Plant Physiology - Hardcover

Taiz, Lincoln; Zeiger, Eduardo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080530245X ISBN 13: 9780805302455

Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc, 1991

Synopsis

The second edition of this book on plant physiology includes sections on essential concepts, biochemistry and metabolism, and the growth and development of plants.

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'An excellent, clear text.' - Dr W. Cockburn

'An excellent book, the best on the market.' - Ian Max Moller, Department of Plant Biology, Lund University

Description :

The Second Edition of this renowned text builds on the strengths of the first edition by integrating modern, approaches to the study of plant function, particularly in the areas of gene regulation and molecular genetics, cell biology and signal transduction and bioenergetics. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised to reflect new developments in the field and the growing importance of biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology. Contributions from 21 experts are unified in a style that made the first edition a benchmark in the teaching of Plant Physiology. The Second Edition is extensively illustrated and published in two colours throughout, with four pages of full-colour inserts.

Contents:

Overview of Essential Concepts

Plant and Cell Architecture

Energy and Enzymes

PART 1: TRANSPORT AND TRANSLOCATION OF WATER

Water and Plant Cells

Water Balance of the Plant

Mineral Nutrition

Solute Transport

PART 2: BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM

Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions

Photosynthesis: Carbon-linked Reactions

Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations

Phloem Translocation

Respiration and Lipid Metabolism

Assimilation of Mineral Nutrients

Lipids and Secondary Metabolism

PART 3: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Gene Expression and Signal Transduction

Cell Walls

Growth, Development, and Differentiation

Phytochrome and Photomorphogenesis

Blue Light Responses: Stomatal Movements and Morphogenesis

Auxins: Growth and Tropisms

Gibberellins

Cytokinins

Ethylene

Abiscisic Acid

The Control of Flowering

Stress Physiology

Book Description:

Continues to set the standard for textbooks in the field, making plant physiology accessible to virtually every student.

About this edition

• Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 080530245X
• ISBN 13: 9780805302455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 591