Physiology And Molecular Biology of Stress Tolerance in Plants

by Rao, K. V. Madhava; Raghavendra, A. S.; Reddy, K. Janardhan

• ISBN13: 9781402042249
• ISBN10: 1402042248
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-15
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Today, biologists all over the world speak the same scientific language of molecular biology and use the same molecular tools. More interest and attention is given to molecular biology of abiotic stress tolerance and modes of installing better tolerant mechanisms in crop plants. These studies make plants capable of sustaining their yields even under stress conditions. Further, the information gained may form the basis for its application in biotechnology and bioinformatics. This book does not only review the current status in the physiology and molecular biology of stress tolerance and its improvement in plants but will also trigger further research on this exciting topic.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	vii
List of Contributors	xi
Preface	xv
1. Introduction	1	(14)
K.V. Madhava Rao
2. Water Stress	15	(26)
A. Yokota, K. Takahara and K. Akashi
3. Salt Stress	41	(60)
Zora Dajic
4. High Temperature Stress	101	(30)
Thomas D. Sharkey and Stephen M. Schrader
5. Freezing Stress: Systems Biology to Study Cold Tolerance	131	(26)
Russell G. Trischuk, Brian S. Schilling, M. Wisniewski and Lawrence V. Gusta
6. Photooxidative Stress	157	(30)
Attipalli R. Reddy and Agepati S. Raghavendra
7. Nutrient Stress	187	(32)
K. Janardhan Reddy
8. Heavy Metal Stress	219	(36)
Ksenija Gasic and Schuyler S. Korban
9. Metabolic Engineering for Stress Tolerance	255	(46)
Bala Rathinasabapathi and Ramandeep Kaur
10. Functional Genomics of Stress Tolerance	301	(34)
Akhilesh K. Tyagi, Shubha Vij and Navinder Saini
Index	335