UV-B RADIATION: FROM ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSOR TO REGULATOR OF PLANT GROWTH

UV-B RADIATION: FROM ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSOR TO REGULATOR OF PLANT GROWTH

Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL
Año de edición:
Materia
Ciencias - biología
ISBN:
978-1-11-914360-4
Páginas:
344
N. de edición:
1
Idioma:
Inglés
Disponibilidad:
Disponible en 2-3 semanas

Descuento:

-5%

Antes:

195,00 €

Despues:

185,25 €

1 An Introduction to UV-B Research in Plant Science 1
2 Stimulation of Various Phenolics in Plants Under Ambient UV-B Radiation 9
3 UV-B Radiation: A Reassessment of its Impact on Plants and Crops 57
4 Interaction of UV-B with the Terrestrial Ecosystem 65
5 A Review of Stress and Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation 75
6 Oxidative Stress and Antioxidative Defence System in Plants in Response to UV-B Stress 99
7 Major influence on phytochrome and photosynthetic machinery under UV-B exposure 123
8 UV-B Radiation-Induced Damage of Photosynthetic Apparatus of Green Leaves: Protective Strategies vis-a-vis Visible and/or UV-A Light 143
9 Ultraviolet Radiation Targets in the Cellular System: Current Status and Future Directions 155
10 Silicon: A Potential Element to Combat Adverse Impact of UV-B in plants 175
11 Sun-Screening Biomolecules in Microalgae: Role in UV-Photoprotection 197
12 Plant Response: UB-B Avoidance Mechanisms 217
13 Impact of UV-B Exposure on Phytochrome and Photosynthetic Machinery: From Cyanobacteria to Plants 259
14 Discovery of UVR8: New Insight in UV-B Research 279
15 UVR8 Signalling, Mechanism and Integration with other Pathways 289

Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) is electromagnetic radiation coming from the sun, with a medium wavelength which is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer. The biological effects of UV-B are greater than simple heating effects, and many practical applications of UV-B radiation derive from its interactions with organic molecules. It is considered particularly harmful to the environment and living things, but what have scientific studies actually shown?
UV-B Radiation: From Environmental Stressor to Regulator of Plant Growth presents a comprehensive overview of the origins, current state, and future horizons of scientific research on ultraviolet-B radiation and its perception in plants. Chapters explore all facets of UV-B research, including the basics of how UV-B's shorter wavelength radiation from the sun reaches the Earth's surface, along with its impact on the environment's biotic components and on human biological systems. Chapters also address the dramatic shift in UV-B research in recent years, reflecting emerging technologies, showing how historic research which focused exclusively on the harmful environmental effects of UV-B radiation has now given way to studies on potential benefits to humans.

Topics include:
• UV-B and its climatology
• UV-B and terrestrial ecosystems
• Plant responses to UV-B stress
• UB- B avoidance mechanisms
• UV-B and production of secondary metabolites
• Discovery of UVR8

Timely and important, UV-B Radiation: From Environmental Stressor to Regulator of Plant Growth is an invaluable resource for environmentalists, researchers and students who are into the state-of-the-art research being done on exposure to UV-B radiation.

Author Information
• VIJAY PRATAP SINGH is Assistant Professor, Govt. Ramanuj Pratap Singhdev Post Graduate College, Chhattisgarh, India.
• SAMIKSHA SINGH is Research Scholar, Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, India.
• SHEO MOHAN PRASAD is Professor, Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, India.
• PARUL PARIHAR is Research Scholar, Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, India.