Nuclear Functions in Plant Transcription, Signaling and Development
This book compiles a series of landmark discussions on the recent advances in plant nuclear biology research, and offers new perspectives into the functional relevance of the arrangement of genomes and nuclear processes that impact plant physiology and de
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Olga Pontes • Hailing Jin Editors
Nuclear Functions in Plant Transcription, Signaling and Development
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Editors Olga Pontes Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology (PSC) Shanghai China
Hailing Jin Plant Pathology and Microbiology University of California Riverside California USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-2385-4 ISBN 978-1-4939-2386-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2386-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015933016 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface for Nuclear Functions (eds. Pontes and Jin)
Plants provide us with food and are the source of several other by-products such as compounds used in pharmaceutics or biofuels. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that plants are crucial in solving major challenges now facing humanity, namely, food productivity/security, increasing energy demands, and environmental changes. There has been a dramatic increase for plant-derived food and feed products as the world population grows exponentially. Plants are also playing a role in filling our ever-increasing energy needs and these bio-energy crops are expected to provide a sustainable, CO2-neutral emission solution in the near future. Yet such crops will need to be compatible with food and feed agriculture production and must preserve Earth’s ecosystems. So the question is: how can we face all of these challenges? To meet our planet’s needs, we need to improve and further develop sustainable methods for plant production by incorporating both biotechnology and sustainable agricultural practices. In this context, we must first establish a baseline understanding of different molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying plant development and response to stress, so we can then apply it to practical advances in plant production across the globe. Surprisingly, the biological
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