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Plant Response to UV-B: From Tolerance to Toxicity

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In higher plants, UV-B is known to have two very diverse effects: one in response to the evoked damage and the other in response to the perception of UV-B by postulated receptor, leading to UV-B-induced photomorphogenesis and thus acclimation. The UV-B-specific pathway involves the UVR8-COP1-HY5 pathway. The response depends on wavelength, fluence rate, and duration of the UV-B radiation as well as the extent of adaptation. On the other hand, the damage response pathway includes activation of more general stress responses.

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Authors are thankful to Head, Department of Botany; CSIR and UGC. The authors are also thankful to Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, for providing financial assistance to Suruchi Singh as a young scientist.

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Singh, S., Agrawal, S.B., Agrawal, M. (2015). Plant Response to UV-B: From Tolerance to Toxicity. In: Tripathi, B., Müller, M. (eds) Stress Responses in Plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13368-3_8

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