This edited volume focuses on the study of stress in plants and how it can be effectively managed. With the growing global population, the importance of crop yield and stress management has become a critical issue, and this book offers solutions to these challenges. The book explores the impact of abiotic and biotic stressors on plant growth and development, including drought, salinity, temperature stress, pests, and diseases. It also examines the role of genetic engineering and biotechnology in developing stress-tolerant plants. It offers insights on the latest research and advancements in plant breeding, genomics, and proteomics, which are essential in developing crops that can withstand harsh environmental conditions. It offers solutions for managing these challenges, including genetic engineering, proteomics, and genomics. The book provides a detailed overview of the latest research and advancements in plant stress management and offers practical advice on how to apply these findings in real-world scenarios. It explores the impact of climate change on agricultural production and provides insights on how to develop stress-tolerant crops that can withstand changing environmental conditions. With its comprehensive coverage of the latest research and practical insights, the book is an invaluable guide for students, researchers, and professionals looking to develop sustainable agricultural practices and ensure food security for future generations.
1. Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Plant Stress Responses: Insights
into the Cellular and Systemic Regulation.- 2. Eustressors to improve plant
secondary metabolites production: Insect frass and physical factors as
examples applied in agriculture and horticulture.- 3. Increased stress
tolerance in plants as a result of parental effects.- 4. Impact of different
stresses on Morphology, Physiology, and Biochemistry of Plants.-
5. Plant
stress responses: past, present and future.- 6. Overview of Cell Signaling
Response under Plant Stress.- 7. Effect on Morphology, Physiology, and
Biochemistry of Plantsunder different stress.- 8. Antioxidant defense
mechanism and high-temperature stress tolerance in plants.- 9. Plant
signaling and response to abiotic stress.- 10. Microbial alleviation of plant
stresses: Mechanism and Challenges.- 11. Biotic stressors in the agricultural
ecosystem: case of invasive species.- 12. Fusarium Infection of Eggplant:
Disease cycle and Management Strategies.- 13. Morphological and Biochemical
Stress Induced in Plants Due to Phytoplasma Association.- 14. Viruses as
stress factors and their management in vegetable crops.- 15. Plant secondary
metabolites for insect resistance: seed pests Interaction: an
Overview.- 16. Emerging threats of exotic viruses to the Oman agriculture:
Diversity and Management Strategies.- 17. Identification, Detection and
Management of Geminiviruses as Biotic Stress of Vegetable Crops.- 18. Virus
vector interactions and transmission.- 19. Techniques in Plant Stress
Management, Including Genetic Engineering, Agronomic Practices, and the
Creation of New Crop Types.- 20. Cell signaling response under plants
Stress.- 21. New Insight of Nanotechnology in Combating Plant Biotic
Stresses: Scope and Potential Applications.- 22. Modern crop improvement
approaches for developing abiotic stress-tolerance in plants.- 23. The
Intervention of Nanotechnology in the Management of Plant Biotic stresses for
Sustainable Agricultural System.-
24. Molecular Action of Bacterial
Surfactants in Plant Stress Management.- 25. Tools and techniques used at
global scale through genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics
to investigate plant stress responses at the molecular level.- 26. Modern
Advances to Combat Plant Viruses and their
Vectors.- 27. Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches to Mitigating Abiotic
Stresses in Agricultural Crops.
Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Shahid has been an Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud 123, Muscat, Oman, since 2015. His research interests include epidemiology and population structure of plant viruses, pathogen-host interaction and application of nanotechnology in plant pathogen management. He has been a member of several scientific societies, reviewers for several scientific journals and Guest Associate Editor of one of the major reputed Journal.
Prof. Rajarshi Kumar Gaur been Professor, at the Department of Biotechnology, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur, India, since 2019. His research interests include Plant Virology, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics. He is fellow of Indian Virological Society and member of the editorial board of various international Journals. Currently he is working on Plant-Virus interaction project funded by Government of India.
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