2nd Network Meeting (1st announcement)

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You are kindly invited to participate in UV4Plants 2nd Network Meeting that will be organised in Bled, Slovenia from 15th – 18th of April 2018. The meeting will be preceded by a related Training School for early-stage researchers from 13-15th of April.

The meeting will involve a full programme involving three days of scientific presentations and discussions, and we are in the process of arranging expert speakers to lead each of the conference themes, stated in the file linked below. There will be ample opportunities for networking including a conference dinner and field excursion.

Please see for details and circulate the 1st Announcement (PDF).

Book: UV-B Radiation and Plant Life

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Book front coverThe new book “UV-B Radiation and Plant Life: Molecular Biology to Ecology” edited by Brian Jordan is about to be published by CABI with contributions by several UV4Plants members.

Source: UV-B Radiation and Plant Life: Molecular Biology to Ecology at CABI’s website.

The publisher’s blurb:

Ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B) has profound effects on plant growth and development, and exposure varies with ozone depletion and across geographic regions, with ecosystem and agricultural consequences. This book deals with large-scale impacts but also how UV-B affects plants at the molecular level is also fascinating, and the UV-B photoreceptor has only recently been characterised. While UV-B radiation can be damaging, it also has a more positive role in plant photomorphogenesis. Consequently UV-B treatments are being developed as innovative approaches to improve horticulture. This book is a timely synthesis of what we know and need to know about UV-B radiation and plants.

 Table of contents 

  • Part 1: The UV-B Environment
    • 1: Towards an Understanding of the Implications of Changing Stratospheric Ozone, Climate and UV Radiation
    • 2: Quantification of UV Radiation
    • 3: UV Radiation and Terrestrial Ecosystems: Emerging Perspectives
  • Part 2: UV-B Induced Changes to Plant Physiology, Morphology and Secondary Metabolism
    • 4: UV-B Changes in Secondary Plant Metabolites
    • 5: UV-B Induced Morphological Changes – an Enigma
    • 6: Plant Responses to Fluctuating UV Environments
  • Part 3: The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of UV-B responses
    • 7: The Effects of UV-B on the Biochemistry and Metabolism of Plants
    • 8: Discovery and Characterization of the UV-B Photoreceptor UVR8
    • 9: UV-B Signal Transduction from Photoperception to Response
  • Part 4: UV-B Impact on Agriculture and Horticulture
    • 10: The Effects of Ultraviolet-B on Vitis vinifera – How Important is UV-B for Grape Biochemical Composition?
    • 11: Turning UV Photobiology into an Agricultural Reality