| Description |
xii, 16 pages of plates, 750 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: A. Introduction -- 1 The plant hormones: Their nature, occurrence and function; Peter J. Davies -- 2 Regulatory factors in hormone action: Level, location and signal transduction; Peter J. Davies -- B. Hormone Biosynthesis, Metabolism, And Its Regulation -- 1 Auxin biosynthesis and metabolism; Jennifer Normanly, Janet P. Slovin and Jerry D. Cohen -- 2 Gibberellin biosynthesis and inactivation; Valerie M. Sponsel and Peter Hedden -- 3 Cytokinin biosynthesis and metabolism; Hitoshi Sakakibara -- 4 Ethylene biosynthesis; Jean-Claude Pech, Mondher Bouzayen and Alain Latché -- 5 Abscisic acid biosynthesis and metabolism; Steven H. Schwartz and Jan A.D. Zeevaart -- 6 Brassinosteroids biosynthesis and metabolism; Sunghwa Choe -- 7 Regulation of gibberellin and brassinosteroid biosynthesis by genetic, environmental and hormonal factors; James B. Reid, Gregory M. Symons and John J. Ross -- C. The Final Action Of Hormones -- 1 Auxin and cell elongation; Robert E. Cleland -- 2 Gibberellin action in germinating cereal grains; Fiona Woodger, John V. Jacobsen, and Frank Gubler -- 3 Cytokinin regulation of the cell division cycle; Luc Roef and Harry Van Onckelen -- 4 Expansins as agents of hormone action; Hyung-Taeg Cho and Daniel Cosgrove -- D. Hormone Signal Transduction -- 1 Auxin signal transduction; Gretchen Hagen, Tom J. Guilfoyle and William M. Gray -- 2 Gibberellin signal transduction in stem elongation and leaf growth; Tai-Ping Sun -- 3 Cytokinin signal transduction; Bridey B. Maxwell and Joseph J. Kieber -- 4 Ethylene signal transduction in stem elongation; Ramlah Nehring and Joseph R. Ecker -- 5 Ethylene signal transduction in flowers and fruits; Harry J. Klee -- 6 Abscisic acid signal transduction in stomatal responses; Sarah M. Assmann -- 7 Brassinosteroid signal transduction; Steven D. Clouse -- E. The Functioning Of Hormones In Plant Growth And Development -- 1 Auxin transport; David A. Morris, JirÃ- Friml and Eva ZaÅ3/4Ã-malová -- 2 The induction of vascular tissues by auxin; Roni Aloni -- 3 Hormones and the regulation of water balance; Ian C. Dodd and William J. Davies -- 4 The role of hormones during seed development and germination; Ruth R. Finkelstein -- 5 Hormonal and daylight control in potato tuberization; Salomé Prat -- 6 The hormonal regulation of senescence; Susheng Gan -- 7 Genetic and transgenic approaches to improving crop performance via hormones; Andy L. Phillips -- F. The Roles Of Hormones In Defense Against Insects And Disease -- 1 Jasmonates; Gregg A. Howe -- 2 Salicylic acid; Terrence P Delaney -- 3 Peptide hormones; Clarence A. Ryan and Gregory Pearce -- G. Hormone Analysis -- 1 Methods of plant hormone analysis; Karin Ljung, Göran Sandberg and Thomas Moritz -- Table Of Genes -- Index |
| Summary |
"Plant hormones play a crucial role in controlling the way in which plants grow and develop. While metabolism provides the power and building blocks for plant life, it is the hormones that regulate the speed of growth of the individual parts and integrate them to produce the form that we recognize as a plant. This book is a description of these natural chemicals: how they are synthesized and metabolized, how they act at both the organismal and molecular levels, how we measure them, a description of some of the roles they play in regulating plant growth and development, and the prospects for the genetic engineering of hormone levels or responses in crop plants." -- WEBSITE |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published as: Plant hormones : physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic, 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies |
| Subject |
Plant molecular biology.
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Plant hormones.
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Growth (Plants)
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Plants -- Development.
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| Author |
Davies, Peter J., 1940-
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| LC no. |
2008297209 |
| ISBN |
1402026854 paperback |
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1402026846 |
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1402026862 e-book |
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