| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 237 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- About the Author -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Illustration Credits -- 1 Double Fertilization ... A Defining Feature of Flowering Plants -- 1.1 Discovery of Double Fertilization -- 1.2 Seed Development without Double Fertilization -- 1.3 A Case for Double Fertilization in Gymnosperms -- 1.4 Structural and Cytological Perspectives on Double Fertilization -- 1.5 In vitro Double Fertilization -- 1.6 Double Fertilization and the Coming of Age of Plant Embryology -- 1.7 Concluding Comments -- References -- 2 Establishment of the Embryo Body Plan ... A Reassessment of Cell Lineage and Cell Fate -- 2.1 Organization of the Egg and Zygote -- 2.2 From the Zygote to the Embryo -- 2.3 Physiological Considerations of Embryogenesis -- 2.4 Concluding Comments -- References -- 3 Pattern Formation in Embryos ... Interpretation of Positional Information -- 3.1 Initiation and Maintenance of Embryo Meristems -- 3.2 Genetic and Molecular Control of Embryo Pattern Formation -- 3.3 Concluding Comments -- References -- 4 Life and Times of the Suspensor ... Cell Signaling between the Embryo and Suspensor -- 4.1 Morphological and Physiological Considerations -- 4.2 Genetic Control of Suspensor Form -- 4.3 Concluding Comments -- References -- 5 Genetic and Molecular Control of Embryogenesis ... Role of Nonzygotic and Zygotic Genes -- 5.1 Asymmetry in Parental Genome Contributions -- 5.2 Gene Activity during Progressive Embryogenesis -- 5.3 Embryo Gene Expression Program Studied by Mutant Screening -- 5.4 Concluding Comments -- References -- 6 Maturation and Dormancy ... Survival Strategies of the Embryo -- 6.1 Embryo Maturation -- 6.2 Embryo Dormancy -- 6.3 Concluding Comments -- References -- 7 Developmental and Functional Biology of the Endosperm ... A Medley of Cellular Interactions -- 7.1 Cellular Organization of the Endosperm -- 7.2 Biochemical Organization of the Endosperm -- 7.3 Role of the Endosperm in Embryo Nutrition -- 7.4 Concluding Comments -- References -- 8 Genetics and Molecular Biology of the Endosperm ... A Tale of Two Model Systems -- 8.1 Specification of Form in the Endosperm of Arabidopsis -- 8.2 Genetics and Molecular Biology of the Cereal Endosperm -- 8.3 Concluding Comments -- References -- 9 Non-zygotic Embryo Development ... Embryogenesis without Sex -- 9.1 Apomixis -- 9.2 Somatic Embryogenesis -- 9.3 Pollen Embryogenesis -- 9.4 Concluding Comments -- References -- Color Plates |
| Summary |
"Double Fertilization" provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of this central event in the reproduction and development of flowering plants. Written by Val Raghavan, The Ohio State University, an acknowledged expert in plant developmental biology, the book vividly describes the molecular and cellular steps of the unique and complex fertilization process that culminates in the formation of embryo and endosperm, focusing on the latest results from the model plant Arabidopsis. The text is complemented by excellent illustrations, including 16 color plates. Since embryo and endosperm constitute the edible parts of many seeds and grains widely used in human and animal nutrition, an understanding of the fertilization process has great relevance for genetic engineering aimed at improving the nutritional quality of crop plants. This book is ideally suited to researchers and graduate students seeking a coherent view of current perspectives on embryogenesis and endosperm development in flowering plants |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Fertilization of plants.
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Angiosperms -- Development
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Angiosperms.
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Magnoliopsida
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Endosperm
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Angiospermae (division)
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Developmental Biology.
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Angiosperms -- Development.
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Fertilization of plants.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Angiosperms
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Angiosperms -- Development
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Fertilization of plants
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783540277927 |
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3540277927 |
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3540277919 |
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9783540277910 |
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6610346879 |
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9786610346875 |
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