E. Pua – Plant Developmental Biology (2 Volume set)

Автор: E. Pua
Название книги: Plant Developmental Biology (2 Volume set)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Биологические науки
Страницы: 943
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Many exciting discoveries in recent decades have contributed new knowledge to our understanding of the mechanisms that regulate various stages of plant growth and development. Such information, coupled with advances in cell and molecular biology, is fundamental to crop improvement using biotechnological approaches. Two volumes constitute the present work. The first, comprising 22 chapters, commences with introductions relating to gene regulatory models for plant development and crop improvement, particularly the use of Arabidopsis as a model plant. These chapters are followed by specific topics that focus on different developmental aspects associated with vegetative and reproductive phases of the life cycle of a plant. Six chapters discuss vegetative growth and development. Their contents
consider topics such as shoot branching, bud dormancy and growth, the development of roots, nodules and tubers, and senescence. The reproductive phase of plant development is in 14 chapters that present topics such as floral organ initiation and the regulation of flowering, the development of male and female gametes, pollen germination and tube growth, fertilization, fruit development and ripening, seed development, dormancy, germination, and apomixis. Male sterility and self-incompatibility are also discussed. Volume 2 has 20 chapters, three of which review recent advances in somatic embryogenesis, microspore embryogenesis and somaclonal variation. Seven of the chapters target plant processes and their regulation, including photosynthate partitioning, seed maturation and seed storage protein biosynthesis, the production and regulation of fatty acids, vitamins, alkaloids and flower pigments, and flower scent. This second book also contains four chapters on hormonal and environmental signaling (amino compounds-containing lipids, auxin, cytokinin, and light) in the regulation of plant development; other topics encompass the molecular genetics of developmental regulation, including RNA silencing, DNA methylation, epigenetics, activation tagging, homologous recombination, and the engineering of synthetic promoters. These books will serve as key references for advanced students and researchers involved in a range of plant-orientated disciplines, including genetics, cell and molecular biology, functional genomics, and biotechnology.