Redox State as a Central Regulator of Plant-Cell Stress Responses

This book provides an up-to-date overview of redox signaling in plant cells and its key role in responses to different stresses. The chapters, which are original works or reviews, focus on redox signaling states; cellular tolerance under different biotic and abiotic stresses; cellular redox homeostasis as a central modulator; redox homeostasis and reactive oxygen species (ROS); redox balance in chloroplasts and mitochondria; oxidative stress and its role in peroxisome homeostasis; glutathione-related enzyme systems and metabolism under metal stress; and abiotic stress-induced redox changes and programmed cell death. The book is an invaluable source of information for plant scientists and students interested in redox state chemistry and cellular tolerance in plants.

Dharmendra K. Gupta is a senior environmental biotechnology scientist at the Institut für Radioökologie und Strahlenschutz, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover in Germany and has published more than 80 research papers/review articles in peer reviewed journals and has edited nine books. His research interests include abiotic stress by heavy metals/radionuclides and xenobiotics in plants; antioxidative system in plants, and environmental pollution (heavy metal/radionuclide) remediation through plants (phytoremediation).

José M. Palma has more than 30 years' experience in plant sciences and related fields. He also served as the deputy director and later director of the Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ-CSIC), Granada, Spain. He has published more than 100 research papers/review articles in peer reviewed journals and edited five books.