Plant Life under Changing Environment: Responses and Management

Plant Life under Changing Environment: Responses and Management presents the latest insights, reflecting the significant progress that has been made in understanding plant responses to various changing environmental impacts, as well as strategies for alleviating their adverse effects, including abiotic stresses. Growing from a focus on plants and their ability to respond, adapt, and survive, Plant Life under Changing Environment: Responses and Management addresses options for mitigating those responses to ensure maximum health and growth. Researchers and advanced students in environmental sciences, plant ecophysiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, nano-pollution climate change, and soil pollution will find this an important foundational resource.

• Covers both responses and adaptation of plants to altered environmental states
• Illustrates the current impact of climate change on plant productivity, along with mitigation strategies
• Includes transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic and ionomic approaches

Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi is currently an Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. He is the recipient of ‘Dr DS Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship’ of the UGC, New Delhi. Dr. Tripathi has received his D.Phil. in Science from University of Allahabad, India. During this period, Dr. Tripathi worked extensively on phytolith analysis, crop stress physiology, agro-nanotechnology and molecular biology. He has expertise on laser spectroscopy. His research interests encompass stress tolerance mechanisms in plants. Presently, he is working with nano-materials and their interactions with plants to find out their detoxification mechanisms, he is also working on Silicon, Nitric oxide and hormonal crosstalk against abiotic stress in plants.

Dr. Singh obtained his PhD from the University of Allahabad on topic “Oxidative stress and antioxidant system in some cyanobacteria simultaneously exposed to UV-B and heavy metal.” He has authored 102 publications, as well as editorials in reputed journals. His area of research interest is the role of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulphide signalling in the regulation of abiotic stress in plants. Dr. Singh is also working as an editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals.

Vijay Pratap Singh is an Assistant Professor, Department of Botany C.M.P. Post Graduate College, University of Allahabad, India. Dr. Singh has obtained his D.Phil. degree from University of Allahabad. He has authored 95 publications including book chapters and editorials in reputed journals. He has edited several books with Elsevier, Wiley, CRC Press, Nova Publisher, Studium Press, etc. His area of research interest is regulation of abiotic stress in plants with special emphasis on nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, reactive oxygen species and phytohormonal signaling. Dr. Singh is also working as an editor and reviewer of reputed international journals.

Devendra Kumar Chauhan is a Professor and Head of Department of Botany at the University of Allahabad, India. He has 35 years’ worth of teaching experience, has edited 5 books and contributed 15 book chapters. He has 76 publications in total and is on the editorial board for 5 different journals, including the American Journal of Current Biology and Ethnobotany: International Journal of the Society of Ethnobotanists. His research interests include palaeobotany, evolutionary biology, phytoremediation, plant stress physiology and agro-nanotechnology.

Dr. Shivesh Sharma completed his master’s degree and PhD in the field of microbiology. His research interests include environmental microbiology/biotechnology, plant-microbe interaction, and bio formulations. He has been involved in number of research projects, funded both externally (DBT, UGC, DST, MHRD) and internally in the fields of his research interests. He has more than 110 publications in different research journals and various book chapters to his credit.

Professor Prasad obtained his academic degrees from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India. He has authored 150 scientific publications. His main areas of research are the physiology and biochemistry of plants, and cyanobacteria under abiotic stresses (e.g., UV-B, heavy metals, pesticides, temperature, salinity, high light), with special reference to abiotic stress management. Professor Prasad is also working as an editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals.


Sheo Mohan Prasad is as a Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, having obtained his academic degrees from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Professor Prasad has authored 160 scientific publications. His main area of research is physiology and biochemistry of plants as well as cyanobacteria under abiotic stresses i.e. UV-B, heavy metals, pesticides, temperature, salinity, high light, etc with special reference to abiotic stress management. Professor Prasad is also working as editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals. He has edited several volumes of books with CRC Press, Wiley, Nova Publisher, Studiem Press, etc.