Plant Acclimation To Environmental Stress Narendra Tuteja Sarvajeet Singh Gill Editors

The mechanisms underlying endurance and adaptation to environmental stress factors in plants have long been the focus of intense research. Plants overcome environmental stresses by development of tolerance, resistance or avoidance mechanisms, adjusting to a gradual change in its environment which allows them to maintain performance across a range of adverse environmental conditions. __Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress__ presents the latest ideas and trends on induced acclimation of plants to environmental stresses under changing environment. Written by experts around the globe, this volume adds new dimensions in the field of plant acclimation to abiotic stress factors. Comprehensive and lavishly illustrated, __Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress__ is a state-of-the-art guide suited for scholars and researchers working in the field of crop improvement, genetic engineering and abiotic stress tolerance. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress Using Priming Agents....Pages 1-27 Facing the Cold Stress by Plants in the Changing Environment: Sensing, Signaling, and Defending Mechanisms....Pages 29-69 Drought and Salinity Tolerant Biofuel Crops for the Thar Desert....Pages 71-84 Strategies for the Salt Tolerance in Bacteria and Archeae and its Implications in Developing Crops for Adverse Conditions....Pages 85-99 Adverse Effects of Abiotic Stresses on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Their Alleviation by Calcium....Pages 101-146 Role of DREB-Like Proteins in Improving Stress Tolerance of Transgenic Crops....Pages 147-161 Homeobox Genes as Potential Candidates for Crop Improvement Under Abiotic Stress....Pages 163-176 APETALA2 Gene Family: Potential for Crop Improvement Under Adverse Conditions....Pages 177-195 Osmoprotectants: Potential for Crop Improvement Under Adverse Conditions....Pages 197-232 Epigenetic Modifications in Plants Under Adverse Conditions: Agricultural Applications....Pages 233-267 Physiological Role of Nitric Oxide in Plants Grown Under Adverse Environmental Conditions....Pages 269-322 Weeds as a Source of Genetic Material for Crop Improvement Under Adverse Conditions....Pages 323-342 Sustainable Agriculture Practices for Food and Nutritional Security....Pages 343-357 Arbuscular Mycorrhiza: Approaches for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants for Sustainable Agriculture....Pages 359-401 Biofertilizers: A Sustainable Eco-Friendly Agricultural Approach to Crop Improvement....Pages 403-432 Plant Pathogen Interactions: Crop Improvement Under Adverse Conditions....Pages 433-459 Can G-Proteins be the Key Proteins for Overcoming Environmental Stresses and Increasing Crop Yield in Plants?....Pages 461-482 Back Matter....Pages 483-493 "The mechanisms underlying endurance and adaptation to environmental stress factors in plants have long been the focus of intense research. Plants overcome environmental stresses by development of tolerance, resistance or avoidance mechanisms, adjusting to a gradual change in its environment which allows them to maintain performance across a range of adverse environmental conditions. Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress presents the latest ideas and trends on induced acclimation of plants to environmental stresses under changing environment. Written by experts around the globe, this volume adds new dimensions in the field of plant acclimation to abiotic stress factors. Comprehensive and lavishly illustrated, Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress is a state-of-the-art guide suited for scholars and researchers working in the field of crop improvement, genetic engineering and abiotic stress tolerance."--Page 4 of cover