Kumar / Altaf / Lal Melatonin in Plants: A Regulator for Plant Growth and Development

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-981-99-6745-2
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 300 Seiten, eBook

This book highlights the multifunctional role of the ubiquitous molecule, melatonin, in crop plants. The major focus of this edition is to provide detailed insights into morphophysiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of melatonin in the growth and development of the plant. The inception of melatonin as an animal hormone and the subsequent discovery of its multifaceted function in the animal system has triggered the research on this pineal gland 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 various biosynthetic pathways and detection of melatonin covering its role in flowering, fruit development, photosynthesis, respiration, hormonal crosstalk, post-harvest biology and reactive oxygen species and nitrogen cycles. This book is of high interest to postharvest industries, horticulturists, scientists, researchers, and students.   

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, Ravinder

Altaf, Muhammad Ahsan

Lal, Milan Kumar

Tiwari, Rahul Kumar

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Melatonindiscovery and divergent biosynthetic pathways in plant(Dr Ravinder Kumar and team ICAR-Central Potato ResearchInstitute, Shimla 171001, H.P, India)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Melatonindiscovery in animal and plantsIII. Evolutionof melatonin in plantIV. Melatoninprecursors and organelle involvedV. Melatoninbiosynthetic pathway in animal and plantVI. Melatonininteraction with other moleculesVII. Conclusion/futureDirections Summary: This chapter will focus on the compilation of work onthe evolution of melatonin in animals and plants. Moreover, the discovery ofthe melatonin in various organisms will also be studied. The divergent biosynthetic pathway in animalas well in plant will be discussed. 2. Melatonindetection and quantification techniques(Dr Milan Kumar Lal and team ICAR-Central PotatoResearch Institute, Shimla 171001, H.P, India)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Tryptophanand melatonin detection in plantIII. Melatonindetection in plantIV. Instrumentsand techniques used in the quantification of melatoninV. Quick andprecise estimation of melatoninVI. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: This chapter will deal with the recent advancesin the quantification of melatonin. Moreover, the various detection techniquesused for the estimation of melatonin will also discussed here. 3. Melatonin-mediatedregulation of germination, plant establishment and vegetative development(Dr Muhhamad Ahsan Altaf and team Hainan University,China)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Effectof melatonin on germination and seedling establishmentIII. Role ofmelatonin in the vegetative phase of plantIV. Effect ofmelatonin on leaf and stem developmentV. Role ofmelatonin in growth and development of plantVI. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: In this chapter, major role of melatoninmediated growth and development of plant will be discussed thoroughly.  4. Regulatoryrole of melatonin in flowering, fruit setting and ripening(Dr Mohammad Shah Jahan and team Nanjing AgriculturalUniversity, China)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Role ofmelatonin in the development of flowerIII. Interactionof melatonin with other hormones for flower developmentIV. Fruitdevelopment and fruit developmentV. Role ofmelatonin in fruit developmentVI. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: This chapter deals will deals with theregulation of melatonin-mediated role in flowering and fruit development 5. Regulatoryrole of melatonin in photosynthesis and respiration(Dr Marino B. Arnao, Department of Plant Biology (PlantPhysiology), Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Role ofmelatonin in photosynthesisIII. Melatonin-mediatedregulation of respirationIV. Effect ofmelatonin on photosynthetic and respiratory pigmentsV. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: This chapter will be compiled to understand theregulation of photosynthesis and respiration which is regulated by melatonin inplant 6. Phytohormonalcross-talk with melatonin in plant(Manuela Giraldo-Acosta andteam, Department of Plant Biology (Plant Physiology), Faculty of Biology,University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Melatonininteraction with classical phytohormoneIII. Rolenovel phytohormone/polypeptide with melatoninIV. Signallingand perception of melatonin in relation to other phytohormonesV. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: This chapter will focus on the cross-talk ofphytohormone with melatonin on growth and development in the plant. 7. Interactionof melatonin with reactive oxygen species in plant(Rosa M. Rivero, Center of Edaphology and AppliedBiology of Segura CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario Espinardo, 30100 Murcia,Spain)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Role ofreactive oxygen species (ROS) in plantIII. Melatonininteraction with ROSIV. Melatoninmediated regulation of ROS synthesis in plantV. Melatonin-mediatedregulation of ROS signallingVI. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: This chapter focuses on the interaction andregulation of reactive species with melatonin in plant growth and development. 8. Reactivenitrogen species and melatonin interaction in plant(Huanxiu Li, Institute of Pomology and Olericulture,Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Role ofreactive nitrogen species (RNS) in plantIV. Melatoninmediated regulation of RNS synthesis in plantV. Melatonin-mediatedregulation of RNS signallingVI. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: This chapter focuses on the interaction andregulation of reactive nitrogen species with melatonin in plant growth anddevelopment. 9. Diversefunctional role of melatonin in post-harvest biology(Dr Smruthi JayarajanSchool of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University,Jalandhar, Punjab, 144001, India)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Role ofmelatonin in postharvest managementIII. Melatoninsignalling and regulation of post-harvest biologyIV. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: This chapter deals with the regulation ofpostharvest management horticultural crops 10. Regulatoryrole of melatonin in post-harvest management of vegetables and fruits(Dr Smruthi JayarajanSchool of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University,Jalandhar, Punjab, 144001, India)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Melatoninand its presence in fruits and vegetablesIII. Role ofmelatonin in postharvest management of vegetablesIV. Role ofmelatonin in postharvest management of fruitsV. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: This chapter deals with the regulation ofpostharvest management of fruits and vegetables  10. Synergisticeffect of melatonin in plant growth and development in stress mitigation(Dr Saad FaroukAgricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture,Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt)SubtitlesI. IntroductionII. Melatonin:provoking defense mechanisms against various stresses in plantsIII. Melatonin:a multifunctional factor in plantsIV. Synergisticresponse of melatonin biosynthesis and other hormoneV. Regulationof melatonin mediated plant growth and developmentVI. Conclusion/futureDirectionsSummary: This chapter deals with the regulation ofpostharvest management of fruits and vegetables

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 as an Academic editor of the PeerJ, PLOS One, Associate editor of Heliyon, Functional Plant Biology, BMC Plant Biology, Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Plant Growth Regulation, Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, European Journal of Plant Pathology, Guest associate editor of Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Agronomy, Frontiers in Genetics etc.

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.