Plant physiology /

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Author / Creator:Taiz, Lincoln.
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, c2006.
Description:xxvi, 764 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7351240
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Other authors / contributors:Zeiger, Eduardo.
ISBN:0878938567 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780878938568 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes 1 errata sticker.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Plant cells
  • Energy and enzymes
  • Water and plant cells
  • Water balance of plants
  • Mineral nutrition
  • Solute transport
  • Photosynthesis : the light reactions
  • Photosynthesis : carbon reactions
  • Photosynthesis : physiological and ecological considerations
  • Translocation in the phloem
  • Respiration and lipid metabolism
  • Assimilation of mineral nutrients
  • Secondary metabolites and plant defense
  • Gene expression and signal transduction
  • Cell walls : structure, biogenesis, and expansion
  • Growth and development
  • Phytochrome and light control of plant development
  • Blue-light responses : stomatal movements and morphogenesis
  • Auxin : the growth hormone
  • Gibberellins : regulators of plant height and seed germination
  • Cytokinins : regulators of cell division
  • Ethylene : the gaseous hormone
  • Abscisic acid : a seed maturation and antistress signal
  • Brassinosteroids
  • The control of flowering
  • Stress physiology.