1st Edition
Biotechnological Applications of Jasmonates A Group of Less Well-Known Plant Growth Regulators
Introduction
1. Practical Applications of Jasmonates in Agriculture
A. Pravin Kumar, Iqra Farooq, and Shahid Rasool
2. Fragrant Signals (Jasmonates) in Growth and Development
Md Adil, Umar Majeed Wani, Asif Amin, Faizah Farooq, Vaseem Raja, and Raies A. Qadri
3. Cross-Talk of Jasmonates with Secondary Metabolites, Antioxidants, and Secondary Messengers
Yashodhara Goswami and Ishani Chakrabartty
4. Multifunctional Role of Jasmonates in Stress Tolerance
Kaisar Ahmad Bhat, Nahila Anjum, Arjumand John, Ali Asghar Shah, Mohd Hanief, and Sajad Majeed Zargar
5. Interplay of Methyl Jasmonate with Other Phytohormones During Abiotic Stress Tolerance: An Overview
Bilal Ahmad, Tariq Ahmad Dar, Urwat Ul Muskan, Syed Humaira, and Ajmat Jahan
6. Role of Jasmonates in Plant Growth and Development
Arjumand John, Kaisar Ahmad Bhat, Aashiq Hussain Mir, Sajad A. Ganie, Khursheed Hussain, and Ali Asghar Shah
7. An overview of Jasmonate; biosynthesis and plant defense
Tariq Ahmad Dar, Bilal Ahmad, Unjman Rashid, and Khalid Rehman Hakeem
8. Unravelling the Protective Role of Jasmonates During Heavy Metal Stress
Santanu Samanta and Aryadeep Roychoudhury
Biography
Tariq Ahmad Dar, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Sri Pratap College (affiliated with Cluster University), Srinagar, India, where he is engaged in the teaching of plant physiology, biodiversity, plant ecology and taxonomy, cell and molecular biology, crop genetics, and plant breeding. He is involved in enhancing growth, yield, and active constituents of medicinal and aromatic plants using plant growth regulators like jasmonates, gibberellins, and depolymerized polysaccharides. He has published his research and presented his work at national and international conferences as well.
Bilal Ahmad, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kashmir, India, where he teaches plant physiology and biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, and plant ecology. He has researched the influence of plant growth promoters, radiation-processed polysaccharides, and nanoparticles on various medicinal plants under normal and perturbed soil environments, particularly heavy metal stress. He has presented his research at a number of national and international conferences and has received several awards. Dr. Ahmad has authored 36 research papers and edited books with international publishers. He is also a reviewer for several journals of international repute.
Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he is also Head (Plant Biotechnology Research Unit) at the Princess Dr. Najlaa Bint Saud Al Saud Center for Distinguished Research in Biotech. A prolific author and editor, he is also a visiting professor at Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and was formerly affiliated with universities in India, Turkey, China, and Malaysia. Prof. Hakeem has more than 14 years of teaching and research experience in plant ecophysiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions as well as in environmental studies. He is the recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels. He was recently elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, London.
