Dormancy in Plants (Λήθαργος στα φυτά - έκδοση στα αγγλικά)

Dormancy in Plants

Συγγραφέας: J.D. Viemont, J. Crabbe
ISBN: 9780851994475
Σελίδες: 400
Σχήμα: 16 Χ 25
Εξώφυλλο: Σκληρό
Έτος έκδοσης: 2000

Readership

Plant physiology, seed and crop science.

Main Contents

Part I: Whole Plant and Organ Physiology

* Growth Cycle and Dormancy in Plants, H Okubo
* Bud Dormancy, a Suggestion for the Control Mechanism and its Evolution, A Erez
* The Distinct Controlling of Dormancy Release and Germination Commencement in Seeds, N V Obroucheva and O V Antipova
* Sugar Metabolism in Apple Embryos, S Lewak, et al.
* Population Responses to Temperature for Loss and Induction of Seed Dormancy and Consequences for Predictive Empirical Modelling, A J Murdoch, et al.
* Pre-Treatment at Controlled Seed Moisture Content as an Effective Means to Break Dormancy in Tree Seeds, M P M Derkx

Part II: Water Relations and Stress

* Organismic and Environmental Controls of Bud Growth in Tropical Trees, R Borchert
* Water Relations in Winter: Influence on Budbreak of Walnut Tree, T Ameglio, et al.
* Morphological Structure and Water Status in Tulip Bulbs during their Transition from Dormancy to Active Growth: Visualization by Magnetic Resonance Imaging, R Kamentetsky, et al.
* Seed Dormancy as One of the Survival Strategies in Annual Plant Species Occurring In Deserts, Y Gutterman
* Seasonally-Regulated Proteins in Peach (Prunus persica): What are They and What Do They Do? M Wisniewski and R Arora

Part III: Abscisic Acid and Hormonal Control

* Aspects of ABA and Fusicoccin Signal Transduction in Barley Grains: I Effect of Fusicoccin on ABA-induced Gene Expression in Embryo and Aleurone; II Spatial and Temporal Expression of 14-3-3 Proteins in Dormant Embryos, B Testerink, R M van der Meulen and M Wang
* Dormancy of Cereal Seeds as Related to Embryo Sensitivity to ABA and Water Potential, F Corbineau and D Come
* Abscisic Acid Control of Seed Dormancy Expression in Nicotiana plumbaginifolia and Arabidopsis thaliana, M Julien, et al.
* The Role of Endogenous Hormones in Potato Tuber Dormancy, J C Suttle
* Role of ABA, Gibberellins and Auxin in Dormancy and Dormancy Release of Tulip Bulbs, M Saniewski, et al.

Part IV: Biochemical and Cellular Aspects

* ATP, ADP and NTP Contents in Vegetative and Floral Peach Buds During Winter: Are They Useful for Characterizing the Type of Dormancy, M Bonhomme, et al.
* Alcohols that Break Seed Dormancy: the Anesthetic Hypothesis, Dead or Alive? M A Cohn and H Hilhorst
* Are Cellular Membranes Involved in the Control of Seed Dormancy? H Hilhorst and M A Cohn
* Intercellular Communication Channels and Intracellular Calcium Levels Involved in Dormancy Development of Poplar (Populus deltoides) Plants, L-C Jian, et al.
* The Developmental Basis of Bud Dormancy in 1-year-old Picea and Pseudotsuga Seedlings, J E MacDonald

Part V: Genetics and Molecular Biology

* Molecular Genetic Analysis of Bud Dormancy Related Traits in Populus, T H H Chen, et al.
* Regulation of Growth and Dormancy in Pea Axillary Buds, J P Stafstrom
* Expression of Endo-ί-Mannanase and S.N.F-Related Protein Kinase Genes in True Potato Seeds in Relation to Dormancy, Gibberellin and Abscisic Acid, V Alvarado, et al.
* The Genetics of Seed Dormancy in Arabidopsis thaliana, M Koornneef, et al.