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Natural UV Radiation in Enhancing Survival Value and Quality of Plants (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Natural UV Radiation in Enhancing Survival Value and Quality of Plants (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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This book is the first of its kind to highlight the positive impact
of natural UV radiation on plants through unique adaptations in
various metabolic pathways, and provides an evolutionary sketch of
the development of molecular mechanisms for protecting plants from
solar UV ever since their migration to terrestrial habitats.
Experimental evidence is provided for establishing how plants,
through their stationary habit in the open field, survive and
flourish by developing suitable UV acclimation strategies through
the repair of damaged macromolecules and/or upregulation of
screening compounds viz. flavonoids. Presenting an analysis of
related literature, it also highlights the importance of outdoor
experiments over those in closed chamber under artificial UV light
for obtaining realistic data. The book presents a comprehensive
account of the stratospheric ozone layer, its formation and
seasonal thinning, with particular reference to alarming
anthropogenic destruction of the ozone layer since the last quarter
of the twentieth century, which has resulted in increased UV
fluence on Earth. It discusses variations in the hazardous impact
of UV on life at different latitudes through the ages, and examines
altitudinal variations in UV effects in case studies demonstrating
high antioxidant content and aroma status in Darjeeling tea leaves
(at high altitudes) compared with those of the same tea clones in
Assam leaves (at low altitudes), with both sites being at the same
latitude. It provides evidence which suggests that the UV effects
relating to the expression of seed vigour-viability could be
epigenetic. Further, it presents recently developed microscopic
technologies for demonstrating the penetration of UV into plant
cells, and discusses how cellular metabolism can be affected either
directly or via signal transduction. Effect of damage in DNA (the
key target of UV radiation) has been demonstrated and estimated
using precise techniques. The latest "FOX Hunting" technique as a
useful means of transcriptome analysis that may be used for
developing UV tolerant plants through Marker Assisted Breeding has
also been discussed. Using biochemical and biotechnological
methods, the experiments presented highlight the gene X environment
based upregulation of specific metabolic pathways, allowing i)
value addition in plant-derived food, and ii) paving the way for
the industrial manufacture of Alternative Medicine products. The
book is enriched by a critical review of the available literature
and appropriate case studies selected from the author's own
findings, which span nearly four decades of active research.
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