Sulfur Assimilation and Abiotic Stress in Plants

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Responses to Sulfur Limitation in Maize....Pages 1-19
Feasibility of Elemental S Fertilizers for Optimum Seed Yield and Quality of Canola in the Parkland Region of the Canadian Great Plains....Pages 21-41
Impact of Sulfur on N 2 Fixation of Legumes....Pages 43-54
Sulfur Nutrition and Assimilation in Crop Plants....Pages 55-95
Regulatory Protein-Protein Interactions in Primary Metabolism: The Case of the Cysteine Synthase Complex....Pages 97-109
Glutathione Reductase: A Putative Redox Regulatory System in Plant Cells....Pages 111-147
Sulfotransferases and Their Role in Glucosinolate Biosynthesis....Pages 149-166
Response of Photosynthetic Organelles to Abiotic Stress: Modulation by Sulfur Metabolism....Pages 167-191
Modified Levels of Cysteine Affect Glutathione Metabolism in Plant Cells....Pages 193-206
Role of Glutathione in Abiotic Stress Tolerance....Pages 207-225
Recent Advances in Understanding of Plant Responses to Excess Metals: Exposure, Accumulation, and Tolerance....Pages 227-251
Role of Sulfate and S-Rich Compounds in Heavy Metal Tolerance and Accumulation....Pages 253-269
Sulfur Assimilation and Cadmium Tolerance in Plants....Pages 271-302
Glutathione Metabolism in Bryophytes under Abiotic Stress....Pages 303-316
Allocation of Sulfur to Sulfonium Compounds in Microalgae....Pages 317-333
Accumulation and Transformation of Sulfonated Aromatic Compounds by Higher Plants –Toward the Phytotreatment of Wastewater from Dye and Textile Industries....Pages 335-353
Effects of Fertilization with Sulfur on Quality of Winter Wheat: A Case Study of Nitrogen Deprivation....Pages 355-365
Back Matter....Pages 367-372