Advances in Plant Physiology

The Advances in Plant Physiology, Volume 15 has been devoted for commendable contributions from praiseworthy scientists of eminence in unequivocal fields strongly suggesting precise themes for making meticulous research for holistic development of the science of agriculture and crop production especially under changing climate. Auspiciously, special reviews as special supplement elevate the status of Volume 15 with added dimensions, which are thought provoking for researchers and readers, followed by much needed fifteen remarkable review articles distributed in four appropriate major sections of Molecular Physiology of Abiotic Stresses, Nutriophysiology, Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and AMF and Micropropagated Medicinal Plants along with an exhaustive and comprehensive review article written by praiseworthy contributors of eminence in unequivocal fields mainly from premier institutions of India and abroad. This volume would be tremendously a productive reference book for acquiring advanced knowledge by faculties, post-graduate and Ph.D. scholars in response to the innovative courses in Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Agronomy, Horticulture, and Botany.

Contents: Preface. Special Supplements: 1. S1. DNA damage and repair detection in plant genetic resources – Connotation in climate resilient agriculture/A. K. Trivedi, S. K. Verma, R. K. Tyagi and A. Hemantaranjan. 2. S2. GA signaling: A key regulator of aleurone function/Chun Mei Chang and Suresh Gopal Bhagwat. 3. S3. Role of melanin in the biology of spot blotch pathogen of barley and its management/Manoj Kumar, Kavita Shah and Ramesh Chand. 4. S4. Potential effect of plant secondary metabolites on Alzheimer’s disease/Renu Singh and Hiral Gadhavi. 5. S5. Potential Applications of Nanotechnology in Agriculture/A. K. Trivedi and A. Hemantaranjan.

I. Molecular Physiology of Abiotic Stresses: 1. Physiological role of DREB transcription factors engineered to enhance drought resistance in rice/D. Vijayalakshmi and M. Raveendran. 2. Effect of drought and high temperature on physiological traits and wheat production/T.P. Singh, Jyoti Kumari, Rashmi Yadav and Pravin Prakesh. 3. Physiology of root shoot signaling in plants under drought/K. Vanitha, T. Parthasarathi and S. Mohandass. 4. Generation of reactive oxygen species and defensive role of antioxidants in plants under stressed conditions/Deepti Shankhdhar and Shailesh Chandra Shankhdhar. 5. Plant adaptation mechanisms in phosphorus-deprived soil: Mitigation of stress and way to balanced nutrition/Subhas Sarkar, Debarati Bhaduri, K. Chakraborty. 6. An update on effects of nitric oxide under abiotic stresses in higher plants/Prerna Singh and Kavita Shah. 7. Potential of salt hyperaccumulator plants in salinity phytoremediation/Rajiv Angrish and Sarita Devi. 8. Significance of soil-root system and aquaporins for water homeostasis in plant- A Review/Prasann Kumar. 9. Plants response to water in excess: An overview of its molecular mechanism/M.K. Adak, S. Banerjee N. Ghosh, C. Mandal and N. Dey. II. Nutriophysiology: 10. Copper in Plants: An essential and multifunctional element/Enrique J. Baran. 11. FABA BEAN: Nutritional values and prospects for trait improvement/Subodh K. Sinha. 12. Nutrient and its management: Prospect and challenges under the changing environment scenario/Dhiman Mukherjee. III. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: 13. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: Beneficial rhizospheric microbes improving crop performance through multiple mechanisms/Sushmita and Pravin Prakash. 14. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria –an approach for biofortification in cereal grains/Ashish Sharma, Deepti Shankhdhar and Shailesh Chandra Shankhdhar. IV. AMF and Micropropagated Medicinal Plants: 15. Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on acclimatization and growth enhancement of micropropagated medicinal plants/Kuldeep Yadav, Narender Singh and Ashok Aggarwal. Comprehensive Review: i. Brassinosteroids research- A review/N. Raghava, K. Srivastava, S. Srivastava and R.P. Raghava. Subject Index.