Plant Hormones (eBook, PDF)

Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Redaktion: Davies, P. J.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Plant hormones play a crucial role in controlling the way in which plants growand develop. Whilemetabolism providesthepowerand buildingblocks for plant life, it is the hormones that regulate the speed of growth of the individual parts and integrate these parts to produce the form that we recognize as a plant. In addition, theyplayacontrolling role inthe processes of reproduction. This book is a description ofthese natural chemicals: how they are synthesizedand metabolized; howthey work; whatwe knowoftheir molecular biology; how we measure them; and a description ofsome ofthe roles they play in regulating plant growth and development. Emphasis has also been placed on the new findings on plant hormones deriving from the expanding use ofmolecular biology as a tool to understand these fascinating regulatory molecules. Even at the present time, when the role of genes in regulating all aspects of growth and development is considered of prime importance, it is still clear that the path of development is nonetheless very much under hormonal control, either via changes in hormone levels in response to changes in gene transcription, or with the hormones themselves as regulators ofgene transcription. This is not a conference proceedings, but a selected collection ofnewly written, integrated, illustrated reviews describing our knowledge of plant hormones, and the experimental work that is the foundation of this knowledge.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 833
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789401104739
• Artikelnr.: 44059483

Autorenporträt

Inhaltsangabe

The Plant Hormones: Their Nature, Occurrence, and Functions.- Regulatory Factors in Hormone Action: Level, Location and Signal Transduction.- Hormone Biosynthesis, Metabolism and its Regulation.- Auxin Biosynthesis and Metabolism.- Gibberellin Biosynthesis and Inactivation.- Cytokinin Biosynthesis and Metabolism.- Ethylene Biosynthesis.- Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Metabolism.- Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis and Metabolism.- Regulation of Gibberellin and Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis by Genetic, Environmental and Hormonal Factors.- The Final Action of Hormones.- Auxin and Cell Elongation.- Gibberellin Action in Germinated Cereal Grains.- Cytokinin Regulation of the Cell Division Cycle.- Expansins as Agents in Hormone Action.- Hormone Signal Transduction.- Auxin Signal Transduction.- Gibberellin Signal Transduction in Stem Elongation & Leaf Growth.- Cytokinin Signal Transduction.- Ethylene Responses in Seedling Growth and Development.- Ethylene Signal Transduction in Fruits and Flowers.- Abscisic Acid Signal Transduction in Stomatal Responses.- Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction and Action.- The Functioning of Hormones in Plant Growth and Development.- The Transport of Auxins.- The Induction of Vascular Tissues by Auxin.- Hormones and the Regulation of Water Balance.- The Role of Hormones during Seed Development and Germination.- Hormonal and Daylength Control of Potato Tuberization.- The Hormonal Regulation of Senescence.- Genetic and Transgenic Approaches to Improving Crop Performance.- The Roles of Hormones in Defense Against Insects and Disease.- Jasmonates.- Salicylic Acid.- Peptide Hormones for Defense, Growth, Development and Reproduction.- Hormone Analysis.- Methods of Plant Hormone Analysis.

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the third edition:

"This book is a carefully selected collection of newly written, well integrated and illustrated reviews. It deals with our current knowledge of plant hormones and their role in plant growth and development. ... It covers, in very succinct and easy to read chapters, the historical background, the chemical nature, occurrence and functions of the various classes of hormones. ... It is a must for postgraduates. Certainly all university libraries should carry a copy or two as it can be used by all disciplines ... ." (Johannes van Staden, South African Journal of Botany, Vol. 72, 2006)