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Use of Osmolytes in Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

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Wheat Production in Changing Environments

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Wheat is an important food crop that provides vital calories and nutrients essential for human health. However, climate extremities threaten wheat yields and hence food security around the globe. Improving wheat productivity under changing climate scenario is one of the major challenges of agriculturists and plant scientists. Environmental stresses further aggravate the situation. Wheat responds to oxidative stresses through regulation of a series of mechanisms at morphological, physiological, and molecular levels. Accumulation of low molecular weight organic solutes, known as osmolytes, is one of the prime defense strategies to reduce oxidative stress-induced damages in wheat. This chapter would appraise new insights into osmotic adjustment strategies of wheat against various abiotic stresses. In addition, recent studies on the role of exogenously applied osmoprotectants in improving abiotic stress tolerance of wheat are also discussed.

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Abbreviations

AAO:

Ascorbic acid oxidase

ABA:

Abscisic acid

APX:

Ascorbate peroxidase

Arg:

Arginine

As:

Arsenic

AsA:

Ascorbic acid

CAT:

Catalase

Cd:

Cadmium

Cr:

Chromium

Cu:

Copper

DAO:

Diamine oxidase

GABA:

Gamma-aminobutyric acid

GB:

Glycine betaine

Hg:

Mercury

HMs:

Heavy metals

MDA:

Malondialdehyde

MEL:

Melatonin

MPI:

Mannose-6-phosphate isomerase

MPP:

Mannose-1-phosphate phosphatase

MPR:

Mannose-6-phosphate reductase

Ni:

Nickel

NO:

Nitric oxide

PAL:

Phenylalanine ammonia lyase

PAO:

Polyamine oxidase

PAs:

Polyamines

PPO:

Polyphenol oxidase

Proline:

Proline

Put:

Putrescine

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

Spd:

Spermidine

Spm:

Spermine

TPP:

Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase

TPS:

Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase

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    Fahim Nawaz, Muhammad Aqib & Rao Muhammad Ikram

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Nawaz, F. et al. (2019). Use of Osmolytes in Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). In: Hasanuzzaman, M., Nahar, K., Hossain, M. (eds) Wheat Production in Changing Environments. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6883-7_20

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