Main description:

This book presents recent advances in the study of nitric oxide (NO) biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and physiology in plants. It provides an overview of current understanding of the NO actions involved in adaptive responses of plant fitness to environmental constraints. Coverage places special emphasis on NO-dependent signaling, molecular adjustments, and targets as key elements in plant growth, development, and stress physiology.

Contents:

Higher Plant Mitochondria as a Source for NO.- Nitric Oxide - A Product of Plant Nitrogen Metabolism.- NO-Based Signaling in Plants.- S-Nitrosylation in Plants - Spectrum and Selectivity.- Enzymatic Sources of Nitric Oxide during Seed Germination.- Seeking the Role of NO in Breaking Seed Dormancy.- Nitric Oxide Functions as Intermediate in Auxin, Abscisic Acid, and Lipid Signaling Pathways.- Nitric Oxide in Cytokinin and Polyamine Signaling: Similarities and Potential Crosstalk.- Nitric Oxide and Plant Ion Channel Control.- Nitric Oxide in Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis.- Nitrosative Stress in Plants: A New Approach to Understand the Role of NO in Abiotic Stress.- Nitric Oxide-Mediated Signaling Functions During the Plant Hypersensitive Response.- Nitric Oxide in Cell-to-Cell Communication Coordinating the Plant Hypersensitive Response.- Mitochondrial Nitric Oxide Synthesis During Plant-Pathogen Interactions: Role of Nitrate Reductase in Providing Substrates.- Nitric Oxide as an Alternative Electron Carrier During Oxygen Deprivation.- Fluorometric Detection of Nitric Oxide with Diaminofluoresceins (DAFs): Applications and Limitations for Plant NO Research.