Leyser / Day Mechanisms in Plant Development

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1114-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in plantdevelopment, this book explains how the cells of a plant acquireand maintain their specific fates. Plant development is acontinuous process occurring throughout the life cycle, withsimilar regulatory mechanisms acting at different stages and indifferent parts of the plant. Rather than focussing on the lifecycle, the book is structured around these underlying mechanisms,using case studies to provide students with a framework tounderstand the many factors, both environmental and endogenous,that combine to regulate development and generate the enormousdiversity of plant forms.
* * New approach to the study of plant development and a refreshinglook at this fast-moving area.
* Authors focus their discussion on the basic mechanisms whichunderpin plant development, tackling the fundamental question ofhow a single cell becomes a complex flowering plant from a cellularperspective.
* An up-to-date, modern text in plant development for advancedlevel undergraduates and postgraduates in plant science.
* Thought-provoking treatment of a difficult subject, the textwill satisfy the needs of advanced level undergraduates andpostgraduates in plant science.
* Experimental case studies throughout.
* The artwork from the book is available atwww.blackwellpublishing.com/leyser

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leyser, Ottoline

Day, Stephen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Introduction.
Sources.
1. An Introduction to Flowering Plants.
2. Characteristics of Plant Development.
3. Cell Intrinsic Information.
4. Development Mechanisms.
5. Primary Axis Development.
6. Axis Development in the Leaf and Flower.
7. Position Relative to a Particular Cell, Tissue or Organ.
8. Light.
9. Environmental Information other than Light.
10. The Coordination of Development.
11. A Comparison of Plant and Animal Development.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Ottoline Leyser is a reader in plant developmental geneticsat the University of York.
Stephen Day is a science writer, also in York.