Melatonin in Plants: A Pleiotropic Molecule for Abiotic Stresses and Pathogen Infection

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-981-99-6740-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 559 g

This edited book highlights the multifunctional role of the ubiquitous molecule, melatonin in crop plants. The major focus of this edition is to provide a comprehensive insight into the key focus is on Melatonin mediated alleviation of abiotic stresses and pathogens infection. The inception of melatonin as an animal hormone and the subsequent discovery of its multifaceted function in the animal system has revolutionized the research on this penial hormone. During the last decade, the discovery, quantification and functional studies of melatonin as phytohormone has emerged at a rapid pace. Recently, this phyto-protectant has become an integral component of lab and field-based research on the mitigation of adverse effects of climate-driven abiotic stresses and postharvest biology and technology.

The book explores melatonin mediated management of various abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, heat and cold temperature. The book also focuses on role of melatonin in heavy metal stress, viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases, and, also contains chapter on melatonin facilitated nutrient use efficiency in plants.

This book is of interest to postharvest industries, horticulturists, scientists, researchers, and students.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, Ravinder

Altaf, Muhammad Ahsan

Lal, Milan Kumar

Tiwari, Rahul Kumar

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenphysiologie, Photosynthese
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenpathologie, Pflanzenkrankheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.         Evolution

of Melatonin as an oxidative stress mitigator in plant

(Dr Rahul Kumar Tiwari        

ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        Abiotic

and pathogen infestation in plant

III.       Melatonin

acts as an antioxidant to establish redox homeostasis

IV.       Antioxidant

system in plants

V.        Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: This chapter focuses on the role of melatonin

in the mitigation of abiotic and biotic stress in plant

2.         Melatonin-mediated

drought stress mitigation in plant

(Adnan Noor Shah     

Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed

University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200,

Pakistan)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        Drought

stress in plant

III.       Melatonin

acts as an antioxidant to establish redox homeostasis under drought stress

IV.       Antioxidant

system in plants under drought stresses

V.        Plant

abiotic stress tolerance is mediated by the cross-talk between melatonin and

signal molecules

VI.       Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: This chapter focuses on the melatonin-mediated

drought mitigation in plant 

3.         Reprogramming

of salt stress under the influence of melatonin

(Sameer Qari  

Department of Biology, Al-Jumum University College, Umm

Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        Salinity

stress response in plant

III.       Melatonin

acts as antioxidant molecule to establish redox homeostasis under salinity

stress

IV.       Antioxidant

system in plants under salinity stresses

V.        Plant

abiotic stress tolerance is mediated by the cross-talk between melatonin and

signal molecules under salinity stress

VI.       Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: This chapter focuses on the melatonin-mediated

salinity stress mitigation in plant 

4.         Mechanistic

insights on melatonin-mediated heat stress regulation in plant

(Mohamed F. M. Ibrahim      

Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of

Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        Effect

of heat stress on the plant

III.       Role of

melatonin in plant under heat stress

IV.       Melatonin-mediated

homeostasis of osmolytes under heat stress

V.        Enzymatic

and non-enzymatic regulation of heat stresses in plant

VI.       Heat

stress tolerance and cross-talk between melatonin and signal molecules under

heat stress

VII.     Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: This chapter focuses on the melatonin-mediated

heat stress mitigation in plant.

5.         Melatonin

a key regulator of cold stress in plant

(Sameer Hasan Qari   

Department of Biology, Al-Jumum University College, Umm

Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        Cold

stress on the plant

III.       Melatonin

Improves Growth and Yield Under Cold Stress

IV.       Melatonin

mediated regulation of water cotnetn in plant under cold stress

V.        Melatonin

improves hormones and osmolytes accumulation to confer cold tolerance

VI.       Melatonin

improves accumulation of secondary metabolites in cold stress

VII.     Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: This chapter deals with the melatonin mediated

mitigation of cold stress in plant.

6.         Illustrating

recent development in melatonin-heavy metal research in plant

(Dr Muhhamad Ahsan Altaf and team Hainan University,

China)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        HM

stress involving melatonin as a key functional component

III.       Melatonin

induced morpho-physiological functions in HM stress mitigation

IV.       Melatonin

mediated physio-biochemical response under heavy metal stress

V.        Melatonin-reactive

species interplay in HM stress tolerance 

VI.       Phytohormonal

crosstalk involving melatonin

VII.     Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: This chapter deals with the plant's

melatonin-mediated mitigation of heavy metal stress.

7.         Deciphering

the role of melatonin in the alleviation of water logging stress

(Dr Mohamed Moustafa-Farag and team, Institute of

Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural

Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        Melatonin-Induced

water logging stress response

III.       Mechanisms

of Melatonin-Induced Drought Stress Tolerance

IV.       Mechanisms

of Melatonin-Mediated Waterlogging Stress Tolerance

V.        Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: This chapter deals with the plant's

melatonin-mediated mitigation of water logging stress.

8.         Melatonin

in nutrient use efficiency of regulation in crop plant.

(Xiaoyang Zhu           

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest

Science of Fruits and Vegetables, Engineering Research Center for Postharvest

Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education,

College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642,

China)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        Modification

of root and shoot system under nutrient stress

III.       Melatonin-induced

nutrient stress response

IV.       Melatonin-mediated

nutrient stress response

V.        Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: This chapter deals with the plant's

melatonin-mediated mitigation of nutrient stress.

9.         Melatonin-mediated

signaling and regulation of viral and bacterial diseases

(Dr Junhui Wang

Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College

of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        Viral

and bacterial disease in plant

III.       Role of

melatonin in biotic stress management

IV.       Signalling

of melatonin due to viral and bacterial diseases

V.        Melatonin-mediated

mitigation of viral and bacterial diseases

VI.       Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: Chapter focus on the signalling and mitigation

of viral and bacterial disease due to application of melatonin. 

10.       Explicating

the role of melatonin in the mitigation of fungal diseases in plants

(Dr Mohamed Moustafa-Farag

Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment,

Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China)

Subtitles

I.          Introduction

II.        Plant

and fungi infection

III.       Melatonin

as an alleviating agent against plant infecting fungus

IV.       Antifungal

effect of melatonin

V.        Conclusion/future

Directions

Summary: This chapter focus on the signalling and

mitigation of fungal disease due to application of melatonin. 

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Ravinder Kumar, Ph.D., Senior Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India has over 15 years of research experience on biotic and abiotic stresses management in plants, potato biotechnology particularly formulation of dsRNA for late blight, development of transgenic lines with ToLCNDV resistance, potato genetic resource management, developed several diagnostic tools like uniplex/multiplex RT-PCR, real-time RT-PCR, LAMP, and RT-RPA protocols for the detection of potato pathogens, molecular characterization and genome sequencing of plant pathogens. He has published over 120 research papers/reviews articles in national/international peer reviewed journals, training manuals and book chapters, edited Institute publications like newsletters and annual reports. He is the recipient of Awards like IPA-Kaushalya Sikka Memorial Award, IPA-Chandra Prabha Singh Young Scientist Award, Young Scientist Associate award, best oral/poster awards of different scientific professional societies. He is a member of editorial board in 10 international journals and Guest associate editor for many reputed International journals.

Dr. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf completed his Ph.D. from the School of Life Science at Hainan University, China. He is currently employed as a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Horticulture, Hainan University, China. He has published around 50 research articles in top leading journals of the world, having high impact factor. His research interests are focused on the physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects of horticultural plants, especially solanaceous vegetable crops. Dr. Altaf is actively engaged in investigating the role of melatonin in photosynthetic efficiency and mineral nutrient uptake from root to shoot under abiotic stress conditions. 

Dr. Milan Kumar Lal, Doctor in Plant Physiology, working in the area of abiotic, abiotic stress and nutritional aspect of potato and other starchy crops at ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India. He is an expert worker in the area of abiotic stress such as heat, drought salinity and heavy metal. Moreover, he is also working on the aspect of effect of biotic stress such as fungus, virus and bacteria on plant physiological, biochemical and molecular responses. Apart from this, he also has expertise in the nutritional and quality aspects of starchy crops, including resistant starch, glycemic index, phytonutrients, functional fermented foods and beverages, bioactive compounds, and various processing techniques to enhance these components in food products of starchy crops. He is the recipient of prestigious awards such as the Best PhD Thesis Award, PhD Merit Medal Award, Young Researcher Award, RD Asana Gold Medal Award. His findings have generated more than 120 publications in the international peer-reviewed journal. 

Dr. Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Doctor in Plant Pathology, works as a scientist at ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute Shimla, India. The research work of Dr Tiwari is focused on management of crop diseases, abiotic stress mitigation in horticultural crops, and the role of phytohormones in plant defense. His recent research findings on the impact of Fusarium dry rot disease on potatoes provide critical information on the pathogen, its genomics, and potential management strategies. Moreover, Dr Tiwari's research on the development of one-step reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA) assays for the detection of potato viruses has the potential to contribute significantly to the development of disease-free potato seed certification programs. Dr Rahul Kumar Tiwari's exceptional research work has been widely recognized and awarded, including the IARI Gold Medal Award for his outstanding Ph.D. research work, and the Young Scientist Award. He has authored over 80 publications in highly acclaimed international and national peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, newsletters, and popular articles.