C. Willmer, M. Fricker

Stomata

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Produktbeschreibung

Over the last decade enormous advances 10 our understandmg of the functionmg of "tomata have been made Today, the overall pattern of events 10 stomatal functloOlng IS generally under~tood although some of the fmer details of the mechaOlsm remam to be eluCIdated However, the mechaOlsm whereby changmg CO levels wlthm a leaf control stom 2 atal movements remam~ one of the biggest puzzles The excellent text PhYSlOlogy of Stomata, by Professors H Meldner and T A Mamfleld, I~ over 12 years old and mevltably sections of It are now outdated Although numerou~ flOe review, on vanous aspects of stomata have been wntten 10 the meantime, none could be conSidered as complete, compact appraisals of the subject dnd thus to have super seded the Meldner and Mansfield book Now IS therefore an appropnate time to review the statu~ of our knowledge about stomata This book encompas~es all a~pect~ of the subject except the phySICal processes mvolved 10 the exchange of gases between a leaf and ItS envI ronment ThiS topIC IS dealt With very adequately 10 a vanety of other books and reVlew~, and the subject matter, With mmor differences of opmlon, remams much the 'ame today as It was perhaps 20 years ago A descnption of how to measure stomatal apertures and the use of porometers has been restncted to a fmal chapter whICh also deals with expenments which can be carned out by students Agam, there are

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-94-010-4256-7
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 593g
• ISBN-13: 9789401042567
• ISBN-10: 940104256X
• Artikelnr.: 37477539

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction.- 1.1 General considerations about stomata.- 1.2 Historical aspects.- 1.3 The importance of research into stomatal functioning and behaviour.- References.- 2 The distribution of stomata.- 2.1 Location and occurrence of stomata.- 2.2 Stomatal frequency.- 2.3 Stomatal patterning.- 2.4 Heterogeneity in stomatal characteristics and responses.- References.- 3 The structure and development of stomata.- 3.1 Anatomy and morphology of the leaf epidermis.- 3.2 Development and differentiation of stomata.- 3.3 The ultrastructure of guard cells.- References.- 4 The mechanics of stomatal movements.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Water relations of guard cells.- 4.3 The physico-chemical aspects of stomatal movements.- 4.4 Morphological changes of the plasma membrane and tonoplast of guard cells during stomatal movements.- 4.5 Physiological and mechanical properties of GCPs.- References.- 5 The theory of gas diffusion through stomata.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Fick's law and the driving forces for diffusion.- 5.3 The analogy between electrical circuits and leaf resistances.- 5.4 Diffusion through a single pore and multipores.- 5.5 Cuticular conductance.- 5.6 Boundary layer conductance.- 5.7 Water use efficiency.- References.- 6 Stomatal responses to environmental factors.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Interaction of environmental factors which influence stomatal behaviour.- 6.3 Stomatal responses to light quality and quantity.- 6.4 Carbon dioxide.- 6.5 Temperature.- 6.6 Plant water status and atmospheric humidity.- 6.7 Mineral nutrition.- 6.8 Circadian rhythms and shorter-term oscillations in stomatal movements.- 6.9 Stomatal activity during the life cycle of a leaf.- 6.10 Stomatal behaviour in canopies.- 6.11 Gaseous environmental pollutants and stomata.- 6.12 Plant pathogens andstomata.- References.- 7 The influence of hormones and other naturally occurring compounds on stomatal behaviour.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Abscisic acid.- 7.3 Other sesquiterpenoids (xanthoxin, all-trans farnesol, vomifoliol, phaseic acid).- 7.4 Other hormones.- 7.5 Fatty acids.- 7.6 Phytotoxins.- 7.7 Phytoalexins.- 7.8 Other compounds.- 7.9 Artificial control of stomata.- References.- 8 Ionic relations of stomatal movement and signal transduction in guard cells.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 The involvement of ions in stomatal movements.- 8.3 Ion fluxes and the driving forces for ion movement.- 8.4 Summary of ion movement events during stomatal movements.- 8.5 Signal perception and transduction by guard cells.- References.- 9 The metabolism of guard cells.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 The flow of carbon from starch to malate during stomatal opening.- 9.3 The fate of malate during stomatal closure.- 9.4 The role of chloroplasts in guard cells.- 9.5 Metabolite transport into guard cells and sucrose metabolism.- 9.6 The energy relations of stomatal movements.- 9.7 Lipid metabolism in guard cells.- References.- 10 Recent developments and future research.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Stomatal distribution and patterning.- 10.3 Cell and tissue differentiation.- 10.4 Mechanical relations of the epidermis.- 10.5 Diffusion of gases and the role of stomata.- 10.6 Environmental effects.- 10.7 Hormone action.- 10.8 Ion transport and signalling.- 10.9 Intermediary metabolism and its regulation.- 10.10 Molecular biology of stomata.- References.

Rezensionen

The book could be recommended for advanced students and specialists in plant physiology, biology, agriculture and related disciplines. - Acta Physiological Plantarium; Overall, the changes that the authors have made in this new edition of Stomata mark the book's successful transition from being a handbook of stomatal research to an essential textbook of stomatal physiology. I have no hesitation in recommending it, and anticipate that in future years it will become a standard text for scholars of both plant and stomatal physiology - Trends in Plant Science; Reviews of the first edition:; This paperback is, in general, well written and easy to read, especially an as introductory text for students ... A service to plant physiology has been well performed. This reviewer commends this little book as being a `window upon the soul' of stomata ... - Journal of Experimental Botany; [Willmer] gives a highly readable, excellently illustrated account of the distribution, anatomy, structure and development of guard cells ... I know of no other review of the structural aspects of this range and elegance - Times Higher Educational Supplement; Dr Willmer has produced a neat, crisply written monograph which will serve up to first degree level in all plant sciences for a good while to come - The Biologist