Abiotic Stress-Mediated Sensing and Signaling in Plants: An Omics Perspective

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. “Omics”: A Gateway Towards Abiotic Stress Tolerance

   • Sreshti Bagati, Reetika Mahajan, Muslima Nazir, Aejaz Ahmed Dar, Sajad Majeed Zargar

   Pages 1-45

3. Second Messengers: Central Regulators in Plant Abiotic Stress Response

   • Muskan Jain, Preeti Nagar, Parul Goel, Anil Kumar Singh, Sumita Kumari, Ananda Mustafiz

   Pages 47-94

4. Signaling Peptides: Hidden Molecular Messengers of Abiotic Stress Perception and Response in Plants

   • Jebi Sudan, Devyani Sharma, Ananda Mustafiz, Sumita Kumari

   Pages 95-125

5. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS): A Way to Stress Survival in Plants

   • Pawan Saini, Mudasir Gani, Jashan Jot Kaur, Lal Chand Godara, Charan Singh, S. S. Chauhan et al.

   Pages 127-153

6. Role of Cuticular Wax in Adaptation to Abiotic Stress: A Molecular Perspective

   • Swati Singh, Sandip Das, R. Geeta

   Pages 155-182

7. Abiotic Stress Response in Plants:A Cis-Regulatory Perspective

   • Aditi Jain, Gauri Joshi, Chetan Chauhan, Sandip Das

   Pages 183-205

8. Multifarious Role of ROS in Halophytes: Signaling and Defense

   • G. C. Nikalje, S. J. Mirajkar, T. D. Nikam, P. Suprasanna

   Pages 207-223

9. Enhancing Cold Tolerance in Horticultural Plants Using In Vitro Approaches

   • Samira Chugh, Shweta Sharma, Anjana Rustagi, Pratibha Kumari, Aayushi Agrawal, Deepak Kumar

   Pages 225-241

10. Omics-Based Strategies for Improving Salt Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.)

    • Mohammed Shalim Uddin, Masum Billah, Neelima Hossain, Shamim Ara Bagum, M. Tofazzal Islam

    Pages 243-266

11. Drought Stress Tolerance in Wheat: Omics Approaches in Understanding and Enhancing Antioxidant Defense

    • Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Jubayer Al Mahmud, Taufika Islam Anee, Kamrun Nahar, M. Tofazzal Islam

    Pages 267-307

12. Signalling During Cold Stress and Its Interplay with Transcriptional Regulation

    • Pushpika Udawat, Priyanka Deveshwar

    Pages 309-328

13. Cross Talk Between Phytohormone Signaling Pathways Under Abiotic Stress Conditions and Their Metabolic Engineering for Conferring Abiotic Stress Tolerance

    • Sheezan Rasool, Uneeb Urwat, Muslima Nazir, Sajad Majeed Zargar, M. Y. Zargar

    Pages 329-350

The natural environment for plants is composed of a complex set of abiotic and biotic stresses; plant responses to these stresses are equally complex. Systems biology allows us to identify regulatory hubs in complex networks. It also examines the molecular “parts” (transcripts, proteins and metabolites) of an organism and attempts to combine them into functional networks or models that effectively describe and predict the dynamic activities of that organism in different environments. 

This book focuses on research advances regarding plant responses to abiotic stresses, from the physiological level to the molecular level. It highlights new insights gained from the integration of omics datasets and identifies remaining gaps in our knowledge, outlining additional focus areas for future crop improvement research. 

Plants have evolved a wide range of mechanisms for coping with various abiotic stresses. In many crop plants, the molecular mechanisms involved in a single  type of stress tolerance have since been identified; however, in order to arrive at a holistic understanding of major and common events concerning abiotic stresses, the signaling pathways involved must also be elucidated. To date several molecules, like transcription factors and kinases, have been identified as promising candidates that are involved in crosstalk between stress signalling pathways. However, there is a need to better understand the tolerance mechanisms for different abiotic stresses by thoroughly grasping the signalling and sensing mechanisms involved. 

Accordingly, this book covers a range of topics, including the impacts of different abiotic stresses on plants, the molecular mechanisms leading to tolerance for different abiotic stresses, signaling cascades revealing cross-talk among various abiotic stresses, and elucidation of major candidate molecules that may provide abiotic stress tolerance in plants.

 

• Drought
• Stress tolerance
• Plant signaling
• Genomics
• Proteomics

• Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India

  Sajad Majeed Zargar

• Directorate of Research, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India

  Mohammad Yousuf Zargar

Sajad Majeed Zargar, Ph.D, is currently an Assistant Professor at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir) in India. He was previously a Visiting Professor at the Nara Institite of Science & Technology, Japan. He has worked as an Assistant Professor at SKUAST-Jammu, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshan University, Rajouri (BGSB) in India. He has also worked as scientist at Advanta India Limited, Hyderabad, India and TERI (The Energy & Resources Institute), New Delhi, India. Dr. Zargar is receipt of CREST oversea’s fellowship from DBT and is also recipient of Goho grant from Govt. of Japan. He has received several awards for his work and research. He is also the member and representative of INPPO (International Plant Proteomics Organisation). His editorial activities and scientific memberships include publishing research and review articles in international journals and as a reviewer. He has been affiliated with several internationally reputed journals and is also reviewer of reputed journals Frontires in Plant Science, 3 Biotech, Scientia Horticulture, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Australian Journal of Crop Science and many others. Dr. Zargar has been invited to give many lectures at professional meetings and workshops and has received grants for research projects under his supervision.

Mohammad Yousuf Zargar, Ph.D, is currently Director Research at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir) in India. He was previously Dean, Faculty of Agriculture; Dean, Faculty of Forestry; Associate Director Research and Associate Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST-Kashmir. Prior to that he has worked as Professor-cum-Chief Scientists (Microbiology) at SKUAST-Kashmir. Dr. Zargar has published more than 160 research papers in the scientific journals of national and international repute. He has guided 8 students for the doctoral programme and 6 for the master’s programme.He has received many honours and awards for his contribution to research work. His major contribution has been on fermentation technology for mass multiplication of biofertilizers and biocontrol agents. Dr. Zargar has received appreciations for his product “Shalimar Microbes”, a consortium of microbes that decompose waste in a short period. Dr. Zargar has been actively pursuing the research on cold tolerant microbes for soild / liquid  waste decomposition and nutrient mobilisation. He has also served as associate editor of several scientific journals. Presently, Dr. Zargar is guiding research programmes of the University in agriculture, animal husbandry and other allied sections.

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