Abstract
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are known to be naturally occurring polyhydroxylated plant steroids that showed diverse roles in regulation of various physiological and developmental processes in plants under both natural and stressful conditions. With the advancement of various omic approaches, informations available provide huge data to understand the processes responsible for BRs biosynthesis, transport, signalling, and metabolism pathways. Moreover, in the recent past BRs have shown the ability to cross talk with other phytohormones such as auxin, polyamines, cytokinin, ethylene, and jasmonic acid in regulating varied ranges of physiological and biochemical processes in plants. On the other hand, the exogenous application of BRs in agriculture to improve growth and yield under various stress conditions including drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and heavy metal toxicity is of immense significance as these stresses severely hamper the normal metabolism of plants. The information available till date regarding BRs will definitely help in establishing various mechanisms which modulate various processes in plants and overcome the future challenges in agriculture.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Stress Signaling in Plants |
| Subtitle of host publication | Genomics and Proteomics Perspective, Volume 2 |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 241-260 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319421834 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319421827 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antioxidant system
- Brassinosteroids
- Mechanism
- Oxidative stress and signalling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)