Genetics of Salt Tolerance in Plants

A Central Dogma Perspective and Strategies for Enhancement

Showkat Ahmad Ganie, Shabir Hussain Wani

• Publisher: CAB International
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781800623033
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Genetics & Genomics
• Index: Biological Sciences

Gene expression in cells follows a prescribed pathway that conforms to the Central Dogma; where the genetic information stored in DNA is transcribed into RNA and then expressed into proteins, which influences most plant traits. Plant salt tolerance research is directed towards identifying nucleotide variants that could contribute to tolerant phenotypes. This book comprehensively presents the current state of knowledge on plant salt tolerance through meticulous analysis of the processes operating across the Central Dogma. It provides a detailed account of modulation of gene expression through genome editing systems to achieve crop improvement against salt stress. It also provides state-of-the-art information on advances in breeding technologies of genome selection and accelerated de novo domestication for rapidly improving the salt tolerance of plants for global food security.This book: 1.Provides a comprehensive coverage of plant salt tolerance mechanisms.2.Spotlights various factors functioning along the Central Dogma pathway and their regulation in response to salinity.3.Examines how these factors function to protect the plants from high salinity.4.Highlights advances in cutting-edge breeding technologies for improving salt tolerance.The book will be of particular value to students and researchers of plant genetics, molecular biology and physiology and those with an interest in salinity and salt tolerance.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• 1 Involvement of Genetic Mutations in Plant Salt Tolerance
• 2 Regulation of Nucleotide Metabolism in Response to Salt Stress
• 3 Role of DNA Replication Proteins in Salinity Tolerance of Plants
• 4 Chromatin Architecture: Role of Epigenetic Modifications and Nucleosome Occupancy in Modulating Plant Responses to Salt Stress
• 5 Functional Role of RNA-Binding Proteins in Plant Salt Tolerance
• 6 Sequestration of mRNAs: Role of Stress Granules and Processing Bodies in Plant Salt Tolerance
• 7 Updates on Protein Post-Translational Modifications for Modulating Response to Salinity
• 8 Integration of Genomics-Assisted and Speed Breeding for Enhancement of Plant Salt Tolerance
• 9 Advances in Plant Phenotyping for Enhanced Salt Tolerance
• 10 De Novo Domestication of Wild and Halophilic Plants for Designing Salt-Tolerant Crops: Acceleration through CRISPR
• Index
• Back Cover