Index

1

A

1,2-dichloroethane, 14

1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate, 19, 44,

58, 66

1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase, 423

2

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 24

2-[4-carboxyphenyl]-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl­

imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide, 104

2D-PAGE, 402, 414

3

3-methoxytyramine, 438

5

5-azacytidine, 268, 370

5-methylcytosine (5mC), 361, 363

specific antibody, 378

7

7-methylguanosine cap, 353

α

α-amylase, 107, 112, 142, 147, 148, 151,

152

activity, 112

α-ketobutyrate, 73

α-ketoglutaric acid, 437

α-tocopherol, 104, 107, 155, 441

β

β-cyanoalanine synthase, 416

γ

γ-amino butyrate shunt, 415

γ-aminobutyric acid, 437

Abiotic

environmental

factors, 250

stressors, 351

stress, 41, 42, 48, 50, 51, 58, 60, 62, 64,

66, 67, 72–74, 77, 80–84, 99, 100, 103,

105, 107, 108, 114, 116, 134, 138, 147,

158, 167–169, 172, 173, 176–181,

187–195, 201–205, 209, 210, 239, 246,

250–252, 254, 266, 267, 279, 283, 284,

306, 307, 316, 318, 321, 330, 333, 334,

349–351, 353–355, 357, 365, 368,

372–375, 380–386, 401–404, 413–416,

420–425, 431–435, 442, 443

mechanism, 401, 432

tolerance, 67, 74, 81, 83, 103, 108,

172, 177, 179, 188, 190–192, 194,

202, 204, 205, 209, 267, 279, 401,

403, 432

traits, 190

variables, 42

stressors, 42, 61, 66, 284, 368, 375, 380,

382, 384, 385, 415

tensities, 42, 43

environments, 43

Abscisic acid (ABA), 18, 44, 45, 63, 66, 68,

72, 73, 82, 115, 153, 154, 169, 171, 177,

194, 202, 244, 308, 357, 413

dependent stomata closure, 63

independent pathways, 202

Abscission, 113

Acaulospora longula, 80

1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC),

22, 23, 43, 44, 47–49, 58, 60, 66, 68, 69,

72–75, 77, 180

deaminase, 22, 23, 44, 43, 47, 48, 60, 68,

69, 72–75, 77, 180

Acclimatization process, 59

Acetic acid, 21, 44, 440

Acetyl, 353, 373