The role of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) as a signal in animals has been documented for over 60 years. In contrast, evidence that GABA is a signal in plants has only emerged in the last 15 years, and it was not until last year that a mechanism by which this could occur was identified—a plant ‘GABA receptor’ that inhibits anion passage through the aluminium-activated malate transporter family of proteins (ALMTs). ALMTs are multigenic, expressed in different organs and present on different mem...

Free Radicals can cause harm to the entire photosynthetic process, damaging proteins, lipids, and DNA. This book addresses the causes remedies to prevent them from doing damage.

Biostimulants have been shown to have a great benefit not only to overall plant growth and development, but also play a role in mitigating both abiotic and biotic stress.

The goal of every sports turf manager is to provide aesthetically pleasing athletic fields. This book describes the scientific methods at the biochemical and molecular level to do that.

Jeff Haag is a native of Crestline, Ohio, and a graduate of Defiance College with a Bachelor of Science degree. He has been in the turf grass profession for the past 25 years, while serving as the sports turf manager/golf course superintendent at Bowling Green State University, and assistant sports turf manager at the University of Louisville. He currently serves as the sports turf specialist at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio. Jeff has published four scientific article...

Photo Damage to turf grass can damage lipids, proteins, and DNA, and can cause serious harm to the electron transport chain. This book describes measures that can be taken to help prevent photo damage.

Reactive oxygen species can have damaging effects to turf as they can damage proteins, lipids, DNA, and can damage the entire photosynthetic system. This book offers methods and practices to help combat their damaging effects and keep them in check.

This book offers a complete introduction for novices to understand key concepts of biocatalysis and how to produce in-house enzymes that can be used for low-cost biofuels production. The authors discuss the challenges involved in the commercialization of the biofuel industry, given the expense of commercial enzymes used for lignocellulose conversion. They describe the limitations in the process, such as complexity of lignocellulose structure, different microbial communities’ actions and in...

With contributions that review research on this topic throughout the world, Oxidative Damage to Plants covers key areas of discovery, from the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROSs), their mechanisms, quenching of these ROSs through enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, and detailed aspects of such antioxidants as SOD and CAT. Environmental stress is responsible for the generation of oxidative stress, which causes oxidative damage to biomolecules and hence reduces crop yield. To ...

Micronutrient Deficiency in Soils and Plants highlights the problems caused by micronutrient deficiencies in vegetative production. This eBook emphasizes on the necessary requirements for plant growth micronutrients, the vital deficiency symptoms of micronutrients and their crucial role in plant metabolism. The scope of this eBook covers a range of topics including micronutrient deficiency, the availability of micronutrient in soils, plant metabolism and micronutrient solubility. The conte...

An Integration of Phycoremediation Processes in Wastewater Treatment reviews the potential of microalgae to treat wastewater containing highly recalcitrant compounds whose degradation is not achieved by the conventional existing treatments. In addition, the book describes how the microalgae collected after wastewater treatment can be used for obtaining added-value products, hence closing the loop and contributing to a circular economy. Finally, the technoeconomical aspects of this green te...

Boron in Plants and Agriculture: Exploring the Physiology of Boron and Its Impact on Plant Growth highlights the various emerging techniques and applications that are currently being used in plant-boron interaction studies, and provides a direction towards implementation of programs and practices that will enable sustainable production of crops, resilient to boron stress. Boron is an important micronutrient that plays a crucial role in the growth and development of plants, however despite ...