Plant Physiology

Taiz, L. and Zeiger, E.

ISBN 10: 080530245X / ISBN 13: 9780805302455

Published by Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs Of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc, 1991

About this Item

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1600grams, ISBN:9780805302455.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plant Physiology
• Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs Of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080530245X
• ISBN 13: 9780805302455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1600 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Botany

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Synopsis

This third edition provides the basics for introductory courses on plant physiology without sacrificing the more challenging material sought by upper division and graduate level students. The text contains many new or revised figures and photographs, all in full colour. A website, referenced throughout the text, includes additional study questions, WebTopics (elaborating on selected topics discussed in the text), WebEssays (discussions of cutting edge research topics, written by those who did the work) and additional suggestions for further reading. Key pedagogical changes to the text result in a shorter book. Advanced material from the second edition has been removed and posted at an affiliated website, while many new or revised figures and photographs, study questions and a glossary of key terms have been added. Despite the streamlining of the text, the third edition incorporates all the important developments in plant physiology, especially in cell, molecular and developmental biology.

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Reviews:

'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