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Informationen zum Autor ABOUT THE EDITORS PARVAIZ AHMAD, Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Department of Botany, S. P. College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. MOHAMMAD ABASS AHANGER, College of Life Science, NorthWest A & F University, Yangling Shaanxi, China. MOHAMMED NASSER ALYEMENI, Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PRAVEJ ALAM, Department of Biology, Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University, Alkharaj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Klappentext A guide to environmental fluctuations that examines photosynthesis under both controlled and stressed conditions Photosynthesis, Productivity, and Environmental Stress is a much-needed guide that explores the topics related to photosynthesis (both terrestrial and aquatic) and puts the focus on the basic effect of environmental fluctuations. The authors--noted experts on the topic--discuss photosynthesis under both controlled and stressed conditions and review new techniques for mitigating stressors including methods such as transgeneics, proteomics, genomics, ionomics, metabolomics, micromics, and more. In order to feed our burgeoning world population, it is vital that we must increase food production. Photosynthesis is directly related to plant growth and crop production and any fluctuation in the photosynthetic activity imposes great threat to crop productivity. Due to the environmental fluctuations plants are often exposed to the different environmental stresses that cause decreased photosynthetic rate and problems in the plant growth and development. This important book addresses this topic and: Covers topics related to terrestrial and aquatic photosynthesis Highlights the basic effect of environmental fluctuations Explores common stressors such as drought, salinity, alkalinity, temperature, UV-radiations, oxygen deficiency, and more Contains methods and techniques for improving photosynthetic efficiency for greater crop yield Written for biologists and environmentalists, Photosynthesis, Productivity, and Environmental Stress offers an overview of the stressors affecting photosynthesis and includes possible solutions for improved crop production. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors xiii Preface xvii About the Editors xxi 1 Effects of Organic Pollutants on Photosynthesis 1 Rupal Singh Tomar, Bhupendra Singh, and Anjana Jajoo 1.1 Introduction to Organic Pollutants 1 1.2 Characteristics of the Organic Pollutants 3 1.3 Sources of Organic Pollutants 3 1.4 Uptake and Accumulation of Organic Pollutants in Plants 4 1.5 Effects of Organic Pollutants on Plant Growth 5 1.6 Effects of Organic Pollutants on Photosynthesis 7 1.6.1 Effects of Pesticides on the Light Reactions 7 1.6.2 Effects of Pesticides on the Dark Reactions 9 1.6.3 Effects of Antibiotics on the Light Reactions 11 1.6.4 Effects of Antibiotics on the Dark Reactions 13 1.6.5 Effects of Bisphenol A on the Light Reactions 13 1.6.6 Effects of Bisphenol A on the Dark Reactions 14 1.6.7 Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the Light Reactions 14 1.6.8 Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the Dark Reactions 16 1.7 Conclusion and Future Prospects 17 References 18 2 Cold Stress and Photosynthesis 27 Aditya Banerjee and Aryadeep Roychoudhury 2.1 Introduction 27 2.2 Primary Targets of Cold Stress in Plants 27 2.3 Cold Stress Distorts the Chloroplast Membrane Integrity 28 2.4 Cold Stress Damages the Photosynthetic Apparatus 28 2.5 Cold Stress Affects Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Fixation 31 2.6 Strategies to Ameliorate Cold Stress and Improve Photosynthesis 32 2.7 Conclusion and Future Pers...
