Photoperiodism in Plants - Hardcover

Thomas, Brian; Vince-Prue, Daphne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0126884900 ISBN 13: 9780126884906

Publisher: Academic Press, 1996

Photoperiodism is the response to the length of the day that enables living organisms to adapt to seasonal changes in their environment as well as latitudinal variation. As such, it is one of the most significant andcomplex aspects of the interaction between plants and their environment and is a major factor controlling their growth and development. As the new and powerful technologies of molecular genetics are brought to bear on photoperiodism, it becomes particularly important to place new work in the context of the considerable amount of physiological information which already exists on the subject. This innovative book will be of interest to a wide range of plant scientists, from those interested in fundamental plant physiology and molecular biology to agronomists and crop physiologists.

Provides a self-sufficient account of all the important subjects and key literature references for photoperiodism
Includes research of the last twenty years since the publication of the First Edition
Includes details of molecular genetic techniques brought to bear on photoperiodism

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From the Back Cover:

Photoperiodism is the response to the length of the day that enables living organisms to adapt to seasonal changes in their environment, as well as to latitudinal variation. As such, it is one of the most significant and complex aspects of the interaction between plants and their environment and is a major factor controlling their growth and development. There is a huge volume of literature pertaining to all aspects of the subject. This book provides a self-sufficient account of all the important subjects and the key literature references are also included.
This revised edition includes the research of the last twenty years since the publication of the first edition. As the new and powerful technologies of molecular genetics are brought to bear on photoperiodism, it becomes particularly important to place new work in the context of the considerable amount of physiological information which already exists on the subject.
This book will be of interest to a wide range of plant scientists, from those interested in fundamental plant physiology and molecular biology to agronomists and crop physiologists.

About the Author:

Brian Thomas graduated from University of College of Wales, Aberystwyth where he also obtained his doctorate in plant physiology. Following post-doctoral study in Canada and the UK, he worked as a research scientist at the Glasshouse Crops Research Institute which later became Horticulture Research International. In 1995 he moved to HRI Wellesbourne where he is Head of the Molecular and Environmental Physiology Department. He is currently a Vice President of the Association Internationale de Photobiologie.

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