Jasmonates and Plant Defense: An Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Approach for Stress Tolerance

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Rapid change in environmental conditions is likely to override the adaptive efficiency of plants.Jasmonates are a class of plant hormones that have strong potential to ameliorate various abiotic and biotic stresses, such as exposure to mechanical stress, osmotic stress, herbivory, exposure to UV irradiation, damage from ozone, and heavy metal stress. This new book highlights the beneficial presence and roles of jasmonates in plants, discussing the use of jasmonates in nano- and micromolecular concentrations to mitigate the toxic effects of various biotic and abiotic stresses and to improve crop yield in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner. It discusses in detail the genetic basis of jasmonates’ action, effects of jasmonates on the antioxidant defense system, crosstalk between jasmonates and other plant hormones, how jasmonates enhance plant defense under biotic and abiotic stresses, and more.

About the author

Uzma Azeem, PhD, is affiliated with the Sanmati Government College of Science Education and Research, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She was formerly Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany and Environmental Sciences at Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Punjab, India. To date, she has authored 11 paper publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and one book, Fungi for Human Health: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives. Dr. Azeem earned her MPhil and doctorate in Botany with specialization in Mycology and Plant Pathology at Punjabi University, India.

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is a Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he is also Head of the Plant Biotechnology Research Unit at the Princess Dr. Najlaa Bint Saud Al Saud Center for Distinguished Research in Biotech. With over 14 years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Hakeem has also worked at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, and the University of Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. His specialty is in plant ecophysiology, molecular biology, plant-microbe-soil interactions, medicinal plant research, and environmental sciences. He has edited and authored many books with international publishers and also published many book chapters and research publications in peer-reviewed international journals. He was recently elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, London, and is the recipient of many national and international awards and fellowships.

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