Introduction to Plant Physiology, 4th Edition

Introduction to Plant Physiology, 4th Edition

Author: William G. Hopkins, Norman P. A. Hüner
ISBN: 9780470247662
Pages: 528
Format: 22 Χ 28
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2008

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Plant Cells and Water.
Chapter 2. Whole Plant Water Relations.
Chapter 3. Roots, Soils, and Nutrient Uptake.
Chapter 4. Plants and Inorganic Nutrients
Chapter 5. Bioenergetics and ATP Synthesis.
Chapter 6. The Dual Role of Sunlight: Energy and Information.
Chapter 7. Energy Conservation in Photosynthesis: Harvesting Sunlight.
Chapter 8. Energy Conservation in Photosynthesis: Co2 Assimilation.
Chapter 9. Allocation, Translocation, and Partitioning Of Photoassimilates.
Chapter 10. Cellular Respiration: Unlocking the Energy Stored In Photoassimilates.
Chapter 11. Nitrogen Assimilation.
Chapter 12. Carbon and Nitrogen Assimilation and Plant Productivity.
Chapter 13. Responses of Plants to Environmental Stress.
Chapter 14. Acclimation to Environmental Stress.
Chapter 15. Adaptations to the Environment.
Chapter 16. Development: An Overview.
Chapter 17. Growth and Development of Cells.
Chapter 18. Hormones I: Auxins.
Chapter 19. Hormones II: Gibberellins.
Chapter 20. Hormones III: Cytokinins.
Chapter 21. Hormones IV: Abscisic Acid, Ethylene, and Brassinosteroids.
Chapter 22. Photomorphogenesis: Responding To Light.
Chapter 23. Tropisms and Nastic Movements: Orienting Plants in Space.
Chapter 24. Measuring Time: Controlling Development by Photoperiod and Endogenous Clocks.
Chapter 25. Flowering and Fruit Development.
Chapter 26. Temperature: Plant Development and Distribution.
Chapter 27. Secondary Metabolism.
Appendix 1. Building Blocks: Lipids, Proteins, and Carbohydrates.
Glossary/Index.