Plant Physiology, Development and Metabolism

Plant Physiology, Development and Metabolism by Satish C Bhatla, Manju A. Lal.

This book focuses on the fundamentals of plant physiology for undergraduate and graduate students. It consists of 34 chapters divided into five major units. Unit I discusses the unique mechanisms of water and ion transport, while Unit II describes the various metabolic events essential for plant dev...

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Main Authors: Bhatla, Satish C. (Author), A. Lal, Manju (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Plant physiology.
Plant anatomy.
Plant development.
Plant ecology.
Plant breeding.
Plant genetics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I TRANSPORT OF WATER AND NUTRIENTS
  • Chapter 1. Plant water relations
  • Chapter 2. Mineral nutrition
  • Chapter 3. Water and soluble transport
  • Part II METABOLISM
  • Chapter 4. Concepts in metabolism
  • Chapter 5. Photosynthesis
  • Chapter 6. Photosynthate translocation
  • Chapter 7. Respiration
  • Chapter 8. ATP synthesis
  • Chapter 9. Metabolism of storage carbohydrates
  • Chapter 10. Lipid metabolism
  • Chapter 11. Nitrogen metabolism
  • Chapter 12. Sulphur, phosphorus and iron metabolism
  • Part III DEVELOPMENT
  • Chapter 13. Light perception and transduction
  • Chapter 14. Plant growth regulators
  • Chapter 15. Auxins
  • Chapter 16. Cytokinins
  • Chapter 17. Gibberellins
  • Chapter 18. Abscisic acid
  • Chapter 19. Ethylene
  • Chapter 20. Brassinosteroids
  • Chapter 21. Jasmonic acid
  • Chapter 22. Recently discovered plant growth regulators
  • Chapter 23. Mechanisms of signal reception and transduction
  • Chapter 24. Embryogenesis, vegetative growth and organogenesis
  • Chapter 25. Physiology of flowering
  • Chapter 26. Pollination, embryogenesis and seed development
  • Chapter 27. Fruit development and ripening
  • Chapter 28. Seed dormancy and germination
  • Chapter 29. Plant movements
  • Chapter 30. Senescence and programmed cell death
  • Part IV STRESS PHYSIOLOGY
  • Chapter 31. Abiotic stress
  • Chapter 32. Biotic interactions
  • Part V APPLIED PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Chapter 33. Secondary metabolites
  • Chapter 34. Plant physiology in agriculture and biotechnology
  • Glossary.

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