Molecular and Physiological Insights into Plant Stress Tolerance and Applications in Agriculture.

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Foreword
Preface
List of Contributors
Influence of Abiotic Stress on Molecular Responses of Flowering in Rice
Chanchal Kumari1, Shobhna Yadav1 and Ramu S. Vemanna1,*
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Receptor for Light and Temperature
1.2. Reproduction and Maintenance of Shoot Apical Meristem
1.3. Molecular Mechanisms of Flowering
1.4. Adaptation of Rice to Different Climatic Conditions
1.5. Development Made at Molecular Level to Combat Abiotic Stress in Plants
CONCLUSION
REFERENCE
A Peep into the Tolerance Mechanism and the Sugar Beet Response to Salt Stress
Varucha Misra1,* and Ashutosh Kumar Mall1
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Characteristics of Halophytes for Salt Stress Condition
1.2. Salt Stress Tolerance Mechanism in Sugar Beet
1.3. Salt Overly Sensitive (SOS) Pathway for Salt Tolerance
1.4. The Response of Sugar Beet under Salt Stress
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
The Role of Functional Genomics to Fight the Abiotic Stresses for Better Crop Quality and Production
Neha Sharma1,*, Bharti Choudhary1 and Nimisha Sharma2
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. The Use of Functional Genomics in Studying Plant Physiology under Abiotic Stresses
1.1.1. Microarrays and MicroRNAs
1.1.2. Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE)
1.1.3. RNA Sequencing
1.1.4. RNAi
1.1.5. CRISPR/Cas9
1.1.6. Tilling and ECO Tilling
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Genetic Enhancement for Salt Tolerance in Rice
Morphological and Physiological Responses of Plants Under Temperature Stress and Underlying Mechanisms
Asma Shakeel1,*, Syed Andleeba Jan1, Shakeel A Mir2, Z. Mehdi1, Inayat M. Khan1 and Mehnaz Shakeel1
1. INTRODUCTION
2. TEMPERATURE STRESS
3. PLANT RESPONSES TO HIGH TEMPERATURE (HT) STRESS: AN OVERVIEW
3.1. Germination Stage.

3.2. Photosynthesis
3.3. Reproductive Growth
3.4. Transpiration
3.5. Water Relation
3.6. Oxidative Stress
3.7. Yield
4. MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE STRESS
4.1. The Function of Modified Membrane in Heat Tolerance
4.2. The Function of Antioxidative Defense in Heat Tolerance
4.3. The Function of Heat Stress Proteins (Hsps) in Heat Tolerance
4.4. The Function of Exogenous Phyto-protectants in Heat Tolerance
4.5. Genetic Engineering Approach For Heat Tolerance
5. PLANT RESPONSE TO LOW-TEMPERATURE STRESS: AN OVERVIEW
5.1. Chilling Injury
5.2. Cytological Changes Caused by Chilling Injury
5.3. Physiological Changes Caused by Chilling Injury
5.4. Water Regimes
5.5. Mineral Nutrition
5.6. Respiration Rate
5.7. Photosynthesis Rate
6. MECHANISM FOR CHILLING TOLERANCE
6.1. Thermal Effect
6.2. Chemical Treatment
6.3. Cellular and Genetic Engineering
6.4. Freezing Injury
7. MECHANISM FOR FREEZING TOLERANCE
7.1. Adaptation
7.2. Avoidance
7.3. Tolerance
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Molecular Studies and Metabolic Engineering of Phytohormones for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Sekhar Tiwari1 and Ravi Rajwanshi2,*
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PHYTOHORMONES MEDIATED ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE
2.1. Abscisic Acid (ABA)
2.2. Auxins (IAA)
2.3. Cytokinins (CKs)
2.4. Ethylene (ET)
2.5. Gibberellins (GAs)
2.6. Brassinosteroids (BRs)
2.7. Jasmonates (JAs)
2.8. Salicylic Acid (SA)
2.9. Strigolactones (SL)
3. MOLECULAR STUDIES AND METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF PHYTOHORMONES
CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES
REFERENCES
Living with Abiotic Stress from a Plant Nutrition Perspective in Arid and Semi-arid Regions
Nesreen H. Abou-Baker1,*
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BACKGROUND AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1. The Ecological Factors Related to Plant Production.

2.2. The Abiotic Stressors Under Arid And Semi-Arid Regions
2.2.1. Salinity
2.2.2. Drought
2.2.3. Heat
2.2.4. Pollution
2.2.5. The Impact of Abiotic Stressors on Plant
2.3. Ordinary Management and Rehabilitation of Soils and Plants under Stress
2.3.1. Soil Management
2.3.2. Water Management
2.3.3. Crop Management
2.4. Modern Techniques to Combate Abiotic Stress
2.4.1. Nano-technology
2.4.2. Intelligent-green Composites
2.4.3. Genetic Engineering
2.5. Economic Aspects
3. A FUTURE VISION/ CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Physiological Responses Under Drought and Salt Stresses
Abhishek Kanojia1, Ayushi Jaiswal1 and Yashwanti Mudgil1,*
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Signaling Mechanisms Under Salt Stress
1.2. Salt Stress Regulation in Plants
1.3. Signaling in Drought Stress
1.4. Pathways in Details
1.5. The Core ABA-Signalling Pathway
1.6. PP2C: Regulator of ABA Signalling in Plants
1.7. ABA Receptors
1.8. SnRK2
1.9. ABA-Dependent Signalling Pathway
1.10. ABA-Independent Pathway
1.11. Early Osmotic Stress Signalling Pathway
1.12. Calcium Dependent Signalling
1.13. MAPK-mediated Signalling Pathway
1.14. Proteolysis
1.15. Phospholipid Signalling
1.16. ROS-mediated Signalling
1.17. Ethylene (ET) Signalling
1.18. Jasmonic Acid (JA) Signalling
1.19. Salicylic Acid (SA) Signalling
1.20. Brassinosteroids (BRs) Signalling
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Salt Stress and its Mitigation Strategies for Enhancing Agricultural Production
Priyanka Saha1,*, Jitendra Singh Bohra2, Anamika Barman1 and Anurag Bera2
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BACKGROUND
3. PROBLEM SOILS AND THEIR FEATURES
3.1. Acid Soil
3.2. Salt-affected Soils
4. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA AND CLASSIFICATION
5. MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.

5.1. Management Strategies for Reclaiming Acid Soil
5.2. Management Strategies for Reclaiming Sodic Soil
5.3. Management of Saline Soil
CONCLUSION
PATH AHEAD
REFERENCES
Impact of Heat Coupled with Drought Stress on Plants
Battana Swapna1,*, Srinivasan Kameswaran1, Mandala Ramakrishna1 and Thummala Chandrasekhar2
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Morpho-physiological Responses to Drought Coupled with Heat Stress
1.2. Plant Growth
1.3. Root System
1.4. Photosynthesis
1.5. Metabolites
1.6. Antioxidants
1.7. Yield
1.8. Molecular Responses to Heat Coupled with Drought Stress
1.9. New Approaches for Developing Tolerance to Heat Coupled with Drought Stress
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PERPSPECTIVES
REFERENCES
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