Overview
- Written by leading scientists in plant hormone researchers from around the globe
- Helps teachers and lecturers to better present and summarize strigolactone-related science and new emerging concepts
- A valuable asset for graduate and post-graduate students
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
The latest research has yielded a number of new biological concepts, such as a redefinition of plant hormones and their crosstalk, new functional diversity of receptors, hormonal “smoke and mirrors,” core signaling pathways, and even phloem transport of receptor proteins. Another important aspect of strigolactones is the related synthetic chemistry, which could pave the way for a variety of potential applications in agriculture and medicine.
The book explains in detail the role that strigolactones play in plant development, and addresses the interaction of plants with soil biota and abioticstress conditions, prospects of strigolactone biochemistry and evolution, and chemical synthesis of natural strigolactones and analogs, together with their potential applications. Including a glossary and end-of-chapter synopses to aid in comprehension, it offers a valuable asset for teachers, lecturers and (post-) graduate students in biology, agronomy and related areas..
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Hinanit Koltai has been a Senior Research Scientist at the Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel, since 2001. She is a member of the International Parasitic Plant Society, and serves on the Editorial Boards of several international scientific journals. In addition, Prof. Koltai is the author of more than 80 peer-reviewed publications, including more than 30 book chapters.
Prof. Cristina Prandi is a Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Torino, where she also serves as Deputy Director for Research. Her main interests are in organometallic chemistry, gold catalysis and target oriented synthesis. She has conducted research on the synthesis of bioactive phytohormone analogues, focusing on SAR (Structure Activity Relationship) studies and the design of active derivatives. Recently, she has also investigated the use of plant metabolite analogues for their potential anticancer benefits. She is the author of more than 100 scientific publications and holds three patents.
Prof. C. Prandi and H. Koltai chaired a COST ACTION exclusively dedicated to strigolactones (FA1206 2012-2017, Strigolactones, biological roles and applications).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Strigolactones - Biology and Applications
Editors: Hinanit Koltai, Cristina Prandi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12153-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-12152-5Published: 12 April 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-12155-6Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-12153-2Published: 02 April 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 198
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry, Agriculture