Cover
List of Contributors
1 Plant Tolerance to Environmental Stress: Translating Research from Lab to Land
1. 1.1 Introduction
2. 1.2 Drought Tolerance
3. 1.3 Cold Tolerance
4. 1.4 Salinity Tolerance
5. 1.5 Need for More Translational Research
6. 1.6 Conclusion
7. References
2 Morphological and Anatomical Modifications of Plants for Environmental Stresses
1. 2.1 Introduction
2. 2.2 Drought‐induced Adaptations
3. 2.3 Cold‐induced Adaptations
4. 2.4 High Temperature‐induced Adaptations
5. 2.5 UV‐B‐induced Morphogenic Responses
6. 2.6 Heavy Metal‐induced Adaptations
7. 2.7 Roles of Auxin, Ethylene, and ROS
8. 2.8 Conclusion
9. References
3 Stomatal Regulation as a Drought‐tolerance Mechanism
1. 3.1 Introduction
2. 3.2 Stomatal Morphology
3. 3.3 Stomatal Movement Mechanism
4. 3.4 Drought Stress Sensing
5. 3.5 Drought Stress Signaling Pathways
6. 3.6 Mechanisms of Plant Response to Stress
7. 3.7 Stomatal Density Variation in Response to Stress
8. 3.8 Conclusion
9. References
4 Antioxidative Machinery for Redox Homeostasis During Abiotic Stress
1. 4.1 Introduction
2. 4.2 Reactive Oxygen Species
3. 4.3 Antioxidative Defense System in Plants
4. 4.4 Redox Homeostasis in Plants
5. 4.5 Conclusion
6. References
5 Osmolytes and their Role in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
1. 5.1 Introduction
2. 5.2 Osmolyte Accumulation is a Universally Conserved Quick Response During Abiotic Stress
3. 5.3 Osmolytes Minimize Toxic Effects of Abiotic Stresses in Plants
4. 5.4 Stress Signaling Pathways Regulate Osmolyte Accumulation Under Abiotic Stress Conditions
5. 5.5 Metabolic Pathway Engineering of Osmolyte Biosynthesis Can Generate Improved Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Crop Plants
6. 5.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
7. Acknowledgements
8. References
6 Elicitor‐mediated Amelioration of Abiotic Stress in Plants
1. 6.1 Introduction
2. 6.2 Plant Hormones and Other Elicitor‐mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
3. 6.3 PGPR‐mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
4. 6.4 Signaling Role of Nitric Oxide in Abiotic Stresses
5. 6.5 Future Goals
6. 6.6 Conclusion
7. References
7 Role of Selenium in Plants Against Abiotic Stresses: Phenological and Molecular Aspects
1. 7.1 Introduction
2. 7.2 Se Bioaccumulation and Metabolism in Plants
3. 7.3 Physiological Roles of Se
4. 7.4 Se Ameliorating Abiotic Stresses in Plants
5. 7.5 Conclusion
6. 7.6 Future Perspectives
7. References
8 Polyamines Ameliorate Oxidative Stress by Regulating Antioxidant Systems and Interacting with Plant Growth Regulators
1. 8.1 Introduction
2. 8.2 PAs as Cellular Antioxidants
3. 8.3 The Relationship Between PAs and Growth Regulators
4. 8.4 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
5. Acknowledgments
6. References
9 Abscisic Acid in Abiotic Stress‐responsive Gene Expression
1. 9.1 Introduction
2. 9.2 Deep Evolutionary Roots
3. 9.3 ABA Chemical Structure, Biosynthesis, and Metabolism
4. 9.4 ABA Perception and Signaling
5. 9.5 ABA Regulation of Gene Expression
6. 9.6 Post‐transcriptional and Post‐translational Control in Regulating ABA Response
7. 9.7 Epigenetic Regulation of ABA Response
8. 9.8 Conclusion
9. References
10 Abiotic Stress Management in Plants: Role of Ethylene
1. 10.1 Introduction
2. 10.2 Ethylene: Abundance, Biosynthesis, Signaling, and Functions
3. 10.3 Abiotic Stress and Ethylene Biosynthesis
4. 10.4 Role of Ethylene in Photosynthesis Under Abiotic Stress
5. 10.5 Role of Ethylene on ROS and Antioxidative System Under Abiotic Stress
6. 10.6 Conclusion
7. References
11 Crosstalk Among Phytohormone Signaling Pathways During Abiotic Stress
1. 11.1 Introduction
2. 11.2 Phytohormone Crosstalk Phenomenon and its Necessity
3. 11.3 Various Phytohormonal Crosstalk Under Abiotic Stresses for Improving Stress Tolerance
4. 11.4 Conclusion and Future Directions
5. Acknowledgements
6. References
12 Plant Molecular Chaperones: Structural Organization and their Roles in Abiotic Stress Tolerance
1. 12.1 Introduction
2. 12.2 Classification of Plant HSPs
3. 12.3 Regulation of HSP Expression in Plants
4. 12.4 Crosstalk Between HSP Networks to Provide Tolerance Against Abiotic Stress
5. 12.5 Genetic Engineering of HSPs for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
6. 12.6 Conclusion
7. Acknowledgements
8. References
13 Chloride (Cl⁻) Uptake, Transport, and Regulation in Plant Salt Tolerance
1. 13.1 Introduction
2. 13.2 Sources of Cl Ion Contamination
3. 13.3 Role of Cl in Plant Growth and Development
4. 13.4 Cl Toxicity
5. 13.5 Interaction of Soil Cl with Plant Tissues
6. 13.6 Electrophysiological Study of Cl Anion Channels in Plants
7. 13.7 Channels and Transporters Participating in Cl Homeostasis
8. 13.8 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
9. References
14 The Root Endomutualist Piriformospora indica: A Promising Bio‐tool for Improving Crops under Salinity Stress
1. 14.1 Introduction
2. 14.2 P. indica: An Extraordinary Tool for Salinity Stress Tolerance Improvement
3. 14.3 Utilization of P. indica for Improving and Understanding the Salinity Stress Tolerance of Host Plants
4. 14.4 P. indica‐induced Biomodulation in Host Plant under Salinity Stress
5. 14.5 Activity of Antioxidant Enzymes and ROS in Host Plant During Interaction with P. indica
6. 14.6 Role of Calcium Signaling and MAP Kinase Signaling Combating Salt Stress
7. 14.7 Effect of P. indica on Osmolyte Synthesis and Accumulation
8. 14.8 Salinity Stress Tolerance Mechanism in Axenically Cultivated and Root Colonized P. indica
9. 14.9 Conclusion
10. Acknowledgments
11. Conflict of Interest
12. References
15 Root Endosymbiont‐mediated Priming of Host Plants for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
1. 15.1 Introduction
2. 15.2 Bacterial Symbionts‐mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance Priming of Host Plants
3. 15.3 AM Fungi‐mediated Alleviation of Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Vascular Plants
4. 15.4 Other Beneficial Fungi and their Importance in Abiotic Stress Tolerance Priming of Plants
5. 15.5 Implication of Transgenes from Symbiotic Microorganisms in the Era of Genetic Engineering and Omics
6. 15.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
7. Acknowledgements
8. References
16 Insight into the Molecular Interaction Between Leguminous Plants and Rhizobia Under Abiotic Stress
1. 16.1 Introduction
2. 16.2 Legume–Rhizobium Interaction Chemistry: A Brief Overview
3. 16.3 Role of Abiotic Stress Factors in Influencing Symbiotic Relations of Legumes
4. 16.4 Conclusion: The Lessons Unlearnt
5. References
17 Effect of Nanoparticles on Oxidative Damage and Antioxidant Defense System in Plants
1. 17.1 Introduction
2. 17.2 Engineered Nanoparticles in the Environment
3. 17.3 Nanoparticle Transformations
4. 17.4 Plant Response to Nanoparticle Stress
5. 17.5 Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
6. 17.6 Nanoparticle Induced Oxidative Stress
7. 17.7 Antioxidant Defense System in Plants
8. 17.8 Conclusion
9. References
18 Marker‐assisted Selection for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants
1. 18.1 Introduction
2. 18.2 Reaction of Plants to Abiotic Stress
3. 18.3 Basic Concept of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
4. 18.4 Genetics of Abiotic Stress Tolerance
5. 18.5 Fundamentals of Molecular Markers and Marker‐assisted Selection
6. 18.6 Marker‐assisted Selection for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants
7. 18.7 Marker‐assisted Selection for Drought Tolerance
8. 18.8 Outlook
9. References
19 Transgenes: The Key to Understanding Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice
1. 19.1 Introduction
2. 19.2 Drought Effects in Rice Leaves
3. 19.3 Molecular Analysis of Drought Stress Response
4. 19.4 Omics Approach to Analysis of Drought Response
5. 19.5 Plant Breeding Techniques to Improve Rice Tolerance
6. 19.6 Marker‐assisted Selection
7. 19.7 Transgenic Approach: Present Status and Future Prospects
8. 19.8 Looking into the Future for Developing Drought‐tolerant Transgenic Rice Plants
9. 19.9 Salinity Stress in Rice
10. 19.10 Candidate Genes for Salt Tolerance in Rice
11. 19.11 QTL Associated with Rice Tolerance to Salinity Stress
12. 19.12 The Saltol QTL
13. 19.13 Conclusion
14. References
20 Impact of Next‐generation Sequencing in Elucidating the Role of microRNA Related to Multiple Abiotic Stresses
1. 20.1 Introduction
2. 20.2 NGS Platforms and their Applications
3. 20.3 Understanding the Small RNA Family
4. 20.4 Criteria and Tools for Computational Classification of Small RNAs
5. 20.5 Role of NGS in Identification of Stress‐regulated miRNA and their Targets
6. 20.6 Conclusion
7. Acknowledgments
8. References
21 Understanding the Interaction of Molecular Factors During the Crosstalk Between Drought and Biotic Stresses in Plants
1. 21.1 Introduction
2. 21.2 Combined Stress Responses in Plants
3. 21.3 Combined Drought–Biotic Stresses in Plants
4. 21.4 Varietal Failure Against Multiple Stresses
5. 21.5 Transcriptome Studies of Multiple Stress Responses
6. 21.6 Signaling Pathways Induced by Drought–Biotic Stress Responses
7. 21.7 Conclusion
8. Acknowledgments
9. Conflict of Interest
10. References
Index
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List of Tables

Chapter 1
1. Table 1.1 List of genes used to generate drought‐tolerant transgenic plants.
2. Table 1.2 List of genes used to generate salt‐tolerant transgenic plants.
Chapter 4
1. Table 4.1 Role of ROS as secondary messengers in several plant hormone responses...
Chapter 5
1. Table 5.1 Osmolytes and their role in abiotic stresses in crop plants.
2. Table 5.2 Utilization of the osmolyte production and accumulation pathway‐relate...
Chapter 6
1. Table 6.1 Role of plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in various abiotic...
2. Table 6.2 Role of PGPRs in various abiotic stresses.
3. Table 6.3 Role of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) in various abiotic stresses.
Chapter 9
1. Table 9.1 Examples of genes coding for transcription factors (TFs) and their act...
Chapter 12
1. Table 12.1 Summary of molecular size, existing members, cellular location and fu...
2. Table 12.2 Summary of different classes of HSP overexpression in plants (recentl...
Chapter 13
1. Table 13.1 Source of contamination, roles, deficiency, and toxicity cause owing ...
Chapter 14
1. Table 14.1Piriformospora indica‐induced accumulation of osmolytes in host plant ...
2. Table 14.2 HOG1 pathway homologs inP. indica genome and similarity to yeast memb...
3. Table 14.3 HOG pathway‐regulated putative salinity stress responsive transcripti...
Chapter 17
1. Table 17.1 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging system in plants.
Chapter 19
1. Table 19.1 Candidate genes involved in rice response to salinity stress.
2. Table 19.2 QTL involved in rice response to salinity stress.
Chapter 20
1. Table 20.1 Comparison of some commonly used sequencing platforms.
2. Table 20.2 Comparison of some commonly used Illumina sequencing platforms.
3. Table 20.3 Comparative account of biogenesis and function of different small RNA...
4. Table 20.4 List of available tools or software for pre‐processing the NGS data.
5. Table 20.5 A list of major softwares or resources and repositories available for...
6. Table 20.6 List of tools used for prediction of isomiRs and siRNAs.

List of Illustrations

Chapter 1
1. Figure 1.1 Abiotic stress impact and plant responses (Lokhande et al. 2...
Chapter 2
1. Figure 2.1 Environmental factors which affect plants.
2. Figure 2.2 Plant responses against different environmental stresses.
Chapter 3
1. Figure 3.1 A schematic representation of drought stress signal percepti...
Chapter 4
1. Figure 4.1 Various factors responsible for generation of reactive oxyge...
2. Figure 4.2 Energy transfer pathway for generation of ROS.
3. Figure 4.3 ROS generation sites in plants.
4. Figure 4.4 Impact of ROS on lipids, proteins, and DNA under oxidative d...
Chapter 5
1. Figure 5.1 Schematic representation of overall relation between abiotic...
2. Figure 5.2 Regulation of osmolyte production and accumulation upon perc...
Chapter 6
1. Figure 6.1 Role of nitric oxide (NO) in plant system. (1) It breaks see...
Chapter 7
1. Figure 7.1 Se metabolism within plant cells. APS, ATP sulfurylase; APR,...
2. Figure 7.2 Se alleviates oxidative stresses in plants by efficiently ac...
Chapter 9
1. Figure 9.1 Regulation of the plant abiotic stress response modulated by...
Chapter 11
1. Figure 11.1 Phytohormonal crosstalks in abiotic stress environment. Upo...
Chapter 12
1. Figure 12.1 Structural organization and mode of action of small heat sh...
2. Figure 12.2 Structural organization and mode of action of HSP60: (a) do...
3. Figure 12.3 Structural organization and mode of action of HSP70: (a) do...
4. Figure 12.4 Domain organization of HSP40.
5. Figure 12.5 Structural organization and mode of action of HSP90: (a) do...
6. Figure 12.6 Structural organization and mode of action of HSP100: (a) d...
Chapter 13
1. Figure 13.1 Diagrammatic presentation of channels and transporters asso...
2. Figure 13.2 SLAC/SLAH phylogenetic tree. The dendrogram indicates the d...
3. Figure 13.3 Aluminum‐activated malate transporter (ALMT) channel phylog...
4. Figure 13.4 CLC channel phylogenetic tree shows four clades. The dendro...
5. Figure 13.5 Possible molecular mechanisms of Cl⁻ influx, efflux, ...
Chapter 14
1. Figure 14.1 Osmolyte accumulation in host plants during Piriformospora ...
2. Figure 14.2 Association of P. indica with host plant root for improving...
Chapter 15
1. Figure 15.1 Overview of symbiosis associated priming of a plant cell fo...
Chapter 16
1. Figure 16.1 Integrated schematic diagram showing the molecular events o...
Chapter 17
1. Figure 17.1 Illustration of the dynamic transformations that nanopartic...
2. Figure 17.2 Metabolic pathway of reactive oxygen species in plants.
Chapter 18
1. Figure 18.1 Molecular marker‐based strategies on screening and subseque...
Chapter 20
1. Figure 20.1 Schematic representation of the various next generation seq...
2. Figure 20.2 Schematic representation of small RNA sample preparation.
3. Figure 20.3 Graphical representation of the usage of various sequencing...
4. Figure 20.4 Schematic representation to show the steps in biogenesis of...
Chapter 21
1. Figure 21.1 Potential responses of plant exposed to drought–biotic stre...
2. Figure 21.2 Key events in the signaling pathway activated during plant'...
3. Figure 21.3 The schematic representation of crosstalk between hormones,...

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List of Contributors

Krishnendu Acharya
Department of Botany
University of Calcutta
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Nimisha Amist
Plant Physiology Laboratory
Department of Botany
University of Allahabad
Allahabad, 211002
India

Aditi Shreeya Bali
Department of Botany
M.C.M. DAV College for Women
Chandigarh, 160036
India

Aditya Banerjee
Department of Biotechnology
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Chanda Bano
Plant Physiology Laboratory
Department of Botany
University of Allahabad
Allahabad, 211002
India

Supratim Basu
NMC Biolab
New Mexico Consortium
Los Alamos, New Mexico
USA

Renu Bhardwaj
Plant Stress Physiology Lab
Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, 143005
India

Deepa Bisht
School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi
India

Dipankar Chakraborti
Department of Biotechnology
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
30, Mother Teresa Sarani
Kolkata, 700016, West Bengal
India

Nilanjan Chakraborty
Department of Botany
Scottish Church College
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Rituparna Kundu Chaudhuri
Department of Botany
Krishnagar Govt. College
Krishnagar, 741101, West Bengal
India

Francinilson Meireles Coelho
Universidade Federal do Pará
Belém, PA
Brazil

Solange da Cunha Ferreira
Universidade Federal do Pará
Belém, PA
Brazil

Prabal Das
Department of Botany
University of Calcutta
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Sampa Das
Division of Plant Biology
Bose Institute, P1/12, CIT Scheme, VIIM
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Meenakshi Dua
School of Environmental Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, 110067
India

Shreeparna Ganguly
Department of Biotechnology
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
30, Mother Teresa Sarani
Kolkata, 700016, West Bengal
India

Saikat Gantait
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Faculty of Agriculture
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252
India

Budhayash Gautam
Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
India

S. B. Ghag
School of Biological Sciences
UM‐DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences
Kalina campus, Santacruz (East)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
India

Kavita Goswami
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
New Delhi
India

Sumanti Gupta
Department of Botany
Rabindra Mahavidyalaya
Hooghly, West Bengal
India

Varsha Gupta
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi
India

Shokoofeh Hajihashemi
Plant Biology Department
Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology
Khuzestan
Iran

Abhimanyu Jogawat
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi
India

Atul Kumar Johri
School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi
India

Dhriti Kapoor
School of Bioengineering & Biosciences
Lovely Professional University
Punjab, 144411
India

PB Kavi Kishor
Center for Biotechnology
Acharya Nagarjuna University
Guntur, 522510
India

Kanika Khanna
Plant Stress Physiology Lab
Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, 143005
India

Sukhmeen Kaur Kohli
Plant Stress Physiology Lab
Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, 143005
India

Anil Kumar
School of Biotechnology
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Katra, J&K
India

Rakesh Kumar
Department of Botany
DAV University
Sarmastpur, Jalandhar, 144012, Punjab
India

Sandeep Kumar
Department of Environmental Sciences
DAV University
Sarmastpur, Jalandhar, 144012, Punjab
India

Vinod Kumar
Department of Botany
DAV University
Sarmastpur, Jalandhar, 144012, Punjab
India

P Maheshwari
Center for Biotechnology
Acharya Nagarjuna University
Guntur, 522510
India

Sharada Mallubhotla
School of Biotechnology
Faculty of Sciences
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Katra, 182320, J&K
India

Deyvid Novaes Marques
Universidade Federal do Pará
Belém, PA
Brazil

Joseph Msanne
NMC Biolab
New Mexico Consortium
Los Alamos, New Mexico
USA

GC Nikalje
Department of Botany
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, 411007
India

TD Nikam
Department of Botany
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, 411007
India

Lymperopoulos Panagiotis
NMC Biolab
New Mexico Consortium
Los Alamos, New Mexico
USA

Manoj Prasad
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi
India

DL Punita
Center for Biotechnology
Acharya Nagarjuna University
Guntur, 522510
India

Arnab Purohit
Department of Biotechnology
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
30, Mother Teresa Sarani
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Roel Rabara
NMC Biolab
New Mexico Consortium
Los Alamos, New Mexico
USA

KRSS Rao
Center for Biotechnology
Acharya Nagarjuna University
Guntur, 522510
India

Sávio Pinho dos Reis
Universidade Federal do Pará
Belém, PA
Brazil

Aryadeep Roychoudhury
Department of Biotechnology
St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
30, Mother Teresa Sarani
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Neeti Sanan‐Mishra
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
New Delhi
India

Anik Sarkar
Department of Botany
University of Calcutta
Kolkata, West Bengal
India

Sutanu Sarkar
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Faculty of Agriculture
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252
India

Babar Shahzad
School of Land and Food
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Tasmania
Australia

Anket Sharma
Plant Stress Physiology Lab
Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, 143005
India

Savita Sharma
School of Biotechnology
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Katra, J&K
India

DB Shelke
Department of Botany
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, 411007
India

Gagan Preet Singh Sidhu
Department of Applied Sciences
UIET
Chandigarh, 160014
India

N. B. Singh
Department of Botany
University of Allahabad
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
India

Roshan Kumar Singh
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi
India

Vivek K. Singh
School of Physics
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Katra, J&K
India

Cláudia Regina Batista de Souza
Universidade Federal do Pará
Belém, PA
Brazil

P. Suprasanna
Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India

Eraldo José Madureira Tavares
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
Petrolina, PE
Brazil

Liliane Souza Conceição Tavares
Universidade Federal do Pará
Belém, PA
Brazil

Ashwani Kumar Thukral
Plant Stress Physiology Lab
Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, 143005
India

Anita Tripathi
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
New Delhi
India

Durgesh Kumar Tripathi
Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture
Amity University, Uttar Pradesh
I 2 Block, 5th Floor, AUUP Campus Sector‐125
Noida, 201313, UP
India

Nidhi Verma
School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, 110067
India

Sandeep Kumar Verma
Institute of Biological Science
SAGE University
Kailod Kartal, Indore
Madhya Pradesh, 452020
India

Poonam Yadav
Plant Stress Physiology Lab
Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, 143005
India

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