Das Buch betrachtet die Pflanzenwelt gleichsam aus der Perspektive der Pflanzen, indem es sich an der Frage orientiert, wie Pflanzen ihre Umgebung wahrnehmen und wie sie auf diese reagieren. Wie nutzen sie z. B. die Sonnenenergie zur Assimilation von Kohlenstoff, wandeln ihn um, produzieren Nährstoffe und Wasser? Wie wachsen und entwickeln sich Pflanzen, wie reagieren sie auf Stress und wie erhalten sie ihre Art? Es wird untersucht, inwiefern biochemische Untersuchungsergebnisse zur Beschreibung des Verhaltens von Pflanzen herangezogen werden können. Vergleichende universitäre Studien zur…mehr
Das Buch betrachtet die Pflanzenwelt gleichsam aus der Perspektive der Pflanzen, indem es sich an der Frage orientiert, wie Pflanzen ihre Umgebung wahrnehmen und wie sie auf diese reagieren. Wie nutzen sie z. B. die Sonnenenergie zur Assimilation von Kohlenstoff, wandeln ihn um, produzieren Nährstoffe und Wasser? Wie wachsen und entwickeln sich Pflanzen, wie reagieren sie auf Stress und wie erhalten sie ihre Art? Es wird untersucht, inwiefern biochemische Untersuchungsergebnisse zur Beschreibung des Verhaltens von Pflanzen herangezogen werden können. Vergleichende universitäre Studien zur Tierphysiologie, die parallel durchgeführt wurden, liegen der Konzeption des Bandes zugrunde. So wird u. a. gezeigt, dass Pflanzen denselben Herausforderungen begegnen müssen wie tierische Lebewesen, um ihr Überleben zu sichern. Dabei bewältigen pflanzliche Lebewesen diese Herausforderungen auf sehr differenzierte und vielfältige Weise. So lernen Studierende Pflanzen nicht nur als dynamische Wesen kennen, sondern auch als aggressive, raumgreifende und leistungsfähige Organismen, die sogar über größere Distanzen miteinander kommunizieren können!Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Having first been excited by the complexity and beauty of the plant kingdom as a student in Cambridge, Peter Scott is now Senior Lecturer in Plant Biology at the University of Sussex, where his research interests include orchids, resurrection plants and helping students to understand the wonder of the natural world around them.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1 Introducing Plants Introduction The beginning: the evolution of plants and the major divisions Conquering the land The evolution of lignin Plants and mass extinction Floristic kingdoms, Biogeography and Biomes What makes a plant? Structure of the whole plant Structure of the plant cell The chloroplast The vacuole Microbodies The cell wall Plasmodesmata References Figure Legends Chapter 2 Photosynthesis the ultimate in autotrophy Introduction Light harvesting Leaf form Chlorophyll and the chloroplast Converting light energy into chemical energy The Calvin cycle Photorespiration Carbohydrate synthesis and storage The fate of carbon fixed during photosynthesis The efficiency of photosynthesis References Figure Legends Chapter 3 Nonphotosynthetic metabolism Introduction Phloem transport Structure of the phloem Coping with damage to the phloem The sink tissues Sink regulation of photosynthesis References Figure Legends Chapter 4 Roots and the uptake of water Introduction Types of root Functions of roots Structure of roots Osmosis Loading and movement in the xylem Stomata References Figure legends Chapter 5 Mineral nutrition of plants Introduction Soil structure and mineral ions General ion uptake Phosphorus uptake and assimilation Nitrogen uptake and assimilation Iron uptake and assimilation Sulphur uptake and assimilation Function and effects of deficiencies of mineral ions on plants Major elements Minor elements References Figure legends Chapter 6 Mycorrhizal Associations and Saprophytic Nutrition Introduction Mycorrhizal associations Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal associations Orchidaceous mycorrhizal associations Ectomycorrhiza Ericaceous mycorrhiza Ectendomycorrhiza Development of the mycorrhizal association The role of the mycorrhizal association Saprophytic nutrition References Figure Legends Chapter 7 Parasitic plants Introduction Establishing a parasitic relationship Facultative parasitic plants Obligate parasitic plants, hemi-parasites Obligate parasitic plants, holo-parasites Parasitic species other than the dicotyledons References Tables Figure Legends Chapter 8 Carnivorous Plants Introduction Carnivory: the search for a definition Why have some plants turned to carnivory? Bladderworts (genus Utricularia) Sundews (genus Drosera) References Background general reading Figure Legends Chapter 9 Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Introduction Asexual Reproduction Roots Stems Leaves Apomixis Sexual Reproduction Wind based pollination Insect based pollination Pollination Mechanisms for improving cross fertilisation Self incompatibility mechanisms Trifolium repens Apple (Malus) Papaver rhoeas Petunia hybrida Petunia inflata Seed development References Figure Legends Chapter 10 Plant growth Introduction Types of growth Cell division and the cell cycle Polyploidy in plants Seed formation and germination The dividing meristem Flower development Vascular cambium and secondary growth Intercalary meristem Cell death Plant growth regulators and cell growth References Figure Legends Chapter 11 Plant Movement Introduction Tropism and nastic movements Tropic movements Nastic movements Circumnutation References Figure Legends Chapter 12 Plants and stress Introduction Adaptations to drought stress Crassulacean acid metabolism C4 photosynthesis Resurrection plants Salt stress Flooding stress and anoxia Cold stress Adaptations to heat stress References Chapter 13 Plant senses and perceiving the world Introduction Sensing light (sight) Protochlorophyllide Phytochromes Cryptochrome Sensing time Circadian clock Photoperiodism Sensing touch (feeling) Sensing chemicals (taste) Communicating (smell) Sensing sounds (hearing) References Table 1. Ratios of red to far-red light in different environments. The data is based on that reported by Hopkins (1999) Figure Legends. Chapter 14 Seed dispersal, dormancy and germination Introduction Seed dispersal Gravity-mediated dispersal Wind-mediated dispersal Water-mediated dispersal Animal-mediated dispersal Importance of post-dispersal mechanisms Dormancy and germination Recalcitrant seeds Dormant seeds Factors governing dormancy and germination Presence of germination inhibitors Presence of inhibitory tissues Presence of germination promoters References Figure Legends Chapter 15 Interactions with the Animal Kingdom Introduction Animal mediated pollination Mimicry in plants Batesian mimicry Müllerian mimicry Aggressive mimicry Seed dispersal and food reserves: the role of humans References Figure Legends Chapter 16 Plant defences Introduction Physical defence structures The cuticle The cell wall The cell wall as a passive barrier The cell wall as an active barrier Poisons by injection or touch Chemical defences Terpenes Nitrogen-containing organic compounds Cyanogenic glycosides Glycosinolates Lectins Alkaloids Defence reactions and signal pathways Jasmonic acid Salicylic acid Systemin. Phytoalexins Allelopathy Recognising self Mimicry and the enrolment of other organisms for protection References Figure Legends Chapter 17 Plants and Medicines Introduction Doctrine of signatures Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) Ethnobotany The origins of aspirin The origins of antimalarial drugs St John's Wort (Hypericum spp.) Natural alternatives to Viagra Natural treatments for AIDS A cure for certain cancers Sustainable development of medicines from plants References Figure legends Chapter 18 Plant Tissue Culture and the Rise of Plant Biotechnology Introduction The development of plant tissue culture media Components of the medium Major elements Minor elements Carbohydrates Vitamins Plant growth regulators Tissue culture sterility Types of plant tissue culture Applications of plant tissue culture References Figure legends. Chapter 19 Remarkable Plants Introduction Insect mimicry in the Orchidaceae The Venus Flytrap The oldest and biggest plants in the world Tallest plants Cycads Welwitschia mirabilis and Ephedra viridis The Castor bean plant Garlic Theobroma cacao Wheat and agriculture References Figure legends. Indexp
Chapter 1 Introducing Plants Introduction The beginning: the evolution of plants and the major divisions Conquering the land The evolution of lignin Plants and mass extinction Floristic kingdoms, Biogeography and Biomes What makes a plant? Structure of the whole plant Structure of the plant cell The chloroplast The vacuole Microbodies The cell wall Plasmodesmata References Figure Legends Chapter 2 Photosynthesis the ultimate in autotrophy Introduction Light harvesting Leaf form Chlorophyll and the chloroplast Converting light energy into chemical energy The Calvin cycle Photorespiration Carbohydrate synthesis and storage The fate of carbon fixed during photosynthesis The efficiency of photosynthesis References Figure Legends Chapter 3 Nonphotosynthetic metabolism Introduction Phloem transport Structure of the phloem Coping with damage to the phloem The sink tissues Sink regulation of photosynthesis References Figure Legends Chapter 4 Roots and the uptake of water Introduction Types of root Functions of roots Structure of roots Osmosis Loading and movement in the xylem Stomata References Figure legends Chapter 5 Mineral nutrition of plants Introduction Soil structure and mineral ions General ion uptake Phosphorus uptake and assimilation Nitrogen uptake and assimilation Iron uptake and assimilation Sulphur uptake and assimilation Function and effects of deficiencies of mineral ions on plants Major elements Minor elements References Figure legends Chapter 6 Mycorrhizal Associations and Saprophytic Nutrition Introduction Mycorrhizal associations Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal associations Orchidaceous mycorrhizal associations Ectomycorrhiza Ericaceous mycorrhiza Ectendomycorrhiza Development of the mycorrhizal association The role of the mycorrhizal association Saprophytic nutrition References Figure Legends Chapter 7 Parasitic plants Introduction Establishing a parasitic relationship Facultative parasitic plants Obligate parasitic plants, hemi-parasites Obligate parasitic plants, holo-parasites Parasitic species other than the dicotyledons References Tables Figure Legends Chapter 8 Carnivorous Plants Introduction Carnivory: the search for a definition Why have some plants turned to carnivory? Bladderworts (genus Utricularia) Sundews (genus Drosera) References Background general reading Figure Legends Chapter 9 Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Introduction Asexual Reproduction Roots Stems Leaves Apomixis Sexual Reproduction Wind based pollination Insect based pollination Pollination Mechanisms for improving cross fertilisation Self incompatibility mechanisms Trifolium repens Apple (Malus) Papaver rhoeas Petunia hybrida Petunia inflata Seed development References Figure Legends Chapter 10 Plant growth Introduction Types of growth Cell division and the cell cycle Polyploidy in plants Seed formation and germination The dividing meristem Flower development Vascular cambium and secondary growth Intercalary meristem Cell death Plant growth regulators and cell growth References Figure Legends Chapter 11 Plant Movement Introduction Tropism and nastic movements Tropic movements Nastic movements Circumnutation References Figure Legends Chapter 12 Plants and stress Introduction Adaptations to drought stress Crassulacean acid metabolism C4 photosynthesis Resurrection plants Salt stress Flooding stress and anoxia Cold stress Adaptations to heat stress References Chapter 13 Plant senses and perceiving the world Introduction Sensing light (sight) Protochlorophyllide Phytochromes Cryptochrome Sensing time Circadian clock Photoperiodism Sensing touch (feeling) Sensing chemicals (taste) Communicating (smell) Sensing sounds (hearing) References Table 1. Ratios of red to far-red light in different environments. The data is based on that reported by Hopkins (1999) Figure Legends. Chapter 14 Seed dispersal, dormancy and germination Introduction Seed dispersal Gravity-mediated dispersal Wind-mediated dispersal Water-mediated dispersal Animal-mediated dispersal Importance of post-dispersal mechanisms Dormancy and germination Recalcitrant seeds Dormant seeds Factors governing dormancy and germination Presence of germination inhibitors Presence of inhibitory tissues Presence of germination promoters References Figure Legends Chapter 15 Interactions with the Animal Kingdom Introduction Animal mediated pollination Mimicry in plants Batesian mimicry Müllerian mimicry Aggressive mimicry Seed dispersal and food reserves: the role of humans References Figure Legends Chapter 16 Plant defences Introduction Physical defence structures The cuticle The cell wall The cell wall as a passive barrier The cell wall as an active barrier Poisons by injection or touch Chemical defences Terpenes Nitrogen-containing organic compounds Cyanogenic glycosides Glycosinolates Lectins Alkaloids Defence reactions and signal pathways Jasmonic acid Salicylic acid Systemin. Phytoalexins Allelopathy Recognising self Mimicry and the enrolment of other organisms for protection References Figure Legends Chapter 17 Plants and Medicines Introduction Doctrine of signatures Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) Ethnobotany The origins of aspirin The origins of antimalarial drugs St John's Wort (Hypericum spp.) Natural alternatives to Viagra Natural treatments for AIDS A cure for certain cancers Sustainable development of medicines from plants References Figure legends Chapter 18 Plant Tissue Culture and the Rise of Plant Biotechnology Introduction The development of plant tissue culture media Components of the medium Major elements Minor elements Carbohydrates Vitamins Plant growth regulators Tissue culture sterility Types of plant tissue culture Applications of plant tissue culture References Figure legends. Chapter 19 Remarkable Plants Introduction Insect mimicry in the Orchidaceae The Venus Flytrap The oldest and biggest plants in the world Tallest plants Cycads Welwitschia mirabilis and Ephedra viridis The Castor bean plant Garlic Theobroma cacao Wheat and agriculture References Figure legends. Indexp
Rezensionen
"This book, with Scott s enthusiasm and clear writing style, offers a refreshing approach to introductory plant biology. Recommended." ( CHOICE , March 2009) "Author Peter Scott s approach is to present basic concepts of plant physiology and development in an enthusiastic and engaging manner. Hence, he tries to use his passion for his subject to be an effective teacher, and his enthusiasm is evident throughout the book. One of the clear strengths of this book are the high quality color diagrams. I enjoyed reading ... and came away with good ideas for new approaches to teaching topics in plant biology. The book could be useful in a number of courses in botany and plant biology at the freshman and sophomore level." ( Plant Science Bulletin , Winter 2008)
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