{"product_id":"genes-for-plant-abiotic-stress-isbn-9780813815022","title":"Genes for Plant Abiotic Stress","description":"Abiotic stresses caused by drought, salinity, toxic metals, temperature extremes, and nutrient poor soils are among the major constraints to plant growth and crop production worldwide. While crop breeding strategies to improve yields have progressed, a better understanding of the genetic and biological mechanisms underpinning stress adaptation is needed. \u003ci\u003eGenes For Plant Abiotic Stress\u003c\/i\u003e presents the latest research on recently examined genes and alleles and guides discussion of the genetic and physiological determinants that will be important for crop improvement in the future. \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 Genetic Determinants of Plant Adaptation under Water Stress 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Genetic Determinants of Stomatal Function 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSong Li and Sarah M. Assmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e as a Model System 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do Stomates Sense Drought Stress? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignaling Events inside Guard Cells in Response to Drought 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCell Signaling Mutants with Altered Stomatal Responses 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscriptional Regulation in Stomatal Drought Response 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Pathways and Genetic Determinants for Cell Wall–based Osmotic Stress Tolerance in the \u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e thaliana Root System 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHisashi Koiwa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenes That Affect the Cell Wall and Plant Stress Tolerance 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenes and Proteins in Cellulose Biosynthesis 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePathways Involved in N-glycosylation and N-glycan Modifications 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDolichol Biosynthesis 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSugar-nucleotide Biosynthesis 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssembly of Core Oligosaccharide 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOligosaccharyltransferase 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcessing of Core Oligosaccharides in the ER 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnfolded Protein Response and Osmotic Stress Signaling 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eN-glycan Re-glycosylation and ER-associated Protein Degradation 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eN-glycan Modification in the Golgi Apparatus 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAscorbate as an Interface between the N-glycosylation Pathway and Oxidative Stress Response 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiosynthesis of GPI Anchor 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrotubules 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Transcription and Signaling Factors in the Drought Response Regulatory Network 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Geisler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrought Stress Perception 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems Biology Approaches 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscriptomic Studies of Drought Stress 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe DREB\/CBF Regulon 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eABA Signaling 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReactive Oxygen Signaling 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration of Stress Regulatory Networks 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssembling the Known Pathways and Expanding Using Gene Expression Networks’ Predicted Protein Interactions 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 Genes for Crop Adaptation to Poor Soil 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Genetic Determinants of Salinity Tolerance in Crop Plants 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarren Plett, Bettina Berger, and Mark Tester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalinity Tolerance 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Unraveling the Mechanisms Underlying Aluminum-dependent Root Growth Inhibition 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul B. Larsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanisms of Aluminum Toxicity 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAluminum Resistance Mechanisms 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAluminum Tolerance Mechanisms 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e as a Model System for Aluminum Resistance, Tolerance, and Toxicity 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAluminum-sensitive \u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e Mutants 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of ALS3 in A1 Tolerance 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eALS1 Encodes a Half-type ABC Transporter Required for Aluminum Tolerance 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther \u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e Factors Required for Aluminum Resistance\/Tolerance 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentification of Aluminum-tolerant Mutants in\u003ci\u003e Arabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of the \u003ci\u003ealt1\u003c\/i\u003e Mutations 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Genetic Determinants of Phosphate Use Effi ciency in Crops 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFulgencio Alatorre-Cobos, Damar López-Arredondo, and Luis Herrera-Estrella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Improve Crop Nutrition and the Relationship with World Food Security? 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhosphorus and Crops: Phosphorus as an Essential Nutrient and Its Supply as a Key Component to Crop Yield 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhosphorus and Plant Metabolism: Regulatory and Structural Functions 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhosphate Starvation: Adaptations to Phosphate Starvation and Current Knowledge about Phosphate Sensing and Signaling Networks during Phosphate Stress 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrient Use Efficiency 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic Determinants for the Phosphate Acquisition 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic Determinants for Pi Acquisition by Modulating Root System Architecture 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic Determinants Involved with Phosphorus Utilization Efficiency 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic Engineering to Improve the Phosphate Use Efficiency 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Genes for Use in Improving Nitrate Use Efficiency in Crops 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid A. Lightfoot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Two Forms of NUE: Regulation of Nitrogen Partitioning and Yield in Crops 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMutants as Tools to Isolate Important Plant Genes 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscript Analysis 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetanomic Tools for Extending Functional Genomics 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransgenics Lacking A Priori Evidence for NUE 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrobial Activity 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNodule Effects and Mycorrhizal Effects 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Effects 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 Genes for Plant Tolerance to Temperature Extremes 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Genes and Gene Regulation for Low-temperature Tolerance 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMantas Survila, Pekka Heino, and E. Tapio Palva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtective Mechanisms Induced during Cold Acclimation 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulation of Gene Expression 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCross Talk between Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and Future Perspectives 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Genetic Approaches toward Improving Heat Tolerance in Plants 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMamatha Hanumappa and Henry T. Nguyen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThermotolerance 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh Temperature Impact and Plant Response to Heat Stress 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanism of Heat Tolerance in Plants 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic Approaches to Improve Heat Tolerance in Crops 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effect of Stress Combination 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolving Techniques 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion and Perspectives 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4 Integrating Plant Abiotic Stress Responses 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Genetic Networks Underlying Plant Abiotic Stress Responses 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eArjun Krishnan, Madana M.R. Ambavaram, Amal Harb, Utlwang Batlang, Peter E. Wittich, and Andy Pereira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlant Responses to Environmental Stresses 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscriptome Analysis of Abiotic Stress Responses 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGene Network of Universal Abiotic Stress Response 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Discovering Genes for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Popelka, Mitchell Tuinstra, and Clifford F. Weil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalt Stress 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeat Stress 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOxidative Stress 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrient\/Mineral Stress 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlant Architecture and Morphology 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolutionary Conservation and Gene Discovery 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 303\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMatthew A. Jenks\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at the Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology at Purdue University.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew J. Wood\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology in the Department of Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University.\u003c\/p\u003e  Abiotic stresses caused by drought, salinity, toxic metals, temperature extremes, and nutrient poor soils are among the major constraints to plant growth and crop production worldwide. While crop breeding strategies to improve yields have progressed, a better understanding of the genetic and biological mechanisms underpinning stress adaptation is needed. \u003ci\u003eGenes For Plant Abiotic Stress\u003c\/i\u003e presents the latest research on recently examined genes and alleles and guides discussion of the genetic and physiological determinants that will be important for crop improvement in the future.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenes For Plant Abiotic Stress\u003c\/i\u003e follows a logical approach, covering water stress, poor quality soil, and temperature extremes independently, and then demonstrating how signal pathways transmitting different stress conditions can be shared. Each section covers key genes in future crop improvement strategies, and provides an in-depth analysis of the molecular mechanisms by which these genes might influence plant stress adaptation. Special emphasis is given to the technical challenges associated with practical application. 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