GABA in Plants
Biosynthesis, Plant Development, and Food Security
1. Auflage Februar 2025
368 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
A comprehensive overview of the role played by GABA as a signaling molecule in plants
In GABA in Plants: Biosynthesis, Plant Development, and Food Security, the editors deliver an expertly balanced discussion of the role played by GABA as a signaling molecule in plants, plant development, stress acclimation, as well as its potential impact on crop productivity under changing environmental conditions.
From explorations of the discovery of GABA in plants to presentations of GABA biosynthesis pathways, GABA crosstalk with other metabolites, and GABA's role in programmed cell death in plants, this book is an essential treatment of a four-carbon signaling molecule that may yet prove pivotal in sustaining crop production in the face of climate change.
Readers will also find:
* A thorough introduction to GABA and its involvement in nodulation in and wounding stress in plants
* Comprehensive explorations of plant stress responses and tolerance mechanisms
* Practical discussions of GABA priming induced modulations in the redox homeostasis of plants under osmotic stress
* Complete treatments of GABA and heat, oxidative, cold, bacterial, mediated salt, and chilling stressors
Perfect for students and scientists working in plant biology and physiology, crop protection, food security, nutrition, and biotechnology, GABA in Plants will also benefit professionals working in the agricultural, food, and pharmaceutical industries.
1. Discovery and background of GABA in plants
2. GABA biosynthetic pathways in plants
3. Is GABA just a metabolite?
4. GABA as a signalling molecule in plants
5. GABA shunt in plants and its role in plants
6. Crosstalk of GABA with other signalling molecules
Section 2: The role of GABA in the plant development
7. GABA in plant development
8. GABA in seed germination and seedling establishment
9. GABA and pollen-pistil interactions and self-incompatibility
10. GABA and programmed cell death
11. GABA and pollen tube development
12. GABA and embryogenesis in plants
13. GABA and root development
Section 3: The role of GABA in plant stress acclimation
14. GABA and heavy metal tolerance
15. GABA and salinity stress
16. GABA and heat stress
17. GABA and cold and chilling stress
18. GABA and radiation stress
19. GABA and nutrient deficiency
20. GABA and hypoxia stress
21. GABA and the regulation of stress combination
22. GABA and oxidative stress and the regulation of antioxidants
23. GABA and viral infection in plants
24. GABA and bacterial stress in plants
25. GABA and fungal infection
26. GABA and wounding stress
27. GABA and nodulation in plants
Section 4: The role of GABA in food security
28. The role of GABA in food security
29. Engineering of GABA for nutritional quality of crops
30. Engineering of GABA for increased crop productivity
31. GABA and plant derived therapeutics
Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, Associate Professor and Joint Coordinator (Research and Development) at Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. Dr. Tripathi has worked extensively on heavy metals and toxic nanoparticles detoxification and has elaborated tolerance mechanisms in plants like rice, wheat, maize, tomato and brassica which could help in improving crop productivity benefitting for the society.
Dr. Vijay Pratap Singh, Assistant Professor (Level 12) in the Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, University of Allahabad, India. Clarivate Analytics has named Dr. Singh among the top 1% of the world's most highly cited researchers for 2021-2023. Moreover, the Stanford University has also named Dr. Singh amongst the top 2% of the world's most highly cited researchers for 2019-2023.
