Most crop plants grow in environments that are suboptimal, which prevents the plants from attaining their full genetic potential for growth and reproduction. Stress due to abiotic and biotic agents has a significant effect on world food production. Annually, an estimated 15% of global yields are lost, but this figure belies far greater losses for specific food systems and the people whose existence is dependent upon them, particularly in developing countries. Current efforts to mitigate these losses are worryingly over-reliant on the use of sophisticated and costly chemicals /measures with substantial economic and environmental costs, or on the development of efficient and smart crop varieties, which can take decades. What we need is a broad range of safe, robust and equitable solutions for food producers. One under-investigated approach is that of utilizing the crop plant’s innate immune system to resist stress. More specifically, the innate immune system can be sensitized or ‘primed’ to respond more quickly and strongly to protect the plant against stresses. However, a strategy of employing priming in combination with reduced pesticide use can enhance protection, and help to meet commitments to reducing chemical inputs in agriculture.
This book discusses in detail different segments of priming in addressing stress factors and traits to increase competitiveness against all odds. Adopting a holistic and systematic approach, it addresses priming to counter climate-change related adverse effects coupled with pest and pathogen related stress on the productivity of crops utilizing natural resources to reap sustainable environmental, economic and social benefits for potential productivity of crops, maintaining synergy between soil, water and plants in ways that mimic nature.
Part
1. Concepts.
Chapter1. Seed Priming: New Vistas and Contemporary
Perspectives.
Chapter
2. Impact of Seed Priming on The Modulation of
Physico-Chemical and Molecular Processes During Germination , Growth and
Development of Crops.
Chapter
3. Seed Priming: An Emerging Technology to
Impart Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants.
Chapter
4. Recent Advances
in Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Plants Through Chemical Priming: An Overview.-
Chapter
5. Seed Priming Technology in the Amelioration of Salinity Stress in
Plants.
Chapter
6. Seed Priming with Plant Growth Regulators to Improve
Crops Abiotic Stress Tolerance.
Chapter
7. Addressing Stresses in
Agriculture Through Bio-Priming Intervention.
Chapter
8. Role of Microbial
Seed Priming and Microbial Phytohormone in Modulating Growth Promotion and
Defense Responses in Plants.
Chapter
9. Potential Of Biopriming in Enhancing
Crop Productivity and Stress Tolerance.
Chapter
10. Stimulating Plant
Tolerance Against Abiotic Stress Through Seed Priming.- Part
2. Case Studies
on Priming.
Chapter
11. Seed Priming: A Low-Cost Technology for
Resource-Poor Farmers in Improving Pulse Productivity.
Chapter
12. Studies
on Seed Priming in Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.).
Chapter
13. Effect of
Different Seed Priming Treatments on Germination and Seedling Establishment
of Two Threatened Endangered Medicinal Plant Of Darjeeling Himalaya.
Chapter
14. Seed Priming on Germination, Growth and Flowering in Flowers and
Ornamental Trees.
Chapter
15. Role of SNP Mediated Nitric Oxide Priming in
Conferring Low Temperature Tolerance in Wheat Genotype (Triticum aestivum
L.): A Case Study in Indian Northern Plains.
Chapter
16. Seedling Biopriming
with Trichoderma spp. Enhances Nitrogen Use efficiency in Rice.
AmitavaRakshit , an IIT, Kharagpur alumnus is presently the faculty member in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University(IAS, BHU). Dr.Rakshit had worked in the Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal in administration and extension roles. He visited Scandinavia, Europe Africa and UAE pertaining to his research work and presentation. He was awarded with TWAS Nxt Fellow (Italy) ,BiovisionNxt Fellow (France), Darwin Now Bursary(British Council),Young achiever award and Best Teachers Award at UG and PG level . He is serving as review college member of British Ecological Society, London since 2011. He is the fellow of Society of Earth Scientists.He has published 100 research papers, 25 book chapters, 28 popular articles, one manual and co authored twelve books.
Harikesh B. Singh is presently a Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology at IAS,BHU. He served state agricultureuniversity, central university and CSIR institute in teaching, research, and extension roles. In recognition of Prof.Singhs scientific contributions and leadership in the field of plant pathology, he was honored with several prestigious awards, notable being, CSIR Prize for Biological Sciences ,Vigyan Bharti Award ,Prof. V.P. Bhide Memorial Award , BRSI Industrial Medal Award ,Bioved Fellowship Award , Prof.PanchananMaheshwari ,IPS Plant Pathology Leader Award , CSIRCAIRD Team award, Environment Conservation Award, CST VigyanRatna Award and many more. Prof. Singh has been the Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences .Prof. Singh has written two books, several training modules and manuals and more than 160 research publications and has more than 18 US patents and 3 PCTs to his credit.
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