List of Contributors vii 1 Generation Mechanisms of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Plant Cell: An Overview 1Santwana Tiwari, Sanjesh Tiwari, Madhulika Singh, Anita Singh, and Sheo Mohan Prasad 2 Abiotic Stress, Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species, and Their Consequences: An Overview 23Aditya Banerjee and Aryadeep Roychoudhury 3 Balancing Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants’ Response to Metalloid Exposure 51Dibyendu Talukdar 4 Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Magnetoprimed Induced Acceleration of Germination and Early Growth Characteristics of Seeds 75Sunita Kataria 5 Reactive Oxygen Species: Generation, Damage, and Quenching in Plants During Stress 89Krishna Kumar Choudhary, Nivedita Chaudhary, S.B. Agrawal, and Madhoolika Agrawal 6 Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species on Crop Productivity: an Overview 117Marisha Sharma, Sunil K. Gupta, Farah Deeba, and Vivek Pandey 7 Reactive Oxygen Species and Photosynthetic Functioning: Past and Present 137Cristina Sgherri, Calogero Pinzino, and Mike Frank Quartacci 8 Reactive Oxygen Species and Response of the Calvin–Benson Cycle: An Overview 157Shivam Yadav and Neelam Atri 9 Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Photophosphorylation and Damage to D1 Protein: Past and Present 165Sunil K. Gupta, Marisha Sharma, Farah Deeba, and Vivek Pandey 10 Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidants: A Continuous Scuffle within the Cell 187Supriya Tiwari 11 Quenching of Reactive Oxygen Species Inside the Cell: Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Mechanisms 205Shivam Yadav and Neelam Atri 12 Adjustment of Plant Metabolism Against Reactive Oxygen Species: Past and Present 217Gajendra S. Jeena, Ujjal J. Phukan, and Rakesh K. Shukla 13 The Regulation of Plant Development: Cross]talk of Reactive Oxygen Species and Plant Hormones 243Sonal Mishra, Vikas Srivastava, Shakti Mehrotra, and Syed Naved Quadri 14 Cross]talk of Reactive Oxygen Species and Nitric Oxide in Various Processes of Plant Development: Past and Present 261Zsuzsanna Kolbert and Gábor Feigl 15 Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling and Seed Germination: An Overview 291Prabhakaran Soundararajan, Abinaya Manivannan, and Byoung Ryong Jeong 16 Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling and Root Hair Development 307De]Jian Zhang, Yu]Jie Yang, Chun]Yan Liu, and Qiang]Sheng Wu 17 Role of Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling in Cell Proliferation and Differentiation: An Overview 319Abinaya Manivannan, Prabhakaran Soundararajan, and Byoung Ryong Jeong Index 331

New discoveries about the effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on plants have turned ROS from being considered a bane into a boon, because their roles have been discovered in many plant developmental processes as signaling molecules. This comprehensive book teaches about the role of ROS metabolism in plants and how they affect various developmental processes. It also discusses in detail the advancements made in understanding the ROS signaling. Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants: Boon Or Bane - Revisiting the Role of ROS begins by presenting the basic introduction to ROS and deciphers the detailed knowledge in ROS research. It then examines the broad range of ROS signaling mechanisms as well as how they may be beneficial for plants and human beings. This book also describes both the bane and boon aspects of ROS with their impact on plants, and how the recent revelations have compelled us to rethink ROS turning from stressors to plant regulators. Compiles, for the first time, the wholesome knowledge in ROS research and their cellular signalingIncludes new discoveries and in-depth discussions about the advancements made in the fieldDiscusses reactive oxygen species which are involved in a broad range of biological processes Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants: Boon Or Bane - Revisiting the Role of ROS will help scientists to utilize the functions of ROS signaling for plants and also enable readers to gain a deeper knowledge of ROS research and signaling. It is highly recommended for researchers, scientists, and academicians in plant science as well as for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students.