Overview

This book provides a comprehensive and up to date account of the brassinosteroids, incorporating both theoretical and practical aspects. The contributors to this book are experts of international repute. Each chapter presents a review of the available literature and provides insight into current thinking by pointing out the limitations and gaps in the present knowledge and directing the way forward for further research.Separate chapters deal with the chemical structures, occurrence, synthesis, perception, signal transduction and practical applicability of the brassinosteroids and their analogs. The basic difference, with available reviews, here is the emphasis given to crops improvement by the application of brassinosteroids.Brassinosteroids: Bioactivity and Crop Productivity shall be a rich source of recent knowledge on brassinosteroids, for all students and researchers, particularly in the area of plant hormones, plant physiology and crop productivity.

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Author:   Shamsul Hayat ,  Aqil Ahmad
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9789048164646

ISBN 10:   9048164648
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   30 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. The chemical structures and occurrence of brassinosteroids in plants.- 2. Selected physiological responses of brassinosteroids: A historical approach.- 3. Recent progress in brassinosteroid research: Hormone perception and signal transduction.- 4. Synthesis and practical applications of brassinosteroid analogs.- 5. Brassinosteroids promote seed germination.- 6. Brassinosteroid-driven modulation of stem elongation and apical dominance: Applications in micropropagation.- 7. Studies on physiological action and application of 24-epibrassinolide in agriculture.- 8. Brassinosteroids and brassinosteroid analogues inclusion complexes in cyclodextrins.- 9. New practical aspects of brassinosteroids and results of their ten-year agricultural use in Russia and Belarus.- 10. Brassinosteroids: A regulator of 21st century.

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From the reviews: It deals with the chemistry, with perception and signal transduction, with physiological effects and with use in agriculture. ! as this book summarizes a large part of the vast amount of knowledge on brassinosteroids, it is highly relevant for researchers interested in this new plant growth regulator. (Geert-Jan de Klerk, Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, Vol. 79, 2004) In this book, the editors focus on the practical importance of brassinosteroids in agricultural and horticultural applications ! . the book might be interesting to scientists and students working in fundamental and applied research since it provides a comprehensive overview of the practical feasibility of brassinosteroid application, which is not readily accessible elsewhere. (Bernd Schneider, Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 161 (11), 2004)

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