Jasmonates and Plant Defense: An Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Approach for Stress Tolerance

Rapid change in environmental conditions is likely to override the adaptive efficiency of plants.Jasmonates are a class of plant hormones that have strong potential to ameliorate various abiotic and biotic stresses, such as exposure to mechanical stress, osmotic stress, herbivory, exposure to UV irradiation, damage from ozone, and heavy metal stress. This new book highlights the beneficial presence and roles of jasmonates in plants, discussing the use of jasmonates in nano- and micromolecular concentrations to mitigate the toxic effects of various biotic and abiotic stresses and to improve crop yield in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner. It discusses in detail the genetic basis of jasmonates’ action, effects of jasmonates on the antioxidant defense system, crosstalk between jasmonates and other plant hormones, how jasmonates enhance plant defense under biotic and abiotic stresses, and more.

Uzma Azeem, PhD, is affiliated with the Sanmati Government College of Science Education and Research, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She was formerly Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany and Environmental Sciences at Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Punjab, India. To date, she has authored 11 paper publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and one book, Fungi for Human Health: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives (Springer Nature). She was awarded a Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students during 2011-2016 by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India. Dr. Azeem earned her MPhil and doctorate in Botany with specialization in Mycology and Plant Pathology at Punjabi University, India.

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is a Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Hakeem has worked as Post Doctorate Fellow in 2012 and Fellow Researcher (Associate Prof.) from 2013- 2016 at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. His specialty is in plant eco-physiology, molecular biology, plant-microbe-soil interactions, medicinal plant research and environmental sciences. So far, he has edited and authored more than 85 books with Springer International, Academic Press (Elsevier) etc. He has also to his credit more than 180 research publications in peer reviewed international journals, including 85 book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. Dr. Hakeem is the recipient of many national and international awards and fellowships. He completed his PhD (Botany) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, in 2011.