| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Classifying Grasses; 1.2 Grasses and Their Environment; 1.3 Grass Genomics; 1.4 Previous Guides for Studying Grasses; 1.5 Purpose of This Book; References; Part II: Grass Genomics; 2 Grass Sequencing Projects; 2.1 Grass Genome Structure and Evolution; 2.2 Rice Genome Efforts, Including Wild Rice and Weed Rice De-Domestication; 2.3 Maize Genome Projects; 2.4 Barley Genome Projects; 2.5 Wheat Genome Projects; 2.6 Sorghum Genome Projects; 2.7 Other Grass Genome Projects |
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2.8 Using Transcriptomics and Genomics to Study Weedy Grasses2.9 Summary; References; 3 Grass Gene Sequences and Traits; 3.1 Gene Sequences; 3.2 Terminology; 3.3 Traits and the Science of Weed Control; References; Part III: Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Grasses; 4 Flower and Inflorescence; 4.1 Flower/Floret; 4.2 Spikelet; 4.3 Bristles/Setae; 4.4 Inflorescences; 4.5 Typological Analysis of Grass Inflorescences; References; 5 Fertilisation and Fruit Development; 5.1 Grass Gametophytes; 5.2 The Ovule and the Embryo Sac; 5.3 The Anther and the Pollen |
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5.4 Fertilisation and Early Fruit Development5.5 Variations in Reproduction; 5.6 The Mature Caryopsis; 5.7 Seed Persistence, Viability, Vigour, Dormancy, and Germination; References; 6 Seedlings; 6.1 Morphology: Developmental Stages and Seedling Establishment; 6.2 The Coleoptile; 6.3 The Radicle and Primary Root; 6.4 First Leaves; 6.5 Mesocotyl, Hypocotyl, Epicotyl, Scutellar, and Coleoptilar Nodes; 6.6 The Developing Shoot or Tiller; References; 7 Leaf; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Photosynthesis Pathways and Leaf Structure; 7.3 Morphological Characteristics of C3 and C4 Grasses |
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7.4 Adaptation to Special Habitats7.5 The Bamboo Leaf; 7.6 Gene Regulatory Factors and Phytohormones Involved in Leaf Formation of Grasses; 7.7 Concluding Remarks; References; 8 Shoots; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Shoot Tip/Apex; 8.3 Internodes; 8.4 Nodes; 8.5 Selected Nodes of Pooid Grasses; 8.6 Which Factors Determine the Number of Vascular Bundles in an Internode?; 8.7 Differentiation of Bundle Types; 8.8 Selected Nodes of Panicoid Grasses; 8.9 Selected Nodes of Arundinoid Grasses; 8.10 Selected Nodes of Bambusoid Grasses; 8.11 Summarizing Aspects of the Grass Node Anatomy |
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8.12 Vegetative Grass Reproduction: Rhizomes, Stolons, Bulbs, and Corms8.13 Transition from Vegetative to Generative Growth; References; 9 Roots; 9.1 Root Structure; 9.2 Root Genomics; References; 10 Growth Forms of Grasses; 10.1 Phytomers; 10.2 Grass Types and the Formation of Tussocks; 10.3 Grazing, Cutting, or Mowing; References; 11 Grass Surfaces; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Trichomes and Papillae; 11.3 Stomata; 11.4 Cork and Silica Cells; 11.5 Cuticle and Wax Deposits; 11.6 Stem Surface; References; Part IV: Grasses as Crops; 12 Arable Crops; References; 13 Bamboos; References |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 28, 2019) |
| Subject |
Grasses.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
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Grasses
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Graminées.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kraehmer, Hansjoerg, editor
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| LC no. |
2019010383 |
| ISBN |
9781119416869 |
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1119416868 |
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9781119417095 |
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1119417090 |
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9781119417088 |
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1119417082 |
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