Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Systems in Plants: Role and Regulation under Abiotic Stress

1. Front Matter

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2. An Introduction to Antioxidants and Their Roles in Plant Stress Tolerance

   • Neeti Mehla, Vinita Sindhi, Deepti Josula, Pooja Bisht, Shabir H. Wani

   Pages 1-23

3. An Introduction to Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolism Under Changing Climate in Plants

   • Mudasir Irfan Dar, Mohd Irfan Naikoo, Fareed Ahmad Khan, Farha Rehman, Iain D. Green, Fauzia Naushin et al.

   Pages 25-52

4. Biotechnological Perspective of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Mediated Stress Tolerance in Plants

   • Thammineni Chakradhar, Srikrishna Mahanty, Ramesha A. Reddy, Kummari Divya, Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy, Malireddy K. Reddy

   Pages 53-87

5. ROS Compartmentalization in Plant Cells Under Abiotic Stress Condition

   • Vandana Gautam, Ravdeep Kaur, Sukhmeen Kaur Kohli, Vinod Verma, Parminder Kaur, Ravinder Singh et al.

   Pages 89-114

6. Reactive Oxygen Species Production and Detoxification During Leaf Senescence

   • Alice Trivellini, Giacomo Cocetta, Alessandra Francini, Antonio Ferrante

   Pages 115-128

7. ROS-Induced Transcription Factors During Oxidative Stress in Plants: A Tabulated Review

   • Rashmi Kalia, Shelja Sareen, Avinash Nagpal, Jatinder Katnoria, Renu Bhardwaj

   Pages 129-158

8. ROS-Induced Signaling and Gene Expression in Crops Under Salinity Stress

   • Vinay Kumar, Tushar Khare, Mansi Sharma, Shabir H. Wani

   Pages 159-184

9. ROS Signaling in Plants Under Heavy Metal Stress

   • Sukhmeen Kaur Kohli, Neha Handa, Vandana Gautam, Shagun Bali, Anket Sharma, Kanika Khanna et al.

   Pages 185-214

10. Effects of Different Metal Stresses on the Antioxidant Defense Systems of Medicinal Plants

    • Iffat Zareen Ahmad, Asad Ahmad, Abdul Mabood, Heena Tabassum

    Pages 215-256

11. Responses, Adaptation, and ROS Metabolism in Plants Exposed to Waterlogging Stress

    • Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Jubayer Al Mahmud, Kamrun Nahar, Taufika Islam Anee, Masashi Inafuku, Hirosuke Oku et al.

    Pages 257-281

12. Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Water-Deficit Stress Response

    • Vishnu Varthini Nachimuthu, Balaji Aravindhan Pandian, S. Robin

    Pages 283-295

13. Contribution of Glutathione in Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance in Plants

    • Mohd Asgher, Tasir S. Per, Shagufta Anjum, M. Iqbal R. Khan, Asim Masood, Susheel Verma et al.

    Pages 297-313

14. Production of Antioxidant and Oxidant Metabolites in Tomato Plants Infected with Verticillium dahliae Under Saline Conditions

    • Murat Dikilitas, Nurcan Yucel, Sibel Dervis

    Pages 315-329

The present edited book is an attempt to update the state of art of the knowledge on metabolism of ROS and antioxidants and their relationship in plant adaptation to abiotic stresses involving physiological, biochemical and molecular processes. The chapters are much focused on the current climate issues and how ROS metabolism can manipulate with antioxidant system to accelerate detoxification mechanism. It will enhance the mechanistic understanding on ROS and antioxidants system and will pave the path for agricultural scientists in developing tolerant crops to achieve sustainability under the changing environmental conditions.



The increase in abiotic stress factors has become a major threat to sustainability of crop production. This situation has led to think ways which can help to come out with potential measures; for which it is necessary to understand the influence of abiotic stress factors on crops performance and the mechanisms by which these factorsimpact plants. It has now become evident that abiotic stress impacts negatively on plant growth and development at every stage of plant’s life. Plants adapt to the changing environment with the adjustment at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels. The possible mechanisms involved in the negative effects of abiotic stress factors are excess production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). They alter physiological and molecular mechanisms leading to poor performance of plants. Plants however, are able to cope with these adverse effects by inducing antioxidant systems as the priority. Nevertheless, the dual role of ROS has now been ascertained which provides an evidence for regulation of plant metabolism positively on a concentration-dependent manner. Under conditions of high ROS production, the antioxidant system plays a major role in diminishing the effects of ROS. Thus, ROS production and antioxidant system are interwoven with abiotic stress conditions. The antioxidants have thecapacity to hold the stability in metabolism in order to avoid disruption due to environmental disturbances.

• Stress tolerance
• Crop resilience
• Crop adaptation
• Salinity stress
• Sustainable environment
• Systematic Botany

• Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines

  M. Iqbal R. Khan

• Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

  Nafees A. Khan

Dr. M. Iqbal R. Khan is a post-doctoral fellow at International Rice Research Institute, Philippines. He completed his BSc, MSc and PhD from Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University. His current research interests are elucidation mechanisms involves in flooding tolerance and looking for any additional donor for breeding purpose. He has published over 35 peer-reviewed research articles, contributed 6 book chapters to various book editions published by Springer, CABI etc. He has been awarded by various research fellowships during PhD and post PhD tenure such as, UGC-MANF, DBT-RA, SERB-DST Young scientist, SERB-NPDF and IRRI-PDF. He has been awarded by Young Scientist of the Year Award 2014 from Scientific and Environmental Research Institute, India.

Professor Nafees A. Khan is working as plant physiologist at Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. The current research interest of Prof. Khan is mainly on understanding the mechanisms of hor

monal and nutritional regulation of plant growth with special emphasis on abiotic stress vis-a-vis photosynthetic efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance. He has supervised 15 Ph.D. and 05 M.Phil. students and has edited 14 books, including this, published more than 170 peer-reviewed research articles in journals of international and national repute. He has won various prestigious awards. He is Vice President of the National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), India.

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