Written by a truly global team of researchers from Europe, Asia and the Americas with strong ties to agricultural research centers and the agrochemical industry, this ready reference and handbook focuses on the role of nitric oxide signaling in plant defense systems against pathogens, parasites and environmental stress response. This is one of the first titles to provide a comprehensive overview of the physiological role of this ubiquitous signaling molecule in higher plants, making it an indispensable resource not only for academic institutions but also for those working in the agrochemical industry.

Written by a truly global team of researchers from Europe, Asia and the Americas with strong ties to agricultural research centers and the agrochemical industry, this ready reference and handbook focuses on the role of nitric oxide signaling in plant defense systems against pathogens, parasites and environmental stress response.This is one of the first titles to provide a comprehensive overview of the physiological role of this ubiquitous signaling molecule in higher plants, making it an indispensable resource not only for academic institutions but also for those working in the agrochemical industry.

Nitric Oxide: Chemistry, Biosynthesis and Physiological Role(Hayat, Hasan, Mori, Fariduddin and Ahmad)Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) as a Tool to Study Nitric Oxide Generation in Plants (Puntarulo, Jasid, Boveris and Simontacchi)Calcium, NO, and cGMP Signaling in Plant Cell Polarity (Prado, Feijó and Porterfield)Nitric Oxide and Abiotic Stress in Higher Plants (Corpas, Palma, Leterrier, del Río and Barroso)Polyamines and Cytokinin: Is Nitric Oxide Biosynthesis the Key to Overlapping Functions? (Wimalasekera and Scherer)Role of Nitric Oxide in Programmed Cell Death (Zottini, Costa, De Michele and Lo Schiavo)Nitrate Reductase-Deficient Plants: A Model to Study Nitric Oxide Production and Signaling in Plant Defense Response to Pathogen Attack (Salgado, Caixeta de Oliveira and Braga)Effective Plant Protection Weapons Against Pathogens Require "NO bullets" (Modolo)The Role of Nitric Oxide as a Bioactive Signalling Molecule in Plants under Abiotic Stress (Hao and Zhang)Interplay Between Nitric Oxide and Other Signals Involved in Plant Resistance to Pathogens (Floryszak-Wieczorek and Arasimowicz-Jelonek)Nitric Oxide Signaling by Plant-Associated Bacteria (Cohen, Lamattina and Yamasaki)Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS)-Like Protein in Pea (Pisum sativum L.)(Wong, Huang, Davis, Sukno and Tan)Post-Translational Modifications of Proteins by Nitric Oxide: a New Tool of Metabolome Regulation (Abat and Deswal)