Brassinosteroids: Relevance in Biological Activities of Plants and Agriculture

By : A. Nishant Bhanu

Page No: 1-15

Abstract
Crop production is challenged by increasing food demands of a burgeoning population, fatigued natural resource base and uncertainty of climate optima. It is indispensible to alleviate the Crop production by using plant breeding or by applying economic levels of certain compatible growth regulators. In the category of phytohormones, brassinosteroids (BRs) has emerged as a new paradigm that elicits diverse physiological response in amelioration under different biotic and abiotic stresses. Intensive study has been carried out in the last few years to understand the role of brassinosteroids in plant function. They participate in regulation of diverse vital physiological processes in plants, such as elongation, germination, photomorphogenesis, reproductive organ development and ameliorate various biotic and abiotic stresses. The objective of this article is to unveil the importance of brassinosteroids in the plant physiological activity and potential agricultural uses.

Author :
A. Nishant Bhanu  : Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2019.35.01.1