Plant Stress Tolerance: Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding Strategies, Volume One provides effective ways for organizing precision and sustainable agriculture. The methods include the use of advanced molecular techniques covering multiple omics, high-throughput technology, computational biology, epigenetic manipulation, and CRISPR genome editing. These methods can advance the development of high-yield, high-quality, and stress-resilient crops that meet the requirements for supporting global food and nutrition security.
The book proposes strategies for omics-assisted and speed breeding techniques, exploring molecular mechanisms of plant abiotic stress caused by temperature, drought, salinity, and various pollutants. These are uncovered by quantitative trait loci analysis and mapping, genomic selection, functional genomics, multiple omics, high-throughput sequencing, and high-throughput phenotyping, and are integrated into the various systems of crop improvement.
Plant Stress Tolerance: Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding Strategies, Volume One presents emerging and comprehensive knowledge and is an ideal reference for students, researchers, teachers, and professors. It inspires ideas for investigations in the fields of plant stress physiology, plant functional genomics, plant multiple omics, plant genetic engineering, systems biology, and crop breeding.
Table of Contents:
1. Redesigning Photosynthesis: Balancing Yield and Stress Tolerance
Pablo I. Calzadilla, Giles N. Johnson
2. Plant Tolerance to Alkaline Salinity: A Gordian Knot to Untie
Silvia Busoms, Maria Almira-Casellas, Juan Barceló, Charlotte Poschenrieder
3. Metabolic Markers and Metabolite Quantitative Trait Loci (mQTLs) for the Breeding of Crop Quality and Resistance
Tzitziki González-Rodríguez, Josaphat Montero-Vargas, Roberto Gamboa-Becerra, Silverio García-Lara, Robert Winkler
4. Plants Abiotic Stress Responses: Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance and Breeding Strategies
Jemaa Esseminea, Zhan Xub, Jen-Tsung Chen, Mingnan Qu
5. Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Plant Breeding
Neha Sharma, Manish Kumar, Nimisha Sharma, Nagendra Kumar Singh
6. CRISPR-based Precision Breeding for Crop Improvement: Current Achievements and Future Directions
Divya Raj Bharti, Biswajit Pramanik, Amitava Paul, Sandip Debnath
7. Applications of CRISPR on Improving Plant Growth and Development Through Secondary Metabolism
Amardeep Preethi, Sasikumar Janani, Pulliyampatti Gunasekaran Vishnu, Karli Haritha, Sumithran Subhadevi Suhith Mithra, Kalaiyarasan Vijayarani, Puzhakkal Abhirami, Arumugam Vijaya Anand
8. Plant Biochemical and Molecular Responses to Extreme Temperature
Santanu Samanta, Aryadeep Roychoudhury
9. Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding Strategies for Heat Tolerance in Plants: An Update
Deepti Srivastava, Sandeep Kumar Singh, Saba Siddiqui, Moh Haris Siddiqui, Deepak Kumar, Md. Shamim, Rashmi Maurya
10. Plant Cold Stress Tolerance: Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding Strategies
Anupam Kumaria, Shreni Agrawala, Richa Dasa, Indrani Bhattacharya
11. Challenges of Drought Stress: Unveiling Plant Responses and Approaches to Confer Tolerance
Asad Azeem, Sumbul Habib, Aqsa Parvaiz, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Faiz Ahmad Joyia
12. Harnessing CRISPR/Cas for Enhanced Drought Tolerance and Sustainable Crop Management
Rajaswini Rupali, Nandakumar Vidya, Krishnagowdu Saravanan, Muthukrishnan Anand, Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Muthukrishnan Arun
13. Adaptation to Drought Stress in Cereals: A Molecular Perspective
Chayma Ikan, Fatima Ezzahra Soussania, Salma Toubali, Nizar El Mazouni, Rachid Lahlalie, Abdelilah Meddich
14. Phytohormones Increase Plant Adaptation under Soil and Water Stresses
Augustine Antwi-Boasiako, Tuanjie Zhao, Padmore Adu-Antwi, Chunting Zhang, Priscilla Amponsah, Zhang NanNan, Naheeda Begum, Muhammad Khuram Razzaq
15. Plant Tolerance Mechanisms to Heavy Metal Stress and Breeding Strategies
Battana Swapna, Srinivasan Kameswaran, Mandala Ramakrishna
16. Reducing the Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Metalloids on Grain Crops by Breeding: Current Achievements on Conventional and Molecular Breeding Approaches
Fatima El Amerany, Samia Elouali, Youssef Ait Hamdan, Iman Janah, Mohammed Rhazi
17. Molecular Aspects of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops: Challenges and Prospects
Lokesh Thakur, Vinay Kumar Dhiman, Devendra Singh, Vivek Kumar Dhiman, Himanshu Pandey, Avinash Sharma
18. Brassicaceae: Stress Responses and Breeding Strategies in Unfriendly Environments
Branka Salopek-Sondi, Mirta Tkalec, Nataša Bauer, Nenad Jasprica, Smiljana Goreta Ban
19. Mechanisms of Tolerance to Diverse Environmental Stresses and Adaptive Capacity: Current Achievements in Amaranth
Selene Fragoso-Iñiguez, Maryan Hernández-Jiménez, Angelica Barrales-López, Guillermo Antonio Silva-Martínez, Fabila Estefania Tristan-Flores, Laura Foseca-Mendoza, Eduardo Espítia-Rangel, Gerardo Acosta-García
20. CRISPR/Cas Technology: A Promising Tool for Enhancing Plant Growth and Development
Puliyampatti Gunasekaran Vishnu, Gunasekaran Arthi, Jothi Dheivasikamani Abidharini, Amardeep Ray Preethi, Palanisamy Sampathkumar, Ramalingam Sivakumar, Saravanan Renuka, Arumugam Vijaya Anand
21. CRISPR Tools for Developing Plant Oxidative Stress Tolerance: Protocols, Current Achievements and Future Directions
Gunasekaran Arthi, Venkatachalam Siva Prakash, Marimuthu Oviya, Kalaiyarasan Vijayarani, Natarajan Pushpa, Chenniappan Anchana Devi, K. Vijayalakshmi, Arumugam Vijaya Anand
22. Nanoparticle-Enhanced Strategies for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
Abhishek Singh, Shreni Agrawal, Richa Das, Vishnu D Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Saglara Mandzhieva, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Hassan Ragab El-Ramady, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Al Tawaha, Karen Ghazaryan
23. Nanobiotechnology Approaches for Enhancing Crop Resilience to Salinity Stress
Abhishek Singh, Shreni Agrawal, Shivangee Solanki, Vishnu D Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Saglara Mandzhieva, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Hassan Ragab El-Ramady, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Al Tawaha, Karen Ghazaryan
About the Author :
Dr. Jen-Tsung Chen is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. Dr. Chen’s research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, ethnopharmacology, systems biology, and drug discovery. He serves as an editorial board member and a guest editor in several reputed journals. Dr. Chen published books in collaboration with international publishers on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, CRISPR-based plant genome editing, and artificial intelligence. In 2023, Dr. Chen has been included in the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University.
