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 andauthoritative 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. BIOCHEMISTRYAND METABOLISM - Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions - Photosynthesis: CarbonReactions - Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations - Translocation in the Phloem - Respiration and Lipid Metabolism - Assimilation of Mineral Nutrients - Secondary Metabolites and Plant Defense - UNIT III. GROWTHAND 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
- ISBN: 978-0-87893-565-9
- Editorial: Sinauer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 782
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés