Plant Perspectives to Global Climate Changes

Tariq Aftab received his PhD from the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India, where he is currently a Senior Assistant Professor. He is the recipient of a prestigious Leibniz DAAD fellowship from Germany, a Raman Fellowship from the Government of India, and Young Scientist Awards from both the State Government of Uttar Pradesh and the Government of India. He has also served as a Visiting Scientist at IPK Gatersleben, Germany, and in the Department of Plant Biology at Michigan State University, United States. Dr. Aftab has edited numerous books for major international publishers, including Elsevier, Springer Nature, and CRC Press. He has co-authored several book chapters and published extensively in peer-reviewed, international journals. His research interests include physiological, proteomic, and molecular studies on medicinal and crop plants. Aryadeep Roychoudhury is currently serving as Professor in the Discipline of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. Prior to joining IGNOU, he worked as Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Biotechnology at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata. Prof. Roychoudhury completed his BSc (Honours) in Botany from Presidency College, Kolkata, and his MSc in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from the University of Calcutta. He obtained his PhD in Life Sciences from Bose Institute, Kolkata, under Jadavpur University, specializing in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. With over 25 years of research experience, his current work focuses on the physiological and molecular responses of plants under diverse abiotic stresses, including fluoride toxicity, heavy metals, salinity, and drought, with particular emphasis on cell signaling pathways, signaling molecules, and elicitors. In recognition of his scientific contributions, Prof. Roychoudhury received the Young Scientist Award (2019) from the International Foundation for Environment and Ecology at the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. He was also awarded the Distinguished Scientist Award (2024) by the Institute of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sciences, India. His name has been included in the Stanford–Elsevier’s World’s Top 2% Scientists list.

• 1. Climate change impact on plants: Plant responses and adaptations2. Towards understanding abiotic stress physiological studies in plants: Conjunction of genomic and proteomic approaches3. Co-overexpression of genes in plants for abiotic stress tolerance4. Molecular investigation of plant-environment interaction at functional level5. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular adaptation mechanisms of photosynthesis and respiration under challenging environments6. Harnessing the potential of modern omics approaches to study plant biotic and abiotic stresses7. Soil-plant interactions for agricultural sustainability under challenging climate change8. Biological nitrification inhibition for sustainable crop production9. Application of nanoparticles in developing resilience against abiotic stress in rice plant (Oryza sativa L.)10. Physiological mechanisms and adaptation strategies of plants under nutrient deficiency and toxicity conditions11. Genomics-based approaches to improve abiotic stress tolerance in plants: Present status and future prospects12. Transcription factors involved in plant responses to heavy metal stress adaptation 13. The role of soil microorganisms in plant adaptation to abiotic stresses: Current scenario and future perspectives14. Ecological aspects of the soil-water-plant-atmosphere system15. Role of miRNAi technology and miRNAs in abiotic and biotic stress resilience16. CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing technology for abiotic stress tolerance in crop plant 17. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: Antioxidant defense studies in plants18. Role of plant hormones in combating biotic stress in plants19. CRISPR-mediated genome editing for developing climate-resilient monocot and dicot crops20. Mechanism of temperature stress acclimation and the role of transporters in plants21. Role of β-aminobutyric acid in generating stress-tolerant and climate-resilient plants 22. Wild relatives of plants as sources for the development of abiotic stress tolerance in plants23. Role of magnetopriming in alleviation of abiotic stress in plants