Plant physiology / Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger.

AUTOR: Lincoln Taiz -  Eduardo Zeiger
ISBN: 9780878938667
IDIOMA: eng
PÁGINAS: XXXIV, 782, 137
AÑO: 2010

 
 
RESUMEN

The fifth edition sets the standard for textbooks in the field, making plant physiology accessible to virtually every student. Taiz and Zeiger collaborate with a stellar group of contributing plant biologists to produce a current and authoritative volume that incorporates all the latest findings and 2 new chapters.

 
INDICE

Plant Cells Genome Structure and Gene Expression UNIT I. TRANSPORT AND TRANSLOCATION OF WATER AND SOLUTES Water and Plant Cells Water Balance of Plants Mineral Nutrition Solute Transport UNIT II. BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions Photosynthesis: Carbon Reactions Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations Translocation in the Phloem Respiration and Lipid Metabolism Assimilation of Mineral Nutrients Secondary Metabolites and Plant Defense UNIT III. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Signal Transduction Cell Walls: Structure, Biogenesis, and Expansion Growth and Development Phytochrome and Light Control of Plant Development Blue-Light Responses: Stomatal Movements and Morphogenesis Auxin: The Growth Hormone Gibberellins: Regulators of Plant Height Cytokinins: Regulators of Cell Division Ethylene: The Gaseous Hormone Abscisic Acid: A Seed Maturation and Antistress Signal Brassinosteroids The Control of Flowering Stress Physiology Appendix 1. Concepts of Bioenergetics Appendix 2. Plant Kinematics Appendix 3. Hormone Biosynthetic Pathways