 Ionic Regulation and Interaction -- 5.4.2 Osmotic Adjustment or Regulation -- 5.4.2.1 Free Amino Acids -- 5.4.2.2 Proline and Its Biosynthesis -- 5.4.2.3 Glycine Betaine -- 5.4.2.4 Polyamines -- 5.4.3 Antioxidant Defenses and Enzymes -- 5.4.3.1 Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) -- 5.4.3.2 Catalase -- 5.4.3.3 Ascorbate Peroxidase -- 5.4.3.4 Peroxidase -- 5.4.4  Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants -- 5.5 Conclusions and Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6: Oxidative Stress in Plants: Production, Metabolism, and Biological Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Plant -- 6.3 Can Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Be Considered as Secondary Messengers? -- 6.4 Cellular Defense Mechanisms Against ROS -- 6.5 Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants -- 6.5.1 Ascorbic Acid -- 6.5.2 Glutathione -- 6.5.3 Carotenoids -- 6.6 Enzymatic Antioxidants.
6.6.1 Superoxide Dismutase (SOD: EC 1.15.1.1) -- 6.6.2 Catalase (CAT, EC 1.11.1.6) -- 6.6.3 Peroxidase (POD, EC 1.11.1.x) -- 6.6.4 Glutathione Reductase and Glutathione-S-Transferase -- 6.6.5 Peroxiredoxins (PRX) and Alternative Oxidase (AOX) -- 6.6.6 Mehler Cycle (Water-Water Cycle) -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- 7: Oxidative Stress and Antioxidative Defense System in Plants Growing under Abiotic Stresses -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Reactive Oxygen Species and Induction of Oxidative Stress -- 7.2.1 Lipid Peroxidation -- 7.2.2 Protein Modification -- 7.2.3 DNA Damage -- 7.3 Antioxidative Defense System in Plants -- 7.3.1 Non-Enzymatic Defense System -- 7.3.1.1 Ascorbate -- 7.3.1.2 Glutathione -- 7.3.1.3 Tocopherols and Carotenoids -- 7.3.1.4 Phenolic Compounds -- 7.3.2 Enzymatic Defense System -- 7.3.2.1 Superoxide Dismutase -- 7.3.2.2 Catalase -- 7.3.2.3 Guaiacol Peroxidase -- 7.3.2.4 Enzymes of Ascorbate-Glutathione Cycle -- 7.4 Level of ROS, Extent of Oxidative Stress, and Status of Antioxidative Defense System under Various Abiotic Stresses -- 7.4.1 Drought -- 7.4.2 Salinity -- 7.4.3 Heat -- 7.4.4 Chilling -- 7.4.5 Metal Toxicity -- 7.4.6 Anaerobiosis -- 7.4.7 Gaseous Pollutants -- 7.4.8 UV-B Radiation -- 7.5 Production of Abiotic Stress-Tolerant Transgenic Crop Plants Using Components of Antioxidative Defense System -- 7.6 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- Bibliography -- 8: Plant Biochemical Mechanisms for the Maintenance of Oxidative Stress under Control Conditions -- 8.1 Oxidative Reactive Species Paradigm: Redox Signal Transduction vs. Antioxidant Stress Response -- 8.2 Versatility of Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Derivative Reactive Species -- 8.2.1 Reactive Oxygen Species -- 8.2.1.1 Singlet Oxygen -- 8.2.1.2 Superoxide Anion -- 8.2.1.3 Hydrogen Peroxide -- 8.2.1.4 Hydroxyl Radical -- 8.2.2 Reactive Nitrogen Species.
8.2.2.1 Nitric Oxide -- 8.2.2.2 Peroxynitrite -- 8.2.2.3 S-nitrosothiols -- 8.2.3 Reactive Sulfur Species -- 8.3 Modification of Cellular Components. Oxidative Damage and Signal Perception -- 8.3.1 Effects on DNA, Lipids and Proteins -- 8.3.1.1 DNA -- 8.3.1.2 Lipids -- 8.3.1.3 Proteins -- 8.3.2 Protein Recovery, Replacement, or Removal -- 8.3.3 Proteins Involved in Perception of Reactive Species -- 8.4 Systems for Reducing Power Generation in Plants -- 8.4.1 Generation of NADPH in Plastids -- 8.4.2 Generation of NADPH in the Cytosol of Plant Cells -- 8.5 Systems Scavenging Oxidative Species in Plant Cells -- 8.5.1 Antioxidant Molecules and Redox Cofactors -- 8.5.1.1 Glutathione -- 8.5.1.2 Ascorbate -- 8.5.1.3 α-Tocopherol -- 8.5.1.4 Carotenoids -- 8.5.1.5 Flavonoids -- 8.5.1.6 NAD(P)+ -- 8.5.1.7 Flavins -- 8.5.2 Antioxidant Enzymes -- 8.5.2.1 Thioredoxin System -- 8.5.2.2 Glutathione-Dependent System -- 8.5.2.3 Peroxiredoxin -- 8.5.2.4 Superoxide Dismutase -- 8.5.2.5 Glutathione S-transferase -- 8.5.2.6 Ascorbate Peroxidase -- 8.5.3 Cross-Talk between Antioxidant Systems -- 8.6 Oxidative Damage Repair Systems Operating in Plants -- 8.6.1 Sulfiredoxins -- 8.6.2 Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases -- 8.7 Protein S-nitrosylation in Plants: An Overview -- 8.8 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9: Role of Proline and Other Osmoregulatory Compounds in Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Proline -- 9.3 Proline and Ion Homeostasis -- 9.4 Proline Biosynthesis -- 9.5 Proline Catabolism -- 9.6 Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging -- 9.7 Exogenous Proline Application -- 9.8 Effective Concentrations of Exogenous Proline -- 9.9 Seed Germination and Proline -- 9.10 Genetic Manipulation of Proline Metabolism -- 9.11 Proline and Tolerance to Environmental Stresses -- 9.12 Concluding Remarks -- References.
10: Role of Dehydrins in Plant Stress Response -- 10.1 Introduction: Definition of Dehydrins, Their Structure and Functions -- 10.1.1 Definition of Dehydrins -- 10.1.2 Classification of Dehydrins -- 10.1.3 Structure of Dehydrins -- 10.1.3.1 Primary Structure -- 10.1.3.2 Secondary and Tertiary Structure -- 10.1.3.3 Relationships between Dehydrin Structure and Functions -- 10.1.4 Dehydrins and Dehydrin-Like Proteins within the Plant Kingdom and in Other Organisms -- 10.2 Dehydrins and Plant Stress Response -- 10.2.1 Expression of Dehydrins under Environmental Stress Factors -- 10.2.2 Drought Stress, Evaporation -- 10.2.2.1 Physiological Aspects of Drought Stress -- 10.2.2.2 Signaling Pathways Involved in Drought-Inducible Dehydrin Gene Expression -- 10.2.2.3 Dehydrin Expression under Drought -- 10.2.3 Salinity and Osmotic Stress -- 10.2.3.1 Brief Characteristics of Salinity Stress -- 10.2.3.2 Salt-Inducible Dehydrins -- 10.2.4 Dehydrins and Low-Temperature Stress (Cold and Frost) -- 10.2.4.1 Brief Characteristics of Low-Temperature Stresses (Cold and Frost) -- 10.2.4.2 Signaling Pathways Involved in Dehydrin Expression under Cold and Frost -- 10.2.4.3 Low-Temperature-Inducible Dehydrins and Their Features -- 10.2.5 Dehydrins and Heavy-Metal Stress -- 10.2.6 Dehydrins and Biotic Stresses (Wounding) -- 10.3 Possibilities of the Use of Dehydrins for Improvement of Plant Tolerance to Stress -- 10.3.1 Transgenic Studies -- 10.3.2 Dehydrins as Markers of Plant Stress Tolerance -- 10.4 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 11: Strigolactone Plant Hormone's Role in Plant Stress Responses -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Strigolactone -- 11.2.1 Discovery -- 11.2.2 Strigolactone Biosynthesis Pathway -- 11.2.3 Strigolactone Structure -- 11.2.4 Strigolactone Functions -- 11.2.5 Strigolactone's Signal Transduction Pathway.
11.3 SL Mediates Adaptive Responses to Abiotic Stresses.
Summary: Following its predecessors, this fourth edition offers a unique and comprehensive collection of topics in the fields of plant and crop stress. This new edition contains more than 80% new material, and the remaining 20% has been updated and revised substantially.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editor -- Contributors -- Section I: Soil Salinity and Sodicity Problems -- 1: Soil Salinity and Sodicity as Particular Plant/Crop Stress Factors -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Significance of Soils with Respect to Crop Stress -- 1.3 The Place and Role of the Soil in Nature -- 1.4 Extent and Global Distribution of Salt-Affected Soils -- 1.5 Development and Grouping of Salt-Affected Soils and Particular Plant/Crop Growth Stress Factors -- 1.6 Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soils and Relief or Elimination of Particular Plant/Crop Stress Factors -- 1.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Section II: Plants/Crops Tolerance Mechanisms and Stressful Conditions -- 2: Roles and Mechanisms of Rhizobacteria in Regulating Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stress -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria -- 2.3 Biological Roles and Mechanisms of PGPR Regulation of Plant Growth and Stress Tolerance -- 2.3.1 PGPR Regulation of Plant Nutrition -- 2.3.2 Interactions of PGPR and Abiotic Stress Involving Exopolysaccharides -- 2.3.3 Promotive Effects on Plant Growth and Stress Tolerance through Hormonal Regulation -- 2.3.4 Hormonal Crosstalk Involved in PGPR Regulation of Plant Growth -- 2.4 Conclusions and Future Research Perspectives -- Bibliography -- 3: Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Post-Drought Stress Recovery in Grass Species -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Carbohydrate Accumulation and Remobilization -- 3.3 Osmolyte Accumulation and Protective Benefits -- 3.4 Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Protection -- 3.5 Hormone Metabolism and Plant Growth Regulation -- 3.6 Conclusions and Future Research Perspectives -- References -- 4: Regulatory Mechanisms for Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Chlorophyll Metabolism Associated with Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.3 Reactive Oxygen Species and Membrane Peroxidation Related to Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.4 Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism Associated with Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.5 Hormone Metabolism and Abiotic Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.6 Approaches to Suppress or Alleviate Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence -- 4.7 Conclusions -- References -- 5: Mechanisms of Salt Tolerance in Submerged Aquatic Macrophytes -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Stress Concept and Salinity Stress -- 5.2.1 Concept of Stress -- 5.2.2 Salinity Stress -- 5.3 Aquatic Macrophytes -- 5.3.1 Distribution and Importance -- 5.3.2 Salinity Stress in Aquatic Macrophytes -- 5.3.2.1 Effect on Growth -- 5.3.2.2 Effect on Photosynthesis and Respiration -- 5.3.2.3 Induction of Osmotic Stress and Ion Imbalance -- 5.3.2.4 Induction of Oxidative Stress -- 5.4 Salinity Tolerance Mechanism in Aquatic Macrophytes -- 5.4.1 Ionic Regulation and Interaction -- 5.4.2 Osmotic Adjustment or Regulation -- 5.4.2.1 Free Amino Acids -- 5.4.2.2 Proline and Its Biosynthesis -- 5.4.2.3 Glycine Betaine -- 5.4.2.4 Polyamines -- 5.4.3 Antioxidant Defenses and Enzymes -- 5.4.3.1 Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) -- 5.4.3.2 Catalase -- 5.4.3.3 Ascorbate Peroxidase -- 5.4.3.4 Peroxidase -- 5.4.4  Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants -- 5.5 Conclusions and Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6: Oxidative Stress in Plants: Production, Metabolism, and Biological Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Plant -- 6.3 Can Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Be Considered as Secondary Messengers? -- 6.4 Cellular Defense Mechanisms Against ROS -- 6.5 Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants -- 6.5.1 Ascorbic Acid -- 6.5.2 Glutathione -- 6.5.3 Carotenoids -- 6.6 Enzymatic Antioxidants.

6.6.1 Superoxide Dismutase (SOD: EC 1.15.1.1) -- 6.6.2 Catalase (CAT, EC 1.11.1.6) -- 6.6.3 Peroxidase (POD, EC 1.11.1.x) -- 6.6.4 Glutathione Reductase and Glutathione-S-Transferase -- 6.6.5 Peroxiredoxins (PRX) and Alternative Oxidase (AOX) -- 6.6.6 Mehler Cycle (Water-Water Cycle) -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- 7: Oxidative Stress and Antioxidative Defense System in Plants Growing under Abiotic Stresses -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Reactive Oxygen Species and Induction of Oxidative Stress -- 7.2.1 Lipid Peroxidation -- 7.2.2 Protein Modification -- 7.2.3 DNA Damage -- 7.3 Antioxidative Defense System in Plants -- 7.3.1 Non-Enzymatic Defense System -- 7.3.1.1 Ascorbate -- 7.3.1.2 Glutathione -- 7.3.1.3 Tocopherols and Carotenoids -- 7.3.1.4 Phenolic Compounds -- 7.3.2 Enzymatic Defense System -- 7.3.2.1 Superoxide Dismutase -- 7.3.2.2 Catalase -- 7.3.2.3 Guaiacol Peroxidase -- 7.3.2.4 Enzymes of Ascorbate-Glutathione Cycle -- 7.4 Level of ROS, Extent of Oxidative Stress, and Status of Antioxidative Defense System under Various Abiotic Stresses -- 7.4.1 Drought -- 7.4.2 Salinity -- 7.4.3 Heat -- 7.4.4 Chilling -- 7.4.5 Metal Toxicity -- 7.4.6 Anaerobiosis -- 7.4.7 Gaseous Pollutants -- 7.4.8 UV-B Radiation -- 7.5 Production of Abiotic Stress-Tolerant Transgenic Crop Plants Using Components of Antioxidative Defense System -- 7.6 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- Bibliography -- 8: Plant Biochemical Mechanisms for the Maintenance of Oxidative Stress under Control Conditions -- 8.1 Oxidative Reactive Species Paradigm: Redox Signal Transduction vs. Antioxidant Stress Response -- 8.2 Versatility of Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Derivative Reactive Species -- 8.2.1 Reactive Oxygen Species -- 8.2.1.1 Singlet Oxygen -- 8.2.1.2 Superoxide Anion -- 8.2.1.3 Hydrogen Peroxide -- 8.2.1.4 Hydroxyl Radical -- 8.2.2 Reactive Nitrogen Species.

8.2.2.1 Nitric Oxide -- 8.2.2.2 Peroxynitrite -- 8.2.2.3 S-nitrosothiols -- 8.2.3 Reactive Sulfur Species -- 8.3 Modification of Cellular Components. Oxidative Damage and Signal Perception -- 8.3.1 Effects on DNA, Lipids and Proteins -- 8.3.1.1 DNA -- 8.3.1.2 Lipids -- 8.3.1.3 Proteins -- 8.3.2 Protein Recovery, Replacement, or Removal -- 8.3.3 Proteins Involved in Perception of Reactive Species -- 8.4 Systems for Reducing Power Generation in Plants -- 8.4.1 Generation of NADPH in Plastids -- 8.4.2 Generation of NADPH in the Cytosol of Plant Cells -- 8.5 Systems Scavenging Oxidative Species in Plant Cells -- 8.5.1 Antioxidant Molecules and Redox Cofactors -- 8.5.1.1 Glutathione -- 8.5.1.2 Ascorbate -- 8.5.1.3 α-Tocopherol -- 8.5.1.4 Carotenoids -- 8.5.1.5 Flavonoids -- 8.5.1.6 NAD(P)+ -- 8.5.1.7 Flavins -- 8.5.2 Antioxidant Enzymes -- 8.5.2.1 Thioredoxin System -- 8.5.2.2 Glutathione-Dependent System -- 8.5.2.3 Peroxiredoxin -- 8.5.2.4 Superoxide Dismutase -- 8.5.2.5 Glutathione S-transferase -- 8.5.2.6 Ascorbate Peroxidase -- 8.5.3 Cross-Talk between Antioxidant Systems -- 8.6 Oxidative Damage Repair Systems Operating in Plants -- 8.6.1 Sulfiredoxins -- 8.6.2 Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases -- 8.7 Protein S-nitrosylation in Plants: An Overview -- 8.8 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9: Role of Proline and Other Osmoregulatory Compounds in Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Proline -- 9.3 Proline and Ion Homeostasis -- 9.4 Proline Biosynthesis -- 9.5 Proline Catabolism -- 9.6 Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging -- 9.7 Exogenous Proline Application -- 9.8 Effective Concentrations of Exogenous Proline -- 9.9 Seed Germination and Proline -- 9.10 Genetic Manipulation of Proline Metabolism -- 9.11 Proline and Tolerance to Environmental Stresses -- 9.12 Concluding Remarks -- References.

10: Role of Dehydrins in Plant Stress Response -- 10.1 Introduction: Definition of Dehydrins, Their Structure and Functions -- 10.1.1 Definition of Dehydrins -- 10.1.2 Classification of Dehydrins -- 10.1.3 Structure of Dehydrins -- 10.1.3.1 Primary Structure -- 10.1.3.2 Secondary and Tertiary Structure -- 10.1.3.3 Relationships between Dehydrin Structure and Functions -- 10.1.4 Dehydrins and Dehydrin-Like Proteins within the Plant Kingdom and in Other Organisms -- 10.2 Dehydrins and Plant Stress Response -- 10.2.1 Expression of Dehydrins under Environmental Stress Factors -- 10.2.2 Drought Stress, Evaporation -- 10.2.2.1 Physiological Aspects of Drought Stress -- 10.2.2.2 Signaling Pathways Involved in Drought-Inducible Dehydrin Gene Expression -- 10.2.2.3 Dehydrin Expression under Drought -- 10.2.3 Salinity and Osmotic Stress -- 10.2.3.1 Brief Characteristics of Salinity Stress -- 10.2.3.2 Salt-Inducible Dehydrins -- 10.2.4 Dehydrins and Low-Temperature Stress (Cold and Frost) -- 10.2.4.1 Brief Characteristics of Low-Temperature Stresses (Cold and Frost) -- 10.2.4.2 Signaling Pathways Involved in Dehydrin Expression under Cold and Frost -- 10.2.4.3 Low-Temperature-Inducible Dehydrins and Their Features -- 10.2.5 Dehydrins and Heavy-Metal Stress -- 10.2.6 Dehydrins and Biotic Stresses (Wounding) -- 10.3 Possibilities of the Use of Dehydrins for Improvement of Plant Tolerance to Stress -- 10.3.1 Transgenic Studies -- 10.3.2 Dehydrins as Markers of Plant Stress Tolerance -- 10.4 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 11: Strigolactone Plant Hormone's Role in Plant Stress Responses -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Strigolactone -- 11.2.1 Discovery -- 11.2.2 Strigolactone Biosynthesis Pathway -- 11.2.3 Strigolactone Structure -- 11.2.4 Strigolactone Functions -- 11.2.5 Strigolactone's Signal Transduction Pathway.

11.3 SL Mediates Adaptive Responses to Abiotic Stresses.

Following its predecessors, this fourth edition offers a unique and comprehensive collection of topics in the fields of plant and crop stress. This new edition contains more than 80% new material, and the remaining 20% has been updated and revised substantially.

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