Botany and plant sciences Books

Book SynopsisOur knowledge of the functional characteristics of the plants of mediterranean-cl imate regions has increased greatly in the past decade. In recent times the possibility of large-scale util ization of biomass for energy from these regions has been proposed. In order to assess the feasibil ity of these proposals we must consider the productive structure of these plant communities and how they vary through time and space. This symposium was an attempt to examine our recently acquired basic knowledge of the environmental I imitations on the productivity of Mediterranean plant communities in relation to the consequences of the possible util ization of these communities for energy and chemicals. Specifically in this book we examine the mechanisms by which plants of mediterranean-cl imate regions maintain their productive capacity under the prevail ing conditions of summer draught and winter cold. We consider the characteristics of leaves, their history, morphology and plasticity. Evergreen sclerophyll leaves are common to the dominant plants of all mediterranean-cl imate regions and thus they have significance in terms of enhancing carbon gain and water-use efficiency as well as ensuring survival under the prevail ing cl imatic conditions.Table of ContentsOne: Leaf Morphology.- 1. An overview.- 2. Morphological and physiological responses of the Mediterranean evergreen sclerophyll, Ceratonia siliqua, to different light intensities.- 3. Leaf longevity in Mediterranean evergreen sclerophylls.- 4. Leaf structural diversity in Mediterranean evergreen sclerophylls.- 5. Ultrastructural aspects of secretory trichomes in Cistus monspeliensis.- Two: Photosynthesis and Allocation.- 6. An overview.- 7. Leaf age effects on the carbon gain of individual leaves in relation to microsite.- 8. Nutrient and environmental controls on carbon flux in Mediterranean shrubs from California.- 9. Midday stomatal closure in Arbutus unedo leaves.- 10. Annual variation of photosynthesis of the olive tree under different watering conditions.- 11. Adaptive responses of leaf water potential, C02-gas exchange and water use efficiency of Olea europaea during drying and rewatering.- 12. Some adaptive photosynthetic characteristics of a sun plant (Ceratonia siliqua) and a shade plant (Coffea arabica).- 13. The effect of S02 on photosynthesis and stomatal behavior of Mediterranean-climate shrubs and trees.- 14. Photosynthetic characteristics and environmental control in some grapevine cultivars.- 15. Carbon allocation to root systems in Mediterranean evergreen sclerophylls.- 16. Changes of storage lipids, fatty acids and carbohydrates in vegetative parts of Mediterranean evergreen sclerophylls during one year.- Three: Stand Productivity.- 17. An overview.- 18. Biomass and productivity of a Pinus pinea L. stand.- 19. Biomass structure and utilization of the natural vegetation in the winter rainfall region of South Africa.- 20. The effects of fire intensity, aspect and substrate on postfire growth of Californian coastal sage scrub.- 21. Producers and the fire cycle in a phryganic ecosystem.- 22. Productivity and nutritional responses of Chamaebatia foliolosa (Rosaceae) to seasonal burning.- 23. Biomass, productivity and succession in the scrub of the Donana biological reserve in southwest Spain.- 24. Species structure and productivity in grasslands of northern Greece.- Four: Biomass Utilization.- 25. An overview.- 26. Biomass and net primary productivity of Portuguese forests.- 27. Utilizations of Mediterranean forest biomass for making energy and organics.- 28. Biomass yield of short-rotation Platanus species in Greece.- 29. Maquis biomass for energy; costs and benefits.- 30. Conversion of biomass into energy and chemicals by thermolytic methods.- Five: Plant and Stand Environment.- 31. An overview.- 32. Low temperature effects on Mediterranean sclerophylls: An unconventional viewpoint.- 33. Light and energy environments of chaparral and matorral in southern California and central Chile.- 34. Temperature germination responses in three Mediterranean evergreen sclerophylls.

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Book SynopsisBarbados has a strong base in the practice of folklore botanical medicines. Consistent with the rest of the Caribbean region, the practice is criticized due to the lack of efficacy and safety testing of the plants. This book identifies common medicinal plants used historically and currently in Barbados for the treatment of common communicable and non-communicable diseases. It starts by describing the historical to current context of communicable and non-communicable diseases in Barbados. It also outlines the historical and current context of the use of medicinal plants including factors influencing their use by Barbadians.The medicinal plants in the book were reviewed previously and grouped on their practice to treat communicable and non-communicable diseases and also botanical classification. The identified phytochemicals from the plants were compared to established drug compounds approved for the conventional treatment of illnesses and also established phytochemicals. The book outlines that sixty six percent (66%) of medicinal plants entries identified for the treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases contain pharmacologically active phytochemicals; while fifty one percent (51%) of the entries contain phytochemicals with activities consistent with their reported use. These findings conclude that folklore botanical medicine is well grounded scientifically.The primary readers of this book are Barbadians and other Caribbean nationals who practice the use of herbal remedies and are keen on validating their uses. The secondary audiences are academics who wish to investigate these herbal remedies as sources of new drug compounds and clinicians who wish to be guided about possible drug – herb interactions. The book presents insightful information to both groups about the possible uses of herbal remedies. This book is by no means advocating the irrational use of any medication.

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Book SynopsisSection 1: Introduction.- Chapter 1. The Systematics and biogeography of Genus Bidens.- Chapter 2. Morphological characteristics of Bidens species: Vegetative morphology.- Chapter 3. Morphological characteristics of Bidens species: Generative morphology.- Section 2:  Ethnobotany and traditional medicinal practices.- Chapter 4. The Genus Bidens L in. Traditional Chinese systems of medicine.- Chapter 5. The Genus Bidens L. in African Traditional Medicine.- Chapter 6. Genus Bidens in Ayurvedic System of Medicine.- Chapter 7. Nutraceutical Potential of Bidens Species.- Section 3: Chemistry.- Chapter 8. Phenolic Compounds Diversity of Bidens Species.- Chapter 9. Essential oil diversity of Bidens Species.- Chapter 10. Aliphatic natural products isolated from Bidens Species.- Chapter 11. Flavonoids isolated from Bidens Species.- Chapter 12. Terpenoids isolated from Bidens Species.- Section 4: Phytochemical-based evidence of pharmacological properties.- Chapter 13. Antimicrobial activities of bidens species.- Chapter 14. Anticancer and redical scavenging activity of bidens species.- Chapter 15. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of bidens species.- Chapter 16. Other Bio Activities of Bidens Species.- Chapter 17. Potential of Genus Bidens in Pharmacology.- Section 5: Phytochemical and pharmacological profiles of key bidens species.- Chapter 18. Metabolomics, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Biden pilosa.- Chapter 19. Bidens biternata: Chemistry and Pharmacology.- Chapter 20. Traditional Uses and Modern Pharmacological Investigations of Bidens frondosa and Bidens tripartite.- Chapter 21. The Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Bidens alba.- Section 6: Miscellany.- Chapter 22. Ecological Significance of Bidens.- Chapter 23. Genome Profiling of Genus Bidens.

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Book SynopsisPart I: An overview of the zinc in soil and plant responses.- Chapter 1. Zinc in soils and the regulatory roles of soil properties.- Chapter 2. Physiological significance of zinc for plants, animals and humans.- Chapter 3. The mechanisms of uptake, translocation, and distribution of zinc in plants.- Chapter 4. Physiological, biochemical and molecular plant responses to zinc deficiency and excess.- Chapter 5. Molecular aspects of zinc homeostasis in plants: Zinc deficit and surplus conditions.- Part II: Strategies to regulate zinc levels in plants.- Chapter 6. Strategies for increasing zinc uptake efficiency in plants.- Chapter 7. Exploitation of microbes as a means for biofortification of zinc in crop plants.- Chapter 8. Breeding approaches and modern tools to fight zinc deficiency in plants.- Chapter 9. Agronomic approaches to zinc biofortification in soil and soilless crops.- Chapter 10. Understanding hyperaccumulation of zinc in plants.- Chapter 11. Microbes as tools for the amelioration of zinc phytotoxicity.- Chapter 12. Brassinosteroids contribute to zinc stress tolerance: Dissecting the responses in crops.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Plant Defense Mechanisms Against Biotic Stress.- Chapter 2. Elicitors in Plant Biology: Types and Defense Mechanisms.- Chapter 3. Actinobacteria’s role in plant defense and their effectiveness as biocontrol agents against plant pathogens.- Chapter 4. Commercial Applications of Elicitors in Crop Protection Products, Seed Treatments, Biostimulants, Sustainable Agriculture, and Precision Farming.- Chapter 5. Nano-Elicitors: A Promising Strategy for Sustainable Crop Production under Biotic Stress Conditions.- Chapter 6. Role of Carbohydrates in Enhancing Plant Immunity and Defense.- Chapter 7. The Protective Effects of Melatonin in Biotic Stress Mitigation.- Chapter 8. Jasmonic acid for Induced Plant Defense against biotic stress.- Chapter 9. Alginate-Induced Immunity: A New Frontier in Plant Health.- Chapter 10. Proteinaceous Elicitors: Keys to Unlocking Plant Defense Mechanisms.- Chapter 11. Innovative Elicitors in Plant Science.- Chapter 12. Utilizing Arbuscular Mycorrhizae to Suppress Agricultural Pathogens and Boost Plant Immunity.- Chapter 13. Yeast: An Innovative Biological Solution for Plant Health and Productivity.- Chapter 14. Natural Elicitors: Enhancing Plant Defenses Against Pathogens.- Chapter 15. Trichoderma and Plant Immunity: A Synergistic Approach to Biotic Stress.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Advancements in In Vitro Seed Germination of Rare, Endangered Plants: Optimization Methods and Environmental Factors.- Chapter 2. Slow-Growth Strategies for Prolonged Storage for Conservation of Rare and Endangered Germplasm.- Chapter 3. Cryopreservation of cell suspension cultures and protoplasts.- Chapter 4. Conserving the Genetic Resources of Exceptional Plant Species Through Pollen Banking.- Chapter 5. Pollen Cryobank As An Additional Strategy For Conservation Of Genetic Resource: A Case Study On Papaya.- Chapter 6. Cryopreservation of Embryos and Embryogenic Samples to Conserve Plant Genetic Resources.- Chapter 7. Conserving Aesthetics: Cryopreservation of Ornamental Plant Genetic Resources.- Chapter 8. Progress, Challenges and Prospects of In Vitro Conservation of Tree Species Using Non-Embryonic Tissue and Organs.- Chapter 9. Biotechnological Approaches For In Vitro Conservation of Petiveria alliacea Germplasm.- Chapter 10. Multi-Omics Approaches for Conservation of Endangered Orchids: Advances, Applications, and Future Prospects.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Biostimulants as a Sustainable Strategy to Augment Salinity Tolerance in Oilseed Crops.- Chapter 2. Use of Biostimulants to Improve Drought Tolerance in Oilseed Crops .- Chapter 3. Use of biostimulants to enhance waterlogging and flooding tolerance in oilseed crops.- Chapter 4. Use of biostimulants to enhance temperature tolerance in oilseed crops.- Chapter 5. Mitigating Nutrient Deficiencies in Oilseeds Through Biostimulant Applications.- Chapter 6. Use of biostimulants to increase heavy metal tolerance in oilseed crops.- Chapter 7. Biostimulants for Sustainable UV Stress Tolerance in Oilseed Crops.- Chapter 8. Organic Fertilizers as a Solution to Abiotic Stress Challenges in Oilseed Crops.- Chapter 9. Phytohormonal Mechanisms for Resilience Against Salinity Stress in Oilseed Crops.- Chapter 10. Drought Resilience in Oilseed Crops: The Role of Phytohormones in Stress Mitigation.- Chapter 11. Phytohormones in Waterlogging and Flooding Resilience of Oilseed Crops.- Chapter 12. Phytohormone-mediated protection in oilseed crops: A key strategy against temperature Stress.- Chapter 13. Phytohormones as Key Players: Boosting Oilseed Crop Tolerance to Nutrient Deficiency Stress.- Chapter 14. Oilseed crops and phytohormones under UV stress.- Chapter 15. Integrative Omics Strategies for Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Oilseed Crops.- Chapter 16. Nanotechnology in Oilseed Crops: A New Frontier for Abiotic Stress Adaptation.

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Book Synopsis1. Prominent Role of Melatonin in Plant: Experimental Evidences and Advancements in Phytomelatonin Research.- 2. Omics-Based Strategies to Unravel the Role of Melatonin in Biotic and Abiotic Amelioration.- 3. Melatonin and reactive species signalling in alleviating drought stress.- 4. Melatonin: A defense Molecule in heat stress amelioration of crop plants.- 5. Insights into the Role of Melatonin in Regulating Ionic Homeostasis and Redox Networks under Salinity Stress.- 6. How melatonin regulates ion chelation, immobilization, and cellular functions under heavy metal stress?.- 7. Melatonin interplay with phytohormones and signaling molecules under waterlogging stress.- 8. Melatonin as an emerging antiviral agent in plants.- 9. Melatonin Involvement in PAMP Triggered Immunity (PTI) and Effector Triggered Immunity (ETI) against Fungal Diseases.- 10. Melatonin functional role in protease activities, biofilm formation, and mRNA expression to combat bacterial diseases.- 11. Enhancing Biotic stress defense: Melatonin and its synergy with other compounds.- 12. The Emerging Role of Melatonin in Insect Behavior, Parasitology, and Plant-Insect Interactions: Ecological Implications and Applications.- 13. Mechanistic understanding of the crucial role of melatonin in enhancing the shelf life of perishable food products.- 14. How melatonin emerges as a prominent strategy to tackle recent episodes of combined stress?.- 15. Genomic Insights on Seed Priming Effects of Melatonin.- 16. Melatonin-induced defense to mitigate the adverse effects of ozone damage in plants.- 17.Metabolomics-centered mining of melatonin induced metabolic diversity and function in plant.

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Book Synopsis1. Regulation of plant biology by hormones.- 2. Impact of heavy metals on plant biology.- 3.  Auxin mediated regulation of plant biology under heavy metal stress: physiological and molecular aspects.- 4. ABA-mediated regulation of plant biology under heavy metal stress: physiological and molecular aspects.- 5.  Brassinosteroids-mediated regulation of plant biology under heavy metal stress: physiological and molecular aspects.- 6. Gibberellins-mediated regulation of Plant Biology under Heavy metal stress: Physiological and Molecular Aspects.-7. Ethylene mediated regulation of plant biology under heavy metal stress: physiological and molecular aspects.- 8. NO-mediated regulation of plant biology under heavy metal stress: physiological and molecular aspects.- 9. Jasmonic acid mediated regulation of plant biology under heavy metal stress: physiological and molecular aspects.- 10. Salicylic acid mediated regulation of plant biology under heavy metal stress: physiological and molecular aspects.- 11. Melatonin mediated regulation of plant biology under heavy metal stress.- 12. Strigolactones mediated regulation of plant biology under heavy metal stress: physiological and molecular aspects.- 13. Auxin induced arsenic regulation in Plants: New insight.- 14. Phyto-hormones and heavy metal stress combination in plants: An overview.- 15. Signaling molecules and phytohormonal induced heavy metal stress regulation in plants.

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction to Non-Coding Regions.- 2. Structural and Functional Diversity of Non-Coding Regions.- 3. Promoter regulatory regions of abiotic stress responses.- 4. Long Non-Coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in Abiotic Stress Adaptation.- 5. Epigenetic Regulation of Abiotic Stress Responses.- 6. Mobile Genetic Elements and Abiotic Stress Tolerance.- 7. Genome-Wide Profiling of Abiotic Stress-Responsive Non-Coding RNAs.- 8. Non-Coding RNA-Mediated Signaling Pathways in Abiotic Stress Tolerance.- 9. Evolutionary Dynamics of Stress-Responsive Non-Coding Regions.- 10. Genomic Resources for Studying Stress-Responsive Non-Coding Regions.- 11. Utilization of non-coding regions for enhancing stress resilience in crop species.- 12. Challenges and Future Directions in Non-Coding Region Research for Stress Tolerance.

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Book Synopsis1. Plant elicitor peptides as amplifiers of immune responses against biotic stressors.- 2. 2.    Peptide elicitors for defense against abiotic stress.- 3. Elicitor peptide mediated signalling cascades during plant-pathogen interaction.- 4. Inceptin: Exploring its role as a peptide elicitor in plant defense mechanisms.- 5. Endogenous peptides involved in plant growth and development.- 6. Effector mediated defence mechanisms in plants against phytopathogens.- 7. Plants retaliating defense strategies against herbivores.- 8. Plant Elicitor Peptides: Mechanism of Action and Its Applications in Agriculture.- 9. Legume health: unveiling the potential of plant elicitor peptides.- 10. Harnessing Plant Innate Immunity for Improved Biomass Production in Bioenergy Crops.- 11. Exogenous elicitors as inducers of environmental stress tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop.- 12. Recent Advancement on Peptide Research and their Application in Eco-agriculture.- 13. Plant immunity inducers: Strategies to identify and isolate them to boost defense responses in plants.- 14. Deep Learning Approaches for Off-targets Prediction in CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing to Improve Resistant in Plants.- 15. Peps, Pathogens and Pests: Challenges and Opportunities for Usage of Pep Signaling in Sustainable Farming.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1.  Endophytic Fungi: Exploring Biodiversity and Bioactive Potential.- Chapter 2. Biodiversity of fungal endophytes.- Chapter 3. Endophytic Fungi Interactions with Plants.- Chapter 4. Diversity of endophytes from medicinal plants and their effect in mitigating the agricultural problems.- Chapter 5. Foliar Endophytic Fungi: Interactions and Importance.- Chapter 6. Marine algal-derived endophytic fungi: Secondary metabolites and applications.- Chapter 7. Fungal endophytes: A potent bioactive metabolites reservoir.- Chapter 8. Bioprospecting endophytic fungi from Fusarium genus as sources of bioactive metabolites.- Chapter 9. Volatile organic compounds from endophytic fungi and their role in plant growth and disease management.- Chapter 10. Endophytic Fungal Terpenoids: Biosynthesis and Biological activity.- Chapter 11. Hidden biocontrol agents: The World of Insect-Pathogenic Fungi.- Chapter 12. Endophytic Fungal Alkaloids: Production and Applications.- Chapter 13. Endophytic fungi as a promising source for sulfur-containing compounds.- Chapter 14. Phytohormone Production by Endophytic Fungi.- Chapter 15. Recent trends in phytotoxic compounds from endophytic fungi.- Chapter 16. Endophytic Fungi: A biofactories for the synthesis of nanomaterials.

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Book SynopsisRecent strategies in the management of bacterial diseases for cereals.- Diagnostics and detection tools for pathogens in food crops.- Molecular diagnostics and management of phyto-parasitic nematodes.- Advances in the management of bacterial diseases of vegetable crops.- Emerging approaches based on genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for crop disease tolerance.- Recent diagnostics, detection and monitoring tools: Implications for plant pathogens and their management.- Molecular diagnostics of plant viruses, viroids, and phytoplasma: An updated overview.- Detection and identification of plant viruses, viroids, and phytoplasma based on high-throughput molecular approaches.- Advances in Contemporary Tools for Detecting and Diagnosing Plant Pathogens.- Advanced molecular techniques in the identification of phytopathogenic fungi.- Plant microRNAs: Identification and their application in disease management.- RNAi as a potential tool for control and management of plant disease: An updated overview.- RNA interference for plant disease management: Updated methods, current applications and future directions.- Emerging molecular tools and breeding strategies for plant bacterial disease management.- Disease-resistant genes and signal transduction pathways and their applications in disease management.- Genome editing technologies for resistance against phytopathogens.- CRISPR/Cas9 system of crop improvement: Understanding the underlying machinery.- CRISPR-edited plants for plant-disease management.

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Book SynopsisSection I. Biology and Biotechnology of Halophytes.- Chapter 1. Introduction to Halophytes.- Chapter 2. Common Halophytes of Western India and their Utilisation.- Chapter 3. Halophyte Biotechnology for Environmental Restoration.- Chapter 4. Halophyte Bioengineering for Crop Improvement.- Chapter 5. Bioengineering of Halophytes for Bioactive Molecules and Bioenergy production.- Chapter 6. Biological and Ecological aspects of Halophyte-Microbiome Interaction: Adaptation versus Climate change.- Chapter 7. Applications of endophytes associated with Halophyte for sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 8. Bioengineering of Halophytes in Türkiye: A Case Study on the Leguminous Halophytes and their Economic Potential.- Chapter 9. Salinity Stress Response in some Romanian Tree Species: A Case Study.- Section II. Genomics of Halophytes.- Chapter 10. Genetic manipulation in Halophytes for abiotic stress tolerance: An overview.- Chapter 11. Molecular Networks and Signalling Pathways in Halophytes.- Chapter 12. Mangroves: Biodiversity and Omics Insights.- Section III. Metabolomics, Proteomics and of Nanomaterials of Halophytes.- Chapter 13. Metabolomic insights into salt adaptation in halophytes.- Chapter 14. Synthesis and applications of Phytonanoparticle: Perspective on Halophytes.- Chapter 15. Green Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles using Halophytes and Other Salt-Tolerant Plants and Their Applications.- Chapter 16. Halophytes in the Bioeconomy - new opportunity and challenge for Agriculture.- Chapter 17. Bioengineering of Halophytes: Recent advancements and Future Perspective.

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