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Crops’ response to the emergent air pollutants
Main conclusionConsequences of air pollutants on physiology, biology, yield and quality in the crops are evident. Crop and soil management can play...
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Magnetic Circular Dichroism in Archean Stratospheric Oxygen: Enantiomeric Excess of Amino Acids Produced in Volcanic Plumes
While there is consensus that Archean atmosphere was anoxic with O 2 pressure, p (O 2 ) <10 -6 PAL (present atmospheric level) at sea-level, evidence...
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A vision for incorporating human mobility in the study of human–wildlife interactions
As human activities increasingly shape land- and seascapes, understanding human–wildlife interactions is imperative for preserving biodiversity....
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Effects of urban, peri-urban and rural land covers on plant functional traits around Bogotá, Colombia
The Global South has suffered an accelerated population and urban growth. This has created multiple impacts at the regional level such as erosion,...
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Spatiotemporal variations of ozone exposure and its risks to vegetation and human health in Cyprus: an analysis across a gradient of altitudes
Ground-level ozone (O 3 ) affects vegetation and threatens environmental health when levels exceed critical values, above which adverse effects are...
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Climate Change: Extremes, Disasters and Call for Resilient Development
World has observed significant rise in global temperature which is clearly evident from the increased atmospheric temperature, oceanic temperature,...
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Improving Wheat Production and Breeding Strategies Using Crop Models
Crop simulation models are robust tools that enable users to better understand crop growth and development in various agronomic systems for improved...
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Transgenic strategies to improve the thermotolerance of photosynthesis
Warming driven by the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is irreversible over at least the next century, unless practical...
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Alboran Sea Area Climate and Weather
This chapter contains two parts. The first one offers a general vision of the Alboran area climate. The second part addresses the issue of large...
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Effect of Calcium Acetate and Calcium Chloride on Grain Morphology and Antioxidant Regulation in rice Under Ozone Stress
In this study, 5 mM calcium acetate and calcium chloride were individually sprayed twice on rice leaves to study their function in antioxidant...
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CO2 mesophyll conductance regulated by light: a review
Main ConclusionLight quality and intensity regulate plant mesophyll conductance, which has played an essential role in photosynthesis by controlling...
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Urban Sustainability and Resilience Building: Blue-Green Infrastructure for Air Pollution Abatement and Realizing Multiple Co-benefits
Sustainable Development Goal 11 (sustainable cities and communities) is important to be localized and achieved due to increasing urbanization across...
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A nitrite-oxidising bacterium constitutively consumes atmospheric hydrogen
Chemolithoautotrophic nitrite-oxidising bacteria (NOB) of the genus Nitrospira contribute to nitrification in diverse natural environments and...
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A screening analysis of foliar terpene emissions of 36 rainforest tree species in French Guiana and their relationships with seasonality
Key messageInventory and seasonal variation of terpene emissions from tropical trees in French Guiana: implications for environmental and ecological...
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Nutritional Stress Management in Vegetable Crops Under Changing Climate Scenario
Climate change impacts the yield reduction, decreased quality and sometimes entire crop failure and thus render reduced interest of farmers....
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Climate Changes in Coastal Areas of Patagonia: Observed Trends and Future Projections
The aim of this chapter is to describe climate characteristics since the Anthropocene inception and to assess expected climate changes in Patagonia,...
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Volatile Signaling Molecules in Plants and Their Interplay with the Redox Balance Under Challenging Environments: New Insights
Volatile molecules such as ethylene, nitric oxide (NO), and isoprene have important functions in plant growth and development. Under stress...
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Hydrogen Peroxide and Its Role in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
Plants are continuously subjected to numerous abiotic stresses such as heavy metal, salinity, drought, high temperature, cold and ozone etc. which...
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One Health Implications of Agrochemicals and Their Eco-Benign Substitutes
Natural products as a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetically derived agrochemicals are coming to the fore especially since the masses...
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Carbon Isotope Effects in Relation to CO2 Assimilation by Tree Canopies
The carbon atoms deposited in tree rings originate from the CO2 in the atmosphere to which the tree’s canopy is exposed. Thus, the first control on...