دانلود کتاب Crop Responses and Adaptations to Temperature Stress: New Insights and Approaches

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Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
About the Editor
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1: Mechanisms of Chilling Injury and Tolerance
Introduction
Maize Seedlings Serve as a Model System to Study Chilling Effects
Chilling Induces Oxidative Stress in the Tissues
Mechanisms of Chilling Responses
Antioxidant Gene Expression Responsive to Chilling Stress
Possible Roles of Hydrogen Peroxide in Signaling Mechanisms
Summary of Chilling Stress and Tolerance Mechanisms in Maize
Genetic Engineering of Chilling (Cold) Tolerance
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 2: Chilling Effects on Active Oxygen Species and Their Scavenging Systems in Plants
An Oxygenated Environment
Active Oxygen Species
Active Oxygen Scavenging Systems
Chilling Effects on Plants
Chilling Effects on Photosynthesis and Active Oxygen Species Production
Effects of Chilling on Antioxidant Systems
Conclusions
Chapter 3: Root System Functions During Chilling Temperatures: Injury and Acclimation
Introduction
Chilling Inhibition of Root Growth
Water Relations During Chilling
Mineral Uptake
Circadian Rhythms
Hormones in Chilled Roots
Root System Acclimation
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Mechanisms of Cold Acclimation
Introduction
Control of Water Status
Control of Cell Dehydration
Membrane Stabilization
Induction of Cryoprotective Proteins
Molecular Changes Related to Protein Synthesis
Cold-Induced Gene Products of Unknown Function
Regulation of Molecular Adaptations to Cold
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Signal Transduction Under Low-Temperature Stress
Introduction
Low-Temperature Control of Gene Expression
Genetic Dissection of Signal Pathways
Engineering Freezing-Tolerant Crops
Chapter 6: Mechanisms of Thermotolerance in Crops
Introduction
Impact of High Temperature on Crops
Defense Mechanisms Against High-Temperature-Induced Damage
Molecular Strategies for Enhancing Thermotolerance in Crops
Conclusions and Perspectives
Chapter 7: Control of the Heat Shock Response in Crop Plants
Introduction
Expression of HSPs Following Stress and During Development
The Impact of Heat Shock on Transcription
Effects of Heat Shock on Protein Yield
Heat-Induced Changes in the Translational Machinery of Crop Plants
HSP mRNAs Escape Heat Shock-Induced Translational Repression
Regulation of RNA Degradatory Machinery Following Heat Shock
Conclusions
Chapter 8: The Effects of Heat Stress on Cereal Yield and Quality
Introduction
Effects of High Temperature on Yield
Effects of High Temperature on Quality
Strategies for Coping with Heat Stress
Conclusions
Index