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PGPR-Mediated Regulation of Antioxidants: Prospects for Abiotic Stress Management in Plants

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Antioxidants in Plant-Microbe Interaction

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Production and accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within subcellular components are some of the important responses of plants under abiotic stress condition. ROS accumulation in cells is usually exacerbated, causing oxidative damage to cellular components and rise in electrolyte leakage that ultimately leads to cellular membrane damage and cell death. Hence, it is necessary for the cell to maintain balance between production and elimination of ROS, which is done by the production of antioxidant enzymes and by activating ROS-scavenging mechanisms. PGPRs have been found to enhance the growth of crops under extreme environments by preventing or reducing oxidative damage to plants through the activation of antioxidant defense system. Many reported that under abiotic stress, microorganisms regulate enzymatic antioxidants such as catalase, superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, and glutathione reductase as well as nonenzymatic antioxidants such as ascorbate, glutathione, ɑ-tocopherol, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds that protect the plants from oxidative damages. This chapter intends to elucidate the recent advances in understanding the effect of microorganisms on antioxidant defense systems and their action on plants under various abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, temperature, and heavy metal stress.

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Nivetha, N. et al. (2021). PGPR-Mediated Regulation of Antioxidants: Prospects for Abiotic Stress Management in Plants. In: Singh, H.B., Vaishnav, A., Sayyed, R. (eds) Antioxidants in Plant-Microbe Interaction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1350-0_23

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