The fourth edition of this established text returns better than ever to provide plant science students with a fresh, colourful textbook, suitable for a variety of academic levels. New contributing authors, updates on the latest research, along with a brand new chapter on Brassinosteroids and sharper artwork keep this textbook fresh and up-to-date, making it the ideal choice for a range of Botany and Plant Science students.
Table of Contents
Plant Cells - Energy and Enzymes - UNIT 1: TRANSPORT AND TRANSLOCATION OF WATER AND SOLUBLES - Water and Plant Cells - Water Balance of the Plant - Mineral Nutrition - Solute Transport - UNIT 2: 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 Defence - UNIT 3: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - Gene Expression and 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 - Auxins: The Growth Hormone - Gibberellins: Regulators of Plant Height - Cytokinins: Regulators of Cell Division and Seed Germination - Ethylene: The Gaseous Hormone - Abscisic Acid: A Seed Maturation and Stress Signal - Brassinosteroids - The Control of Flowering - Stress Physiology
Author Biography
LINCOLN TAIZ, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA. EDUARDO ZEIGER, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
