1. An Introduction to Oxidative Stress in Plants and the Role of Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants
2. Environmental Factors Affecting Components of Ascorbate-Glutathione Pathway in Crop Plants.
3. Regulatory Role of Components of Ascorbate-Glutathione (AsA-GSH) Pathway in Plant Tolerance to Oxidative Stress.
4. Ascorbate and Glutathione: Saviours Against Oxidative Stress.
5. Ascorbate-Glutathione and Plant Tolerance to Various Abiotic Stresses
6. Ascorbate-Glutathione Related Redox Regulation in Plant Stress Tolerance
7. Detoxification of Heavy Metal Induced Oxidative Stress in Plants – Enzymatic- and Non-Enzymatic Mechanisms—A Mini Review
8. Significance of Glutathione in Higher Plants for Combating Abiotic Stress-Effects.
9. Heavy Metals and Oxidative Stress in Plants.
10. Ascorbate and Glutathione: A Defence System Against Heavy Metal Stress in Plants.
11. The Role of Ascorbate Peroxidase and Glutathione in Higher Plants to Abiotic-Induced Oxidative Stress.
12. Defence Strategies of Plants Against UV-B-Induced Oxidative Stress
13. Role of Ascorbate-Glutathione During Salt Stress-Induced Oxidative Stress Tolerance in Plants.
14. Secondary Metabolites as Non-Enzymatic Plant Protectors from Oxidative Stress.
15. The Role of Ascorbate in Growth and Development of Cells During the Formation of Annual Rings in Coniferous Trees.
16. Modulation of Glutathione, its Redox Couple and Related Enzymes in Plants Under Abiotic Stresses.
17. Heavy Metals in Soil and Plants: An Overview of Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium and Mercury. Subject Index.

• Deals with the causes of oxidative stress, its consequences and the biological significance of various antioxidant molecules in plants.
• Comprises 17 chapters, the book presents recent advances through physiological and molecular studies.
• Chapters are provided with an abstract and keywords in the beginning, and summary or conclusions at the end.
• Contributed by 46 eminent researchers and scientists from across the globe.