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Plant biology/ Andrew Lack and D.E. Evans.

By: Lack, AndrewContributor(s): Evans, DavidMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: (BIOS instant notes)Publication details: New York: Taylor & Francis, 2005Edition: 2nd edDescription: vii, 351 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9780415356435Subject(s): Plant molecular biology | Botany DDC classification: 580

Contents:

Section A. Introduction A1. Introduction Section B. Understanding plants methods in plant biology B1. Arabidopsis and other model plants B2. Methods in experimental plant science B3. Studying plant evolution and ecology Section C. Plant cells C1. The plant cell C2. The cell wall C3. Plastids and mitochondria C4. Membranes C5. Nucleus and genome C6. Cell division Section D. Vegetative anatomy D1. Meristems and primary tissue D2. Roots D3. Herbaceous stems and primary growth D4. Woody stems and secondary growth D5. Leaves Section E. Plants, water and mineral nutrition E1. Plants and water E2. Water retention and stomata E3. Movement of nutrient ions across membranes E4. Uptake of mineral nutrients by plants E5. Functions of mineral nutrients Section F. Metabolism F1. Photosynthetic pigments and the nature of light F2. Major reactions of photosynthesis F3. C3 and C4 plants and CAM F4. Respiration and carbohydrate metabolism F5. Amino acid, lipid, polysaccharide and secondary product metabolism Section G. Reproductive biology G1. The flower G2. Pollen and ovules G3. Breeding systems G4. Self incompatibility G5. Ecology of flowering and pollination Section H. Seeds and fruits H1. The seed H2. Fruits H3. Fruit and seed dispersal H4. Seed dormancy H5. Regeneration and establishment Section I. Sensing and responding to the environment I1. Photoperiodism, photomorphogenesis and circadian rhythms I2. Tropisms I3. Nastic responses I4. Abscission I5. Stress avoidance and adaptation Section J. Growth and development J1. Features of growth and development J2. Biochemistry of growth regulation J3. Molecular action of plant hormones and intracellular messengers J4. Physiology of floral initiation and development Section K. Plant genetic engineering and biotechnology K1. Plant breeding K2. Plant cell and tissue culture K3. Plant genetic engineering Section L. Plant ecology L1. Ecology of different growth forms L2. Physical factors and plant distribution L3. Plant communities L4. Populations -- L5. Polymorphisms and population genetics L6. Contribution to carbon balance and atmosphere Section M. Interactions between plants and other organisms M1. Mycorrhiza M2. Nitrogen fixation M3. Interactions between plants and animals M4. Fungal pathogens and endophytes M5. Bacteria, mycoplasma, viruses and heterokonts M6. Parasites and saprophytes M7. Carnivorous plants Section N. Human uses of plants N1. Plants as food N2. Plants for construction N3. Plants in medicine N4. Plants for other uses N5. Bioremediation Section O. Algae and bryophytes O1. The algae O2. The bryophytes O3. Reproduction in bryophytes Section P. Spore-bearing vascular plants P1. Early evolution of vascular plants P2. Clubmosses and quillworts P3. Horsetails P4. Ferns Section Q. Seed plants Q1. Early seed plants Q2. Conifers Q3. Cycads, ginkgo and Gnetopsida Q4. Evolution of flowering plants Q5. General features of plant evolution.

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Section A. Introduction

A1. Introduction

Section B. Understanding plants

methods in plant biology

B1. Arabidopsis and other model plants

B2. Methods in experimental plant science

B3. Studying plant evolution and ecology

Section C. Plant cells

C1. The plant cell

C2. The cell wall

C3. Plastids and mitochondria

C4. Membranes

C5. Nucleus and genome

C6. Cell division

Section D. Vegetative anatomy

D1. Meristems and primary tissue

D2. Roots

D3. Herbaceous stems and primary growth

D4. Woody stems and secondary growth

D5. Leaves

Section E. Plants, water and mineral nutrition

E1. Plants and water

E2. Water retention and stomata

E3. Movement of nutrient ions across membranes

E4. Uptake of mineral nutrients by plants

E5. Functions of mineral nutrients

Section F. Metabolism

F1. Photosynthetic pigments and the nature of light

F2. Major reactions of photosynthesis

F3. C3 and C4 plants and CAM

F4. Respiration and carbohydrate metabolism

F5. Amino acid, lipid, polysaccharide and secondary product metabolism

Section G. Reproductive biology

G1. The flower

G2. Pollen and ovules

G3. Breeding systems

G4. Self incompatibility

G5. Ecology of flowering and pollination

Section H. Seeds and fruits

H1. The seed

H2. Fruits

H3. Fruit and seed dispersal

H4. Seed dormancy

H5. Regeneration and establishment

Section I. Sensing and responding to the environment

I1. Photoperiodism, photomorphogenesis and circadian rhythms

I2. Tropisms

I3. Nastic responses

I4. Abscission

I5. Stress avoidance and adaptation

Section J. Growth and development

J1. Features of growth and development

J2. Biochemistry of growth regulation

J3. Molecular action of plant hormones and intracellular messengers

J4. Physiology of floral initiation and development

Section K. Plant genetic engineering and biotechnology

K1. Plant breeding

K2. Plant cell and tissue culture

K3. Plant genetic engineering

Section L. Plant ecology

L1. Ecology of different growth forms

L2. Physical factors and plant distribution

L3. Plant communities

L4. Populations --
L5. Polymorphisms and population genetics

L6. Contribution to carbon balance and atmosphere

Section M. Interactions between plants and other organisms

M1. Mycorrhiza

M2. Nitrogen fixation

M3. Interactions between plants and animals

M4. Fungal pathogens and endophytes

M5. Bacteria, mycoplasma, viruses and heterokonts

M6. Parasites and saprophytes

M7. Carnivorous plants

Section N. Human uses of plants

N1. Plants as food

N2. Plants for construction

N3. Plants in medicine

N4. Plants for other uses

N5. Bioremediation

Section O. Algae and bryophytes

O1. The algae

O2. The bryophytes

O3. Reproduction in bryophytes

Section P. Spore-bearing vascular plants

P1. Early evolution of vascular plants

P2. Clubmosses and quillworts

P3. Horsetails

P4. Ferns

Section Q. Seed plants

Q1. Early seed plants

Q2. Conifers

Q3. Cycads, ginkgo and Gnetopsida

Q4. Evolution of flowering plants

Q5. General features of plant evolution.

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