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A comprehensive overview of both traditional and current knowledge
on the health effects of plant based antioxidants, this book
reviews medicinal and aromatic plants from around the world. It
covers the different sources of antioxidants including essential
oils, algae and marine microorganisms, as well as the role of
abiotic and biotic stresses, endophytes, transgenic approaches in
scavenging ROS and antioxidant plants used in different therapeutic
systems.
Hydrogen Sulfide in Plant Biology: Past and Present includes 17
chapters, with topics from cross-talk and lateral root development
under stress, to post-translational modifications and disease
resistance. With emerging research on the different roles and
applications of H2S, this title compiles the latest advances of
this key signaling molecule. The development of a plant requires
complex signaling of various molecules like H2S in order to achieve
regulated and proper development, hence hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has
emerged as an important signaling molecule that regulates nearly
each and every stage of a plant's lifecycle. Edited by leading
experts in the field, this is a must-read for scientists and
researchers interested in plant physiology, biochemistry and
ecology.
This book is a comprehensive collection of information on essential
oils and their industrial application. It provides reader with a
systematic and advanced knowledge of the role of essential oils as
natural preservatives and therapeutic agents. Food and
pharmaceuticals are two important pillars of human civilization.
Plant essential oils and their volatile compounds have been used
for preservation as well as for the treatment of human illness for
long as traditional practices in biodiversity-rich countries. This
book deals with the potential uses of essential oils against insect
pests and spoilage microbes of agri-food commodities such as
pulses, cereal, fruits, and their shelved products. It also
highlights the molecular-assisted engineering of plant essential
oils, the pharma-kinetic facet, and their potential in
pharmaceutical and aromatherapy. In addition, the book covers
recent advances in science and technology such as extraction
methods, metabolomics, phytochemical genomics, bioinformatics,
conformational dynamics, mathematical modeling, and nanotechnology
application. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers,
food scientists, capacity builders, and policymakers. Also, it
serves as an additional reading material for undergraduate and
postgraduate students of agriculture, food, and pharmaceutical
sciences.
A comprehensive overview of both traditional and current knowledge
on the health effects of plant based antioxidants, this book
reviews medicinal and aromatic plants from around the world. It
covers the different sources of antioxidants including essential
oils, algae and marine microorganisms, as well as the role of
abiotic and biotic stresses, endophytes, transgenic approaches in
scavenging ROS and antioxidant plants used in different therapeutic
systems.
Plant Life under Changing Environment: Responses and Management
presents the latest insights, reflecting the significant progress
that has been made in understanding plant responses to various
changing environmental impacts, as well as strategies for
alleviating their adverse effects, including abiotic stresses.
Growing from a focus on plants and their ability to respond, adapt,
and survive, Plant Life under Changing Environment: Responses and
Management addresses options for mitigating those responses to
ensure maximum health and growth. Researchers and advanced students
in environmental sciences, plant ecophysiology, biochemistry,
molecular biology, nano-pollution climate change, and soil
pollution will find this an important foundational resource.
Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Microorganisms: Concepts and
Controversies: Volume 2 not only covers all the new technologies
used in the synthesis of nanoparticles, it also tests their
response on plants, algae and micro-organisms in aquatic
ecosystems. Unlike most works in the field, the book doesn't focus
exclusively on the higher organisms. Instead, it explores the
smaller life forms on which they feed. Topics include the impacts
of plant development, how different nanoparticles are absorbed by
biota, the impact different metals-including silver and rare earth
metals-have on living organisms, and the effects nanoparticles have
on aquatic ecosystems as a whole. As nanotechnology based products
have become a trillion-dollar industry, there is a need to
understand the implications to the health of our biota and
ecosystems as the earth is increasingly inundated with these
materials.
Overzealous and indiscriminate use of many synthetic pesticides
during recent decades in the control of plant pests has resulted in
a number of environmental and toxicological problems. Reducing the
release of synthetic chemicals into the environment requires that
alternative sources of chemicals are developed that can be used
safely in the management of plant pests. Botanical antimicrobials
derived from plants are currently recognised as biodegradable,
systemic, eco-friendly and non-toxic to mammals and are thus
considered safe. Their modes of action against pests are diverse.
Natural compounds are well suited to organic food production in
industrialised countries and can play greater roles in the
protection of food crops in developing countries Some plant based
antimicrobials (e.g. neem products, pyrethoids and essential oils)
are already used to manage pest populations on a large scale. Plant
scientists and agriculturists now devote significant attention to
discovery and further development and formulation of novel plant
products with antimicrobial activity.This book is the first to
bring together relevant aspects of the basic and applied sciences
of natural pesticides and discussed modern trends in the use of
natural products in pest management.
Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Microorganisms: Concepts and
Controversies: Volume One discusses the vast amount of
nanomaterials that have been released into the environment in a
relatively short amount of time. There is a need to understand what
the implications to the health of our biota and ecosystems are as
the earth is increasingly inundated with these materials. Not all
of the effects are negative, but their impacts are increasing
exponentially due to their size, quantity and other factors.
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