Aryadeep Roychoudhury, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He has over 20 years of research experience in the field of abiotic stress responses in plants with perspectives of physiology, molecular biology, and cell signaling under diverse stress conditions. Dr. Roychoudhury is currently handling several government-funded projects on abiotic stress responses in rice and supervising five PhD students as Principal Investigator. To date, he has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in books of international and national repute. He has edited many books from reputed publishers and has also guest edited several special journal issues. He is a regular reviewer of articles in high-impact international journals, a life member of several scientific associations and societies, and the recipient of the Young Scientist Award 2019, conferred by the International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, at the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. His name is included in the Stanford University’s List of World’s Top 2% Scientists. Dr. Roychoudhury received his BSc (Hons.) in Botany from Presidency College, Kolkata, and his MSc in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from the University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He did his PhD at the Bose Institute, Kolkata, under Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

• VOLUME 1: SECONDARY METABOLITES IN ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE Part 1: Pathways for Secondary Metabolite Production 1. Plant Secondary Metabolites and Environmental Stress: An Overview 2. Involvement of Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Shikimic Acid Pathway in Environmental Stress Response 3. Terpenoid Production through Mevalonate and Methylerythritol Phosphate Pathway and Regulation of Environmental Stress Tolerance Part 2: Individual Secondary Metabolites in Tolerance 4. Role of Diverse Classes of Terpenoids in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 5. Terpenoids in Plant Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 6. Role of Anthocyanin in Plants to Survive against Environmental Stresses 7. Role of Carotenoids in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 8. Involvement of Chalcones and Coumarins in Environmental Stress Tolerance 9. Role of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in the Mitigation of Environmental Stress in Plants Part 3: Application and Analysis of Secondary Metabolites 10. Seedling and Seed Priming in Regulating Secondary Metabolite Level for Stress Tolerance 11. Seed Priming and Seedling Pre-Treatment in Regulating Secondary Metabolism for Stress Tolerance 12. Tools and Approaches for Assessing Stress-Responsive Secondary Metabolites to Design Climate-Smart Crops VOLUME 2: TRACE ELEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE Part 1: Trace Elements in Sustaining Plant Growth 1. Trace Elements in Mitigating Environmental Stress: An Overview 2. Trace Elements and Their Role in Abiotic Stresses 3. Exogenous Application of Trace Elements and Their Uptake by Plants to Mediate Abiotic Stress Tolerance Part 2: Individual Trace Elements in Tolerance 4. Role of Iron and Manganese in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stress 5. Role of Zinc in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 6. Role of Silicon in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 7. Role of Selenium in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 8. Role of Nickel as a Potent Environmental Stress Reliever in Plants 9. Role of Cobalt in Plant Growth and Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 10. Role of Molybdenum in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 11. Role of Copper in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 12. Role of Sulfur in Plant Tolerance to Environmental Stresses 13. Role of Chloride and Organic Acid Anions in Environmental Stress Tolerance 14. Role of Sulfur in Protection against Major Environmental Stress in Plants Part 3: Nanoparticles in Stress Tolerance 15. Application of Nanomaterial-Based Technology in Stress Management of Plants 16. Role of Nanoparticles in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 17. Nanotechnology and Use of Nanoparticles in Developing Environmental Stress Tolerant Plants VOLUME 3: SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES IN ENHANCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE Part 1: Microorganism Application and Stress Tolerance 1. Soil Microorganisms and Nematodes for Bioremediation and Amelioration of Polluted Soils 2. Rhizospheric Microbial Inoculation in Developing Stress Tolerance 3. Role of Endophytes, Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Stress Tolerance Part 2: Priming and Genetic Engineering 4. Role of Hydropriming and Magneto Priming in Developing Stress Tolerance 5. Magneto Priming: A Novel Technique towards Improved Seed Germinability and Stress Responses: From Basics to Contemporary Advancements 6. Plant Breeding Approaches in Developing Stress Tolerance 7. Towards Engineering Smart Transcription Factors for Enhanced Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 8. Genetics and Microarray in Environmental Stress Response 9. Small RNAs: The Big Players in Developing Salt-Resistant Plants Part 3: Epigenetics and Omics Approaches 10. Genome-Wide Association Studies and Next-Generation Sequencing in Plant Response to Environmental Stress 11. CRISPR/Cas and Its Potential as an Effective Tool in Understanding Environmental Stress Response 12. Epigenetics: The Molecular Tool in Understanding Abiotic Stress Response in Plants 13. Advances in Proteomics Research in Environmental Stress Response in Plants 14. Advances in Metabolomics Research in Environmental Stress Response in Plants

Aryadeep Roychoudhury, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He has over 20 years of research experience in the field of abiotic stress responses in plants with perspectives of physiology, molecular biology, and cell signaling under diverse stress conditions. Dr. Roychoudhury is currently handling several government-funded projects on abiotic stress responses in rice and supervising five PhD students as Principal Investigator. To date, he has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in books of international and national repute. He has edited many books from reputed publishers and has also guest edited several special journal issues. He is a regular reviewer of articles in high-impact international journals, a life member of several scientific associations and societies, and the recipient of the Young Scientist Award 2019, conferred by the International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, at the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. His name is included in the Stanford University’s List of World’s Top 2% Scientists. Dr. Roychoudhury received his BSc (Hons.) in Botany from Presidency College, Kolkata, and his MSc in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from the University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He did his PhD at the Bose Institute, Kolkata, under Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

• VOLUME 1: SECONDARY METABOLITES IN ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE Part 1: Pathways for Secondary Metabolite Production 1. Plant Secondary Metabolites and Environmental Stress: An Overview 2. Involvement of Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Shikimic Acid Pathway in Environmental Stress Response 3. Terpenoid Production through Mevalonate and Methylerythritol Phosphate Pathway and Regulation of Environmental Stress Tolerance Part 2: Individual Secondary Metabolites in Tolerance 4. Role of Diverse Classes of Terpenoids in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 5. Terpenoids in Plant Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 6. Role of Anthocyanin in Plants to Survive against Environmental Stresses 7. Role of Carotenoids in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 8. Involvement of Chalcones and Coumarins in Environmental Stress Tolerance 9. Role of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in the Mitigation of Environmental Stress in Plants Part 3: Application and Analysis of Secondary Metabolites 10. Seedling and Seed Priming in Regulating Secondary Metabolite Level for Stress Tolerance 11. Seed Priming and Seedling Pre-Treatment in Regulating Secondary Metabolism for Stress Tolerance 12. Tools and Approaches for Assessing Stress-Responsive Secondary Metabolites to Design Climate-Smart Crops VOLUME 2: TRACE ELEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE Part 1: Trace Elements in Sustaining Plant Growth 1. Trace Elements in Mitigating Environmental Stress: An Overview 2. Trace Elements and Their Role in Abiotic Stresses 3. Exogenous Application of Trace Elements and Their Uptake by Plants to Mediate Abiotic Stress Tolerance Part 2: Individual Trace Elements in Tolerance 4. Role of Iron and Manganese in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stress 5. Role of Zinc in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 6. Role of Silicon in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 7. Role of Selenium in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 8. Role of Nickel as a Potent Environmental Stress Reliever in Plants 9. Role of Cobalt in Plant Growth and Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 10. Role of Molybdenum in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 11. Role of Copper in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 12. Role of Sulfur in Plant Tolerance to Environmental Stresses 13. Role of Chloride and Organic Acid Anions in Environmental Stress Tolerance 14. Role of Sulfur in Protection against Major Environmental Stress in Plants Part 3: Nanoparticles in Stress Tolerance 15. Application of Nanomaterial-Based Technology in Stress Management of Plants 16. Role of Nanoparticles in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 17. Nanotechnology and Use of Nanoparticles in Developing Environmental Stress Tolerant Plants VOLUME 3: SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES IN ENHANCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE Part 1: Microorganism Application and Stress Tolerance 1. Soil Microorganisms and Nematodes for Bioremediation and Amelioration of Polluted Soils 2. Rhizospheric Microbial Inoculation in Developing Stress Tolerance 3. Role of Endophytes, Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Stress Tolerance Part 2: Priming and Genetic Engineering 4. Role of Hydropriming and Magneto Priming in Developing Stress Tolerance 5. Magneto Priming: A Novel Technique towards Improved Seed Germinability and Stress Responses: From Basics to Contemporary Advancements 6. Plant Breeding Approaches in Developing Stress Tolerance 7. Towards Engineering Smart Transcription Factors for Enhanced Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 8. Genetics and Microarray in Environmental Stress Response 9. Small RNAs: The Big Players in Developing Salt-Resistant Plants Part 3: Epigenetics and Omics Approaches 10. Genome-Wide Association Studies and Next-Generation Sequencing in Plant Response to Environmental Stress 11. CRISPR/Cas and Its Potential as an Effective Tool in Understanding Environmental Stress Response 12. Epigenetics: The Molecular Tool in Understanding Abiotic Stress Response in Plants 13. Advances in Proteomics Research in Environmental Stress Response in Plants 14. Advances in Metabolomics Research in Environmental Stress Response in Plants

Aryadeep Roychoudhury, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He has over 20 years of research experience in the field of abiotic stress responses in plants with perspectives of physiology, molecular biology, and cell signaling under diverse stress conditions. Dr. Roychoudhury is currently handling several government-funded projects on abiotic stress responses in rice and supervising five PhD students as Principal Investigator. To date, he has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in books of international and national repute. He has edited many books from reputed publishers and has also guest edited several special journal issues. He is a regular reviewer of articles in high-impact international journals, a life member of several scientific associations and societies, and the recipient of the Young Scientist Award 2019, conferred by the International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, at the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. His name is included in the Stanford University’s List of World’s Top 2% Scientists. Dr. Roychoudhury received his BSc (Hons.) in Botany from Presidency College, Kolkata, and his MSc in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from the University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He did his PhD at the Bose Institute, Kolkata, under Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

• VOLUME 1: SECONDARY METABOLITES IN ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE Part 1: Pathways for Secondary Metabolite Production 1. Plant Secondary Metabolites and Environmental Stress: An Overview 2. Involvement of Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Shikimic Acid Pathway in Environmental Stress Response 3. Terpenoid Production through Mevalonate and Methylerythritol Phosphate Pathway and Regulation of Environmental Stress Tolerance Part 2: Individual Secondary Metabolites in Tolerance 4. Role of Diverse Classes of Terpenoids in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 5. Terpenoids in Plant Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 6. Role of Anthocyanin in Plants to Survive against Environmental Stresses 7. Role of Carotenoids in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 8. Involvement of Chalcones and Coumarins in Environmental Stress Tolerance 9. Role of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in the Mitigation of Environmental Stress in Plants Part 3: Application and Analysis of Secondary Metabolites 10. Seedling and Seed Priming in Regulating Secondary Metabolite Level for Stress Tolerance 11. Seed Priming and Seedling Pre-Treatment in Regulating Secondary Metabolism for Stress Tolerance 12. Tools and Approaches for Assessing Stress-Responsive Secondary Metabolites to Design Climate-Smart Crops VOLUME 2: TRACE ELEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE Part 1: Trace Elements in Sustaining Plant Growth 1. Trace Elements in Mitigating Environmental Stress: An Overview 2. Trace Elements and Their Role in Abiotic Stresses 3. Exogenous Application of Trace Elements and Their Uptake by Plants to Mediate Abiotic Stress Tolerance Part 2: Individual Trace Elements in Tolerance 4. Role of Iron and Manganese in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stress 5. Role of Zinc in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 6. Role of Silicon in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 7. Role of Selenium in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 8. Role of Nickel as a Potent Environmental Stress Reliever in Plants 9. Role of Cobalt in Plant Growth and Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 10. Role of Molybdenum in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 11. Role of Copper in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 12. Role of Sulfur in Plant Tolerance to Environmental Stresses 13. Role of Chloride and Organic Acid Anions in Environmental Stress Tolerance 14. Role of Sulfur in Protection against Major Environmental Stress in Plants Part 3: Nanoparticles in Stress Tolerance 15. Application of Nanomaterial-Based Technology in Stress Management of Plants 16. Role of Nanoparticles in Tolerance against Different Environmental Stresses 17. Nanotechnology and Use of Nanoparticles in Developing Environmental Stress Tolerant Plants VOLUME 3: SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES IN ENHANCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE Part 1: Microorganism Application and Stress Tolerance 1. Soil Microorganisms and Nematodes for Bioremediation and Amelioration of Polluted Soils 2. Rhizospheric Microbial Inoculation in Developing Stress Tolerance 3. Role of Endophytes, Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Stress Tolerance Part 2: Priming and Genetic Engineering 4. Role of Hydropriming and Magneto Priming in Developing Stress Tolerance 5. Magneto Priming: A Novel Technique towards Improved Seed Germinability and Stress Responses: From Basics to Contemporary Advancements 6. Plant Breeding Approaches in Developing Stress Tolerance 7. Towards Engineering Smart Transcription Factors for Enhanced Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 8. Genetics and Microarray in Environmental Stress Response 9. Small RNAs: The Big Players in Developing Salt-Resistant Plants Part 3: Epigenetics and Omics Approaches 10. Genome-Wide Association Studies and Next-Generation Sequencing in Plant Response to Environmental Stress 11. CRISPR/Cas and Its Potential as an Effective Tool in Understanding Environmental Stress Response 12. Epigenetics: The Molecular Tool in Understanding Abiotic Stress Response in Plants 13. Advances in Proteomics Research in Environmental Stress Response in Plants 14. Advances in Metabolomics Research in Environmental Stress Response in Plants