Plant secondary metabolites : Dynamical regulation in response to environmental factors

ISBN-13: 9783330039889 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 52 str.

Tiago Olivoto; Maicon Nardino; Velci Queiróz de Souza

Opis

Under natural conditions, the plants are, usually, surrounded by a series of potential enemies. They had created strategies of defense against pathogens and herbivores' attacks, allowing its perpetuation throughout evolution. These defense mechanisms are closely associated with the synthesis of secondary metabolites, which are also worldwide used in several areas of industry. This book address in a systematic manner how plants synthesize these substances in response to biotic or abiotic stimuli. Through this book we revealed that synthesis of plant secondary metabolites is dependent on changes in several metabolic pathways, being often directly associated with the primary metabolism. Nowadays, genomic tools have been useful alternatives that are leading to a new revolution of plant breeding, allowing the overexpression or inhibition of these substances. Some limitations and challenges to be achieved upon the dynamics of secondary metabolite synthesis in plants are presented.

O autorze

Tiago Olivoto - Master of Science in Agronomy: Agriculture and Environment exerting research related to plant response to environmental factors, genotype-vs-environment interaction, plant genetic breeding and experimental statistic, with emphasis on the development of methods to improve the accuracy of biometric models.