Plant Cell Separation and Adhesion (Annual Plant Reviews) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405138920 ISBN 13: 9781405138925

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

Cell separation is an important process that occurs throughout the life cycle of a plant. It enables the radicle to emerge from the germinating seed, vascular tissue to differentiate, sculpturing of leaves and flowers to take place, pollen to be shed from the mature anther, fruit to soften, senescent and non--functional organs to be lost, and seeds to be shed. In addition to its intrinsic scientific interest, many of the developmental processes to which it contributes have importance for agriculture and horticulture. This is the first volume to focus exclusively on these processes and to link improvements in our scientific understanding with methods that may allow us to manipulate cell separation and adhesion to the benefit of the agricultural and horticultural industries. It will therefore be of interest to the experimental scientist and to those who wish to apply these techniques commercially.

About this title

Review:

"An excellent example of how molecular genetics had enhanced plant biology at both basic and applied levels.... .Essential reading for those wishing to be updated on the subject." Annals of Botany

"The reviews are well written and provide comprehensive overviews of status of our knowledge on cell separation and adhesion processes."
Journal of Plant Physiology

From the Publisher:

* Unique in focussing on all aspects of cell separation within a single volume

* Each chapter ranges from anatomy to molecular biology

* The contributors are drawn from major international laboratories

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1405138920
• ISBN 13: 9781405138925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Roberts Jeremy A., Gonzalez-Carranza Zinnia