Root Branching: from Lateral Root Primordium Initiation and Morphogenesis to Function
Author: Joseph G. Dubrovsky
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2020-01-21
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 2889632911
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Plant Aquaporins
Author: François Chaumont
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-02-07
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 3319493957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAquaporins are channel proteins that facilitate the diffusion of water and small uncharged solutes across cellular membranes. Plant aquaporins form a large family of highly divergent proteins that are involved in many different physiological processes. This book will summarize the recent advances regarding plant aquaporins, their phylogeny, structure, substrate specificity, mechanisms of regulation and roles in various important physiological processes related to the control of water flow and small solute distribution at the cell, tissue and plant level in an ever-changing environment.
Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Author: Paula J. Rudall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007-03-15
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 1139459481
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the 2007 third edition of her successful textbook, Paula Rudall provides a comprehensive yet succinct introduction to the anatomy of flowering plants. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, the book covers all aspects of comparative plant structure and development, arranged in a series of chapters on the stem, root, leaf, flower, seed and fruit. Internal structures are described using magnification aids from the simple hand-lens to the electron microscope. Numerous references to recent topical literature are included, and new illustrations reflect a wide range of flowering plant species. The phylogenetic context of plant names has also been updated as a result of improved understanding of the relationships among flowering plants. This clearly written text is ideal for students studying a wide range of courses in botany and plant science, and is also an excellent resource for professional and amateur horticulturists.
Genetics and Genomics of Rice
Author: Qifa Zhang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-08-21
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 1461479037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a comprehensive coverage of the advances in genetics and genomics research on rice. The chapters feature the latest developments in rice research and cover such topics as the tools and resources for the functional analysis of rice genes, the identification of useful genes for rice improvement, the present understanding of rice development and biological processes, and the application of this present understanding towards rice improvement. The volume also features a perspective on synthesis and prospects, laying the groundwork for future advances in rice genetics and genomics. Written by authorities in the field, Genetics and Genomics of Rice will serve as an invaluable reference for rice researchers for years to come.
Mechanisms in Plant Development
Author: Ottoline Leyser
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-04-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 144431114X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntended for undergraduate and graduate courses in plant development, this book explains how the cells of a plant acquire and maintain their specific fates. Plant development is a continuous process occurring throughout the life cycle, with similar regulatory mechanisms acting at different stages and in different parts of the plant. Rather than focussing on the life cycle, the book is structured around these underlying mechanisms, using case studies to provide students with a framework to understand the many factors, both environmental and endogenous, that combine to regulate development and generate the enormous diversity of plant forms. New approach to the study of plant development and a refreshing look at this fast-moving area. Authors focus their discussion on the basic mechanisms which underpin plant development, tackling the fundamental question of how a single cell becomes a complex flowering plant from a cellular perspective. An up-to-date, modern text in plant development for advanced level undergraduates and postgraduates in plant science. Thought-provoking treatment of a difficult subject, the text will satisfy the needs of advanced level undergraduates and postgraduates in plant science. Experimental case studies throughout. The artwork from the book is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/leyser
Patterns in Plant Development
Author: Taylor A. Steeves
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1989-07-28
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780521288958
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPatterns in Plant Development offers an introduction to the development of the whole plant.
Plant Roots
Author: Yoav Waisel
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 1064
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe third edition of a standard resource, this book offers a state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary presentation of plant roots. It examines structure and development, assemblage of root systems, metabolism and growth, stressful environments, and interactions at the rhizosphere. Reflecting the explosion of advances and emerging technologies in the field, the book presents developments in the study of root origin, composition, formation, and behavior for the production of novel pharmaceutical and medicinal compounds, agrochemicals, dyes, flavors, and pesticides. It details breakthroughs in genetics, molecular biology, growth substance physiology, biotechnology, and biomechanics.
Mechanical Integration of Plant Cells and Plants
Author: Przemyslaw Wojtaszek
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2011-06-28
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 364219091X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChemical reactions and interactions between molecules are commonly considered the basis of life, and thus the biochemical nature of cells and organisms is relatively well recognized. Research conducted in recent years, however, increasingly indicates that physical forces profoundly affect the functioning of life at all levels of its organization. To detect and to respond to such forces, plant cells and plants need to be structured mechanically. This volume focuses on mechanical aspects of plant life. It starts with a consideration of the mechanical integration of supracellular structures and mechanical properties of cellular building blocks to show how the structural integrity of plant cells is achieved and maintained during growth and development. The following chapters reveal how the functioning of integrated plant cells contributes to the mechanical integration of plants, and how the latter are able to detect physical stimuli and to reorganize their own cells in response to them. The mechanical aspects of plant responses to stresses are also presented. Finally, all these aspects are placed in an evolutionary context.
Plant Hormones
Author: Peter J. Davies
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-11-06
Total Pages: 830
ISBN-13: 1402026862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlant hormones play a crucial role in controlling the way in which plants grow and develop. While metabolism provides the power and building blocks for plant life, it is the hormones that regulate the speed of growth of the individual parts and integrate them to produce the form that we recognize as a plant. This book is a description of these natural chemicals: how they are synthesized and metabolized, how they act at both the organismal and molecular levels, how we measure them, a description of some of the roles they play in regulating plant growth and development, and the prospects for the genetic engineering of hormone levels or responses in crop plants. This is an updated revision of the third edition of the highly acclaimed text. Thirty-three chapters, including two totally new chapters plus four chapter updates, written by a group of fifty-five international experts, provide the latest information on Plant Hormones, particularly with reference to such new topics as signal transduction, brassinosteroids, responses to disease, and expansins. The book is not a conference proceedings but a selected collection of carefully integrated and illustrated reviews describing our knowledge of plant hormones and the experimental work that is the foundation of this information. The Revised 3rd Edition adds important information that has emerged since the original publication of the 3rd edition. This includes information on the receptors for auxin, gibberellin, abscisic acid and jasmonates, in addition to new chapters on strigolactones, the branching hormones, and florigen, the flowering hormone.
Forage Plant Ecophysiology
Author: Cory Matthew
Publisher: MDPI
Published: 2018-03-16
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 3038424889
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Forage Plant Ecophysiology" that was published in Agriculture
