Endosperm

Developmental and Molecular Biology
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-642-09031-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 400 g

Reihe: Plant Cell Monographs

The nutritive endosperm of angiosperms is mankind’s most important source of food, livestock feed and industrial raw material. This book is the first comprehensive overview of the developmental and molecular biology of endosperm. The text covers cereal endosperm development from fertilization to maturity, including molecular and cell biology of the syncytial phase. It also goes into the cellularization process and cell fate specification of the embryo surrounding region cells, the basal transfer cells, the starchy endosperm and aleurone cells.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Olsen, Odd-Arne

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Entwicklungsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenphysiologie, Photosynthese
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Phytotomie, Pflanzenmorphologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Developmental Biology of Cereal Endosperm.- Endoreduplication and Programmed Cell Death in the Cereal Endosperm.- Aleurone Cell Development.- The Embryo Surrounding Region.- Transfer Cells.- Arabidopsis as a Model for Understanding the Basics of Endosperm Development.- Endosperm Cell and Organ Culture.- Anthocyanin Synthesis in Maize Aleurone Tissue.- Protein Body Biogenesis in Cereal Endosperms.- Endosperm Cell Walls: Formation, Composition, and Functions.- Starch Formation in the Cereal Endosperm.- The Structure and Expression of Cereal Storage Protein Genes.- Genomic Imprinting in Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays.

Über Autor(innen)

Studied genetics and cell biology (M,SC) at the University of Oslo (Norway), dr.agric from the Agricultural University of Norway. Associate professor, University of Oslo, Research Director and Professor of Genetics, Agricultural University of Norway. Sabbatical research visits to UC Davis, Cornell and Stanford. From 2000-2005; Pioneer hi-Bred International, a DuPont Company, Johnston, Iowa, USA. From 2006 to present; Monsanto Company, St.Louis, Missouri, USA. Major research interest: endosperm developmental biology and biotechnology.