Advances in Plant Defense Mechanisms
Josphert Ngui Kimatu
Abstract
Increasing human migrations, technological advances, agricultural activities, and climate change are forcing plants to adapt to new environments. This book highlights current morphological, anatomical, physiological, molecular, and genomic advances in plant defense mechanisms. These advances, including epigenetic mechanisms, have been linked to observed phenotypic plant plasticity. The book also outlines next-generation food systems, considering the resilience and sustainability of plant genomes and epigenomes.
Topics & Concepts
Resilience (materials science)BiologyEpigeneticsEpigenomeForcing (mathematics)Phenotypic plasticitySustainabilityPsychological resilienceEvolutionary biologyComputational biologyEcologyGeneticsPsychologyGeneDNA methylationGeologyThermodynamicsClimatologyPsychotherapistPhysicsGene expressionPlant tissue culture and regeneration