LEADER 03898nam 22005533a 450 001 9910346842703321 005 20250203235435.0 010 $a9783038974642 010 $a3038974641 024 8 $a10.3390/books978-3-03897-464-2 035 $a(CKB)4920000000095213 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42306 035 $a(ScCtBLL)257cce0a-ce75-4fc2-8036-e4fc24ffe4f0 035 $a(OCoLC)1163836727 035 $a(oapen)doab42306 035 $a(EXLCZ)994920000000095213 100 $a20250203i20192019 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aBiotic and Abiotic Stress Responses in Crop Plants$fRalph Hückelhoven, Thomas Dresselhaus 210 $cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2019 210 1$aBasel, Switzerland :$cMDPI,$d2019. 215 $a1 electronic resource (252 p.) 311 08$a9783038974635 311 08$a3038974633 330 $aWhile the demand for crop products continues to increase strongly, agricultural productivity is threatened by various stress factors, often associated with global warming. To sustain and improve yield, it is necessary to understand how plants respond to various stresses, and to use the generated knowledge in modern breeding programs. Most knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms associated with stress responses has been obtained from investigations using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Stress hormones, such as abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid, have been shown to play key roles in defense responses against abiotic and biotic stresses. More recently, evidence that growth-regulating plant hormones are also involved in stress responses has been accumulating. Epigenetic regulation at the DNA and histone level, and gene regulation by small non-coding RNAs appear to be important as well. Many approaches have used mutant screens and next generation sequencing approaches to identify key players and mechanisms how plants respond to their environment. However, it is often unclear to which extent the elucidated mechanisms also operate in crops. This Special Issue Book, therefore, aims to close this gap and contains a number of contributions from labs that work both, on Arabidopsis and crops. The book includes contributions reporting how crop plant species respond to various abiotic stresses, such as drought, heat, cold, flooding, and salinity, as well as biotic stimuli during microbial infections. It contains reviews, opinions, perspectives, and original articles, and its focus is on our molecular understanding of biotic and abiotic stress responses in crops, highlighting, among other aspects, the role of stress hormones, secondary metabolites, signaling mechanisms, and changes in gene expression patterns and their regulation. Approaches and ideas to achieve stress tolerance and to maintain yield stability of agricultural crops during stress periods can be found in most chapters. These include also perspectives on how knowledge from model plants can be utilized to facilitate crop-plant breeding and biotechnology. 610 $aBiotechnology 610 $aGene regulation 610 $aPlant immunity 610 $aResistance breeding 610 $asalinity and flooding 610 $aAgricultural crops 610 $aHeat and cold stress 610 $aDisease susceptibility and resistance 610 $aDrought stress 610 $aSignaling mechanisms 610 $aStress tolerance breeding 610 $aStress hormones 700 $aHückelhoven$b Ralph$01786659 702 $aDresselhaus$b Thomas 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910346842703321 996 $aBiotic and Abiotic Stress Responses in Crop Plants$94318687 997 $aUNINA