Roles of Osmolytes in Changing Environment is the only available comprehensive coverage of the recent advances in our understanding on how plants coordinate with different osmolytes, and their role in improving the tolerance of plants under stress conditions. Including insights of their effect against cold, heat, UV, submergence, wounding, extremes of temperature, drought, salinity, high metal concentrations, water logging, pollution, and nutrient deficiency stress, the book also explains the role of various osmolytes against phytopathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, algae, nematodes, and insects. Understanding the significance of different osmolytes for sustainable plant growth and production under diverse stress situations is increasingly important for both crop and non-crop plants. This volume presents the latest research and inspires further research toward osmolyte use in developing stress tolerance in plants. Roles of Osmolytes in Changing Environment is a valuable resource for scientists, researchers and advanced level students working in plant biology, plant physiology, plant stress physiology, plant biochemistry, botanical or crop sciences, environmental sciences, and ecological sciences.
1. Osmolytes biosynthesis, accumulation and signaling pathways in plant systems under changing environment: An overview 2. Osmolytes and their crosstalk mechanism with plant hormones for higher plant productivity and survival under adverse situations 3. Bioengineering of osmolytes biosynthetic, metabolic genes, and development of transgenic plants for higher productivity and survival under adverse situations 4. Osmolytes and development of transgenic plants 5. Effect of osmolytes in protein folding and aggregation in plant cells 6. Osmolytes metabolism in plant system a as sensors under adverse situations 7. Interaction between PGPR and osmolytes for higher plant growth under changing environmental situations 8. Rhizosphere and osmolytes coordination in plant system under adverse situations 9. Understanding the roles of sugar and polyols (sugar alcohols) for plants tolerance and acclimatization under changing environmental situations 10. Understanding the roles of polyamines for plants tolerance and acclimatization under changing environmental situations 11. Understanding the roles of amino acids and proline for plants tolerance and acclimatization under changing environmental situations 12. Understanding the roles of glycine betaine for plants tolerance and acclimatization under changing environmental situations 13. Heavy metal stress and various osmolytes in plant system 14. Nanofertilizers accelerated various osmolytes in plant system 15. Role of osmolytes in seed priming for higher germination and plant growth 16. Phytopathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, and algae accelerated various osmolytes and plant protection and performance 17. Nematodes and insects accelerated various osmolytes and plant protection and performance 18. Role of dimethylsulfonium osmolytes in plant protection and performance 19. Rhizospheric microbes and their coordination in maintaining host plant growth under various conditions 20. Cell signaling crosstalk of osmolytes with other signaling molecules under changing environments for healthy plant growth 21. Role of trehalose-6-phosphate in plant system under adverse situations
Azamal Husen served as Professor and Head of the Department of Biology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia and is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. Previously, he was a Visiting Faculty of the Forest Research Institute, and the Doon College of Agriculture and Forest at Dehra Dun, India. Husen’s research and teaching experience of 20 years includes biogenic nanomaterial fabrication and application, plant responses to nanomaterials, plant adaptation to harsh environments at the physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation for improvement of tree species. Dr Husen contributed to R&D projects of World Bank, ICAR, ICFRE, JBIC etc. He has >250 publications . He is Series Co-Editor of ‘Plant Biology, Sustainability and Climate Change’, Elsevier.
