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Signalling and Communication Cascade of Micronutrients in Plants

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Plants require essential nutrients (Macronutrients and Micronutrients) for normal functioning and growth. In addition to the macronutrients, micronutrients (B, Cl, Mn, Fe, Zn, Cu and Mo) are required for optimal plant growth. Apart from this, Aluminium (Al), cerium (Ce), cobalt (Co), iodine (I), lanthanum (La), sodium (Na), selenium (Se), silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), and vanadium (V) are emerging as novel biostimulants that may enhance crop productivity and nutritional quality while improving responses to environmental stimuli and stressors in some plant species. To cope with the variable obtainability of micronutrients, plants have evolved a complex set of physiological and developmental processes, which are under tight control of short-range and long-range signaling pathways. These signals act at the cellular and whole-plant scale to coordinate micronutrient homeostasis at the systemic and local level. In plants, many aspects of micronutrient signalling generate intriguing questions, which are discussed in the works included in this collection.

Editors

  • Tariq Aftab Tariq Aftab , 

    Tariq Aftab

    Tariq Aftab received his Ph.D. in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India, where he is currently Assistant Professor. He is the recipient of a Leibniz-DAAD fellowship from Germany and Raman Fellowship from the Government of India. Dr. Aftab was also a Visiting Scientist at IPK, Gatersleben, Germany, and in the Dept of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, USA. He has edited 15 books with with publishers including Elsevier, Springer Nature and CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), co-authored several book chapters, and published over 80 papers in international journals.

  • M. Naeem M. Naeem , 

    M. Naeem

    M. Naeem is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India. His research focuses on escalating the production of medicinal plants and their active principles using potent PGRs. His research also focuses on abiotic stress tolerance in medicinal plants. Dr. Naeem has published >100 research papers in reputable international journals. Also, he has authored twelve books and co-authored several book chapters published by international publishers. Based on his research contributions, Dr. Naeem has received multiple awards and recognitions.

  • Marián Brestič Marián Brestič  &

    Marián Brestič

    Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture

  • Hongxia Zhang Hongxia Zhang

    Hongxia Zhang

    College of Agriculture, Ludong University

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