This book is an overview of our current understanding of aluminium toxicity and tolerance in plants. It covers all relevant aspects from molecular and cellular biology, to genetic approaches, root biology and plant physiology. The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to alleviating aluminium toxicity is also discussed. Over 40% of total agricultural land resources are acidic in nature, with aluminium being the major toxicant. Plant roots are particularly susceptible to aluminium stress, but much of the complex mechanism underlying its toxicity and tolerance is unknown and aluminium stress perception in plants remains poorly understood. The diverse facets of aluminium stress adaptation covered in this book are relevant to plant biology students at all levels, as well researchers and it provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of plant adaptation to the changing environment.
Aluminum Signaling and Potential Links with Safener-Induced Detoxification in Plants.- Transcriptional Regulation of Al Tolerance in Plants.- Aluminum-Dependent Root Growth Inhibition as Mediated by DNA Damage Responses.- Signaling Pathways of Aluminum-induced Programmed Cell Death in Higher Plants.- Mechanisms of Hyper-resistance and Hyper-tolerance to Aluminum in Plants.- Significant Role of the Plasma Membrane Lipid Bilayers in Aluminum Tolerance of Plants.- Breeding for Al Tolerance by Unravelling Genetic Diversity in Bread Wheat.- Rice Arsenal Against Aluminum Toxicity.- The Molecular Physiology and Regulation of Aluminum Resistance in Higher Plants.- Physiological and Molecular Regulation of Aluminum Resistance in Woody Plant Species.- Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Acidic Soils and Their Contribution to Aluminum Phytotoxicity Alleviation.- Specificity of Ion Uptake and Homeostasis Maintenance During Acid and Aluminium Stresses.- Aluminium-Induced Inhibition of Root Growth - Roles of Cell Wall Assembly, Structure and Function.
