Environmentally Safe Strategies for Plant Protection Against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses presents environmentally friendly and safe methods for plant protection against not only biotic stresses caused by various pathogens and pests, but also against abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, UV radiations, flood, unfavorable temperature, and pH, etc. The book aims to present approaches for both abiotic and biotic stresses, providing a valuable, integrated view to inspire new research as well as to implement and develop new practices.
As global demand for organic food and feed products increases, it is necessary to focus on research areas related to discovery, application and demonstrating the modes of action of natural compounds obtained from various plants or mushrooms, as well as beneficial microbes and their metabolites involved in plant protection against biotic and abiotic stresses. These natural compounds, biocontrol agents and their volatile or non-volatile metabolites, which might have direct antagonism against phytopathogens and pests or indirect effect via induction of plant defense, could be formulated and used with high durability to control various environmental stresses in an eco-friendly manner.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 269 2. 2 Threats to agricultural sustainability - p. 270 3. 3 Biotechnological approaches to target environmental stress - p. 277 4. 4 Influence of biotechnological approaches for plant stress resilience - p. 282 5. 5 Concluding remarks and future perspectives - p. 295 6. Chapter 13. Plant extracts and essential oils for modern sustainable crop protection and their biomonitoring effects using free-living nematodes - p. 307 7. Chapter 14. Sustainable use of chlorides against biotic and abiotic stresses - p. 329 8. 1 Introduction - p. 330 9. 2 Chloride-based salts/compounds in sustainable agriculture - p. 330 10. 3 Chloride applications in specific cropping systems - p. 332 11. 4 Effectiveness of various chloride salts in plant protection - p. 332 12. 5 In vitro and in vivo effects of chlorides in plant protection - p. 360 13. 6 Factors influencing effective chloride concentrations - p. 362 14. 7 Chloride salts for abiotic stress management (beyond salinity) - p. 363 15. 8 Chloride salts for fungal disease management - p. 364 16. 9 Mechanisms of action of chlorides in fungal diseases and abiotic stress management - p. 365 17. 10 Chloride salts for bacterial disease management - p. 367 18. 11 Chloride-based disinfectants for virus and viroid control - p. 369 19. 12 Chloride salts for insect and pest control - p. 370 20. 13 Other applications of chlorides - p. 372 21. 14 Considerations for sustainable use: Optimizing benefits and minimizing risks - p. 372 22. 15 Key advantages of chloride-based strategies - p. 374 23. 16 Future directions and research needs - p. 374 24. 17 Concluding remarks and future perspectives - p. 375 25. Chapter 15. Edible and medicinal mushrooms as potential sources of beneficial and antimicrobial metabolites for application in sustainable agriculture - p. 385 26. Index - p. 413
Environmentally Safe Strategies for Plant Protection Against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses presents environmentally friendly and safe methods for plant protection against not only biotic stresses caused by various pathogens and pests, but also against abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, UV radiations, flood, unfavorable temperature, and pH, etc. The book aims to present approaches for both abiotic and biotic stresses, providing a valuable, integrated view to inspire new research as well as to implement and develop new practices.
As global demand for organic food and feed products increases, it is necessary to focus on research areas related to discovery, application and demonstrating the modes of action of natural compounds obtained from various plants or mushrooms, as well as beneficial microbes and their metabolites involved in plant protection against biotic and abiotic stresses. These natural compounds, biocontrol agents and their volatile or non-volatile metabolites, which might have direct antagonism against phytopathogens and pests or indirect effect via induction of plant defense, could be formulated and used with high durability to control various environmental stresses in an eco-friendly manner.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 269 2. 2 Threats to agricultural sustainability - p. 270 3. 3 Biotechnological approaches to target environmental stress - p. 277 4. 4 Influence of biotechnological approaches for plant stress resilience - p. 282 5. 5 Concluding remarks and future perspectives - p. 295 6. Chapter 13. Plant extracts and essential oils for modern sustainable crop protection and their biomonitoring effects using free-living nematodes - p. 307 7. Chapter 14. Sustainable use of chlorides against biotic and abiotic stresses - p. 329 8. 1 Introduction - p. 330 9. 2 Chloride-based salts/compounds in sustainable agriculture - p. 330 10. 3 Chloride applications in specific cropping systems - p. 332 11. 4 Effectiveness of various chloride salts in plant protection - p. 332 12. 5 In vitro and in vivo effects of chlorides in plant protection - p. 360 13. 6 Factors influencing effective chloride concentrations - p. 362 14. 7 Chloride salts for abiotic stress management (beyond salinity) - p. 363 15. 8 Chloride salts for fungal disease management - p. 364 16. 9 Mechanisms of action of chlorides in fungal diseases and abiotic stress management - p. 365 17. 10 Chloride salts for bacterial disease management - p. 367 18. 11 Chloride-based disinfectants for virus and viroid control - p. 369 19. 12 Chloride salts for insect and pest control - p. 370 20. 13 Other applications of chlorides - p. 372 21. 14 Considerations for sustainable use: Optimizing benefits and minimizing risks - p. 372 22. 15 Key advantages of chloride-based strategies - p. 374 23. 16 Future directions and research needs - p. 374 24. 17 Concluding remarks and future perspectives - p. 375 25. Chapter 15. Edible and medicinal mushrooms as potential sources of beneficial and antimicrobial metabolites for application in sustainable agriculture - p. 385 26. Index - p. 413
