Table of Contents

Introduction, iLincoln Taiz and Ian Max Møller
1. Plant and Cell Architecture, Lawrence Griffing
2. Genome Structure and Gene Expression, Andreas Madlung
Unit I. Transport and Translocation of Water and Solutes, Eduardo Zeiger and Ian Max Møller
3. Water and Plant Cells, N. Michele Holbrook
4. Water Balance of Plants, N. Michele Holbrook
5. Mineral Nutrition, Arnold J. Bloom and Sally Smith
6. Solute Transport, Sarah M. Assmann
Unit II. Biochemistry and Metabolism, Eduardo Zeiger and Ian Max Møller
7. Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions, Robert E. Blankenship
8. Photosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions, Bob B. Buchanan and Ricardo A. Wolosiuk
9. Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations, Darren Sandquist and James Ehleringer
10. Stomatal Biology, Eduardo Zeiger
11. Translocation in the Phloem, Susan Dunford
12. Respiration and Lipid Metabolism, Allan G. Rasmusson, Ian Max Møller, and John Browse
13. Assimilation of Inorganic Nutrients, Arnold J. Bloom
Unit III. Growth and Development, Lincoln Taiz, Angus Murphy, and Ian Max Møller
14. Cell Walls: Structure, Formation, and Expansion, Daniel J. Cosgrove
15. Signals and Signal Transduction, Wendy Peer, Gabriele Monshausen, Angus Murphy, and Lincoln Taiz
16. Signals from Sunlight, Wendy Peer, Joe Sullivan, John Christie, Angus Murphy, and Lincoln Taiz
17. Embryogenesis, Bruce Veit and Angus Murphy
18. Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seedling Establishment, Wendy Peer, Angus Murphy, and Lincoln Taiz
19. Vegetative Growth and Organogenesis, Wendy Peer, Christine Beveridge, Victor Busov, Angus Murphy, and Lincoln Taiz
20. The Control of Flowering and Floral Development, Philip A. Wigge and Lincoln Taiz
21. Gametophytes, Pollination, Seeds, and Fruits, Heven Sze, Graham Seymour, and Lincoln Taiz
22. Plant Senescence and Cell Death, Lincoln Taiz
23. Biotic Interactions, Jürgen Engelberth and Lincoln Taiz
24. Abiotic Stress, Eduardo Blumwald and Ron Mittler
Web Appendix 1. Concepts of Bioenergetics
Web Appendix 2. The Analysis of Plant Growth
Web Appendix 3. Hormone Biosynthetic Pathways
Web Appendix 4. Secondary Compounds

About the Author

Lincoln Taiz, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

Eduardo Zeiger, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Ian M. Møller, Professor Emeritus, Aarhus University, Denmark

Angus Murphy, Professor, University of Maryland, USA