Introduction to plant physiology

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hopkins, William G. (Author), Huner, Norman P. A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N. J. : John Wiley & Sons , 2008
Edition:4th ed
Subjects:
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Plant cells and water
  • 2. Whole plant water relations
  • 3. Roots, soils, and nutrient uptake
  • 4. Plants and inorganic nutrients
  • 5. Bioenergetics and ATP synthesis
  • 6. The dual role of sunlight: energy and information
  • 7. Energy conservation in photosynthesis: harvesting sunlight
  • 8. Energy conservation in photosynthesis: CO2 assimilation
  • 9. Allocation, translocation, and partitioning of photoassimilates
  • 10. Cellular respiration: unlocking the energy stored in photoassimilates
  • 11. Nitrogen assimilation
  • 12. Carbon and nitrogen assimilation and plant productivity
  • 13. Responses of plants to environmental stress
  • 14. Acclimation to environmental stress
  • 15. Adaptations to the environment
  • 16. Development: an overview
  • 17. Growth and development of cells
  • 18. Hormones I: Auxins
  • 19. Hormones II: Gibberellins
  • 20. Hormones III: Cytokinins
  • 21. Hormones IV: Abscisic acid, ethylene, and brassinosteroids
  • 22. Photomorphogenesis: responding to light
  • 23. Tropisms and nastic movements: orienting plants in space
  • 24. Measuring time: controlling development by photoperiod and endogenous clocks
  • 25. Flowering and fruit development
  • 26. Temperature: plant development and distribution
  • 27. Secondary metabolism