Plant adaptation to environmental change : significance of amino acids and their derivatives /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2014.
• Subjects: Crops > Effect of stress on.; Crops > Adaptation.; Crops > Physiology.; Amino acids.; Polyamines.; Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.; Environmental Tolerance of Plants.; Plants.; Adaptation.; Amines.; Brassinosteroids.; Derivatives.; Endogenous growth regulators.; Genetic improvement.; Peptides.; Plant growth regulators.; Stress.; Stress response.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book describes the significance of amino acids and their derivatives in plant stress adaptation/tolerance, and presents biotechnological strategies for the manipulation of amino acids and their major derivatives to improve abiotic and abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants. Chapter 1 presents a general introduction on the role of amino acids and their derivatives in plant stress response. The succeeding chapters focus on amino acids and peptides (chapters 2-6), and amines and brassinosteroids (chapters 7-16), and their role in plant stress adaptation. A brief discussion of the prospects for further research (chapter 17) is included. This publication is suitable for scholars and researchers exploring sustainable strategies for crop improvement and abiotic stress tolerance.