Genomics of Plant–Pathogen Interaction and the Stress Response

Ashutosh Mani, Sandeep Kushwaha, Ashutosh Mani, Sandeep Kushwaha

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781000952452
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Botany
• Index: Biological Sciences

Plants are an indispensable part of human and animal lives for nutrition and health. But pests, diseases and abiotic stress adversely affect crop yield, which ultimately places significant pressure on society to provide food to an increasing population. Moreover, it also encourages increased chemical/pesticide usage on crops, which we see in the biomagnification of toxic and hazardous compounds polluting water bodies, soil and the environment. This condition will continue to worsen in the future due to the resistance-acquiring ability of pathogens against plant defense and chemical treatments. In addition, environmental disturbances and consumer health issues are being reported more promptly than before due to intensive use of pesticides in food production. Plant diseases affect our daily lives, as the use of insecticides and pesticides has become part of our food chain. As a result, precise disease diagnosis and management is crucial in order to avoid huge losses in plant production and related commodities. Accurate detection, precise diagnosis and proper management can play a significant role in keeping plants free from pathogens. In this book, scientists, researchers and scholars share their research knowledge, offering a valuable resource for understanding plant diseases, pathogen interaction and responses to stress through an omics perspective, contributing to further advancements in the field

Diseases in plants may be caused by various factors, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and abiotic stress. Disease causes low crop yield, production of poor-quality fruits and grains, and deficiency of nutrients, which have a direct impact on human and animal health. A genomics-based approach can be applied to disease diagnosis; disease outbreak; evolution of plant and pathogen genome for disease outbreak in relation to climate change; and development of long-term strategies for plant health and defense. This book presents an overview of omics technologies and approaches used to understand:

• the relation between plants and their environment in terms of diseases
• responses to abiotic stress
• the genomics of plant–pathogen interaction
• herbicide-resistance mechanisms
• the epigenetics of plant–pathogen interaction
• gene regulation during abiotic stress response
• the oxidative stress response

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Editor Biographies
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1 Integrative Omics: Trends and Scope for Agriculture
• Chapter 2 An Overview of Plant–Pathogen Genome Databases and Interaction Resources
• Chapter 3 Exploring the Herbicide Resistance Mechanisms in Weeds Using Omics Technologies
• Chapter 4 Impact of Genomics in Improvement of Rice Bean Production and Productivity: An Orphan Crop
• Chapter 5 Omics Technologies Unravelling the Plant–Pathogen Interaction and Stress Response
• Chapter 6 Meta-Analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana Gene Expression Data Identifies Heavy Metal Stress Responsive Genes
• Chapter 7 Impact of Genomics Tools and Techniques on Crop Improvement
• Chapter 8 Epigenetic Response During Plant–Pathogenic Interaction: An Overview
• Chapter 9 Gene Regulation for Drought, Cold, Heavy Metal and Environmental Responses
• Chapter 10 Role of Oxidative Stress-Responsive Thioredoxins in Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants
• Index