Plant Physiology

by Taiz, Lincoln; Zeiger, Eduardo

• ISBN13: 9780878938568
• ISBN10: 0878938567
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-01
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc

Table of Contents

Plant cells	p. 1
(Available at www.plantphys.net) energy and enzymes	p. 33
Water and plant cells	p. 37
Water balance of plants	p. 53
Mineral nutrition	p. 73
Solute transport	p. 95
Photosynthesis : the light reactions	p. 125
Photosynthesis : carbon reactions	p. 159
Photosynthesis : physiological and ecological considerations	p. 197
Translocation in the phloem	p. 221
Respiration and lipid metabolism	p. 253
Assimilation of mineral nutrients	p. 289
Secondary metabolites and plant defense	p. 315
(Available at www.plantphys.net) gene expression and signal transduction	p. 347
Cell walls : structure, biogenesis, and expansion	p. 349
Growth and development	p. 377
Phytochrome and light control of plant development	p. 417
Blue-light responses : stomatal movements and morphogenesis	p. 445
Auxin : the growth hormone	p. 467
Gibberellins : regulators of plant height and seed germination	p. 509
Cytokinins : regulators of cell division	p. 543
Ethylene : the gaseous hormone	p. 571
Abscisic acid : a seed maturation and antistress signal	p. 593
Brassinosteroids	p. 617
The control of flowering	p. 635
Stress physiology	p. 671
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