Note: Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide Generation in Plant Cells: Overview and Queries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Generation and Scavenging of H2O2 in Plant Cells -- 3 Generation of NO in Plant Cells -- 4 Interplay Among Cell Organelles by NO and H2O2 Signaling: Overview and Queries -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide Signaling Network -- 1 Introduction -- 2 NO Signaling Network in Plants -- 2.1 NO Synthesis -- 2.2 Response to NO in Plants -- 2.2.1 Seed Germination -- 2.2.2 Root Growth and Development -- 2.2.3 Ripening and Senescence -- 2.2.4 Stomatal Closure -- 2.2.5 Pollen Tube Growth -- 2.2.6 Disease Resistance -- 2.2.7 Abiotic Stress -- 2.3 NO Signaling Transduction with Other Signaling Molecules -- 3 H2O2 Signaling Network in Plants -- 3.1 H2O2 Generation -- 3.2 Responses to H2O2 in Plants -- 3.2.1 Growth and Development -- 3.2.2 Stress Response -- 4 Crosstalk Between NO and H2O2 Signaling in Plants -- 4.1 Interaction in Growth and Development -- 4.2 Interaction in Stress Responses -- 4.2.1 Drought -- 4.2.2 Salt -- 4.2.3 UV-B -- 4.2.4 Cold -- 4.2.5 Heat -- 4.2.6 Heavy Metal -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)- and Nitric Oxide (NO)-Derived Posttranslational Modifications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 H2O2-Derived Posttranslational Modifications -- 2.1 Carbonylation -- 2.2 Sulfhydryl Oxidations -- 3 NO-Derived Posttranslational Modifications -- 3.1 Tyrosine Nitration -- 3.2 S-nitrosylation -- 3.3 Nitroalkylation -- 4 Interplay Between H2O2- and NO-Derived Posttranslational Modifications -- 5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- References -- Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression Related to Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) and Nitric Oxide (NO) -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Nitric Oxide Induces a High Transcriptional Reprogramming Under Physiological and Stress Conditions -- 2.1 Nitric Oxide-Responsive Genes Identified by cDNA-Amplification Fragment Length Polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP) and Microarray Ana... -- 2.2 Nitric Oxide-Induced Transcriptional Regulation Determined by RNA-seq Analysis -- 3 Transcriptional Regulation Mediated by Hydrogen Peroxide -- 4 Interplay Between Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide Signaling Events -- 5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- References -- Metabolism and Interplay of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plant Mitochondria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Redox Level and Production of ROS and RNS in Mitochondria -- 3 Regulation of ROS and RNS Production and Scavenging at the Level of Electron Transport from NADH/NADPH and Succinate to Ubiq... -- 3.1 Complexes I and II -- 3.2 Alternative NADH/NADPH Dehydrogenases -- 4 Regulation of ROS and RNS Production and Scavenging at the Electron Transport Level from Ubiquinol to the Terminal Electron ... -- 4.1 Alternative Oxidase in the Regulation of ROS and RNS Levels in Plants -- 4.2 Cytochrome Pathway in ROS/RNS Production and Scavenging -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide Metabolism in Chloroplasts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 ROS Metabolism -- 2.1 ROS Generation in Plants -- 2.2 ROS Scavenging -- 2.2.1 ASC-GSH Cycle and SOD -- 2.2.2 Thioredoxins -- 2.2.3 Peroxiredoxins and Sulfiredoxins -- 3 NO Metabolism -- 3.1 NO Synthesis in Plants -- 3.2 Sources of NO in Plants -- 3.3 NO Generation in Chloroplasts -- 3.4 NO Targets in Chloroplasts -- 4 ROS/RNS and Stress -- 5 ROS-/RNS-Mediated Protein Modifications -- 5.1 Sulfenylation -- 5.2 S-Nitrosylation and Tyr Nitration -- 6 ROS/RNS Cross Talk -- 7 Future Perspectives -- References. , Participation of Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide in Improvement of Seed Germination Performance Under Unfavourable Conditio... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cold Stratification -- 3 Abiotic Stress-Related Suppression of Seed Germination -- 3.1 Chilling Stress -- 3.2 Salinity and Heavy Metal Stress -- 3.3 Seed Storage Conditions -- 4 The Scientific Basis for Improving Seed Germination by Exogenous Nitric Oxide -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Peroxide in Root Organogenesis -- 1 Root System Architecture and Patterning -- 2 Primary Root Growth -- 3 Root Branching -- 4 Root Hair Development -- 5 Shoot-to-Root Long-Distance Signaling -- 6 Hormone Cross Talk -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Peroxide: Signals in Fruit Ripening -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Exogenous Applications of Ethylene Has Differential Responses in Climacteric and Non-climacteric Fruits -- 3 ROS-Hormone Interaction in Fruit Ripening -- 4 NO Levels During Fruit Development and Ripening: Where Does NO Come from? -- 5 From Chloroplasts to Chromoplasts: The Role of NO and H2O2 in Fruit Color Change -- 6 NO and H2O2 in Fruit Postharvest: New Insights -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Plant Abiotic Stress: Function of Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Peroxide -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Abiotic Stress in Plants -- 3 Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase -- 4 Function of H2O2 in Abiotic Stress in Plants -- 5 Function of NO in Abiotic Stress in Plants -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Peroxide in Plant Response to Biotic Stress -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Enrolment of NO and H2O2 in Plant Stress Response -- 2.1 Sources, Signaling and Interaction -- 2.2 Regulation of Gene Expression -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Biotechnological Application of Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Peroxide in Plants -- 1 Initial Considerations. , 2 Pharmacological Manipulation of H2O2 and NO Levels in Plant Tissues -- 2.1 Methods for the Delivery of H2O2 and NO to Plant Tissues -- 2.2 Impacts of Exogenous H2O2 and NO on the Shelf Life of Fruit and Vegetables -- 2.3 Impacts of Exogenous H2O2 and NO on Plant Development and Stress Resistance -- 3 Genetic Manipulation of H2O2 and NO Metabolism -- 3.1 Genetic Manipulation of H2O2 Metabolism -- 3.2 Genetic Manipulation of NO Metabolism -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References.