Plant Physiology and Development
Sixth Edition
Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger, Ian M. Møller, Angus Murphy
$300 AUD
- ISBN:
- 9781605352558
- Published:
- 1 Nov 2017
- Availability:
- 29
- Series:
- Sinauer
An authoritative and comprehensive upper-division plant biology textbook that incorporates the latest advances in plant biology to provide the best educational foundation for the next generation of plant biologists.
Throughout its twenty-two year history, the authors of Plant Physiology have continually updated the book to incorporate the latest advances in plant biology and implement pedagogical improvements requested by adopters. This has made Plant Physiology the most authoritative, comprehensive, and widely used upper-division plant biology textbook. In the Sixth Edition, the Growth and Development section (Unit III) has been reorganized and expanded to present the complete life cycle of seed plants from germination to senescence. In recognition of this enhancement, the text has been renamed Plant Physiology and Development. As before, Unit III begins with updated chapters on Cell Walls and Signals and Signal Transduction.
The latter chapter has been expanded to include a discussion of major signaling molecules, such as calcium ions and plant hormones. A new, unified chapter entitled Signals from Sunlight has replaced the two Fifth-Edition chapters on Phytochrome and Blue Light Responses. This chapter includes phytochrome, as well as the blue and UV light receptors and their signaling pathways, including phototropins, cryptochromes, and UVR8. The subsequent chapters in Unit III are devoted to describing the stages of development from embryogenesis to senescence and the many physiological and environmental factors that regulate them. The result provides students with an improved understanding of the integration of hormones and other signaling agents in developmental regulation.
Preface
Chapter 1. Plant and Cell Architecture
Chapter 2. Genome Structure and Gene Expression
UNIT I. TRANSPORT AND TRANSLOCATION OF WATER AND SOLUTES
Chapter 3. Water and Plant Cells
Chapter 4. Water Balance of Plants
Chapter 5. Mineral Nutrition
Chapter 6. Solute Transport
UNIT II. BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM
Chapter 7. Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
Chapter 8. Photosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions
Chapter 9. Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations
Chapter 10. Stomatal Biology
Chapter 11. Translocation in the Phloem
Chapter 12. Respiration and Lipid Metabolism
Chapter 13. Assimilation of Inorganic Nutrients
UNIT III. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 14. Cell Walls: Structure, Formation, and Expansion
Chapter 15. Signals and Signal Transduction
Chapter 16. Signals from Sunlight
Chapter 17. Embryogenesis
Chapter 18. Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seedling Establishment
Chapter 19. Vegetative Growth and Organogenesis
Chapter 20. The Control of Flowering and Floral Development
Chapter 21. Gametophytes, Pollination, Seeds, and Fruits
Chapter 22. Plant Senescence and Cell Death
Chapter 23. Biotic Interactions
Chapter 24. Abiotic Stress
Glossary
Illustration Credits
Photo Credits
Subject Index
Lincoln Taiz, Emeritus, University of California – Santa Cruz
Eduardo Zeiger, Emeritus, University of California –Los Angeles
Ian Max Møller, Aarhus University, Denmark
Angus Murphy, University of Maryland
Lincoln Taiz is Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He received his Ph.D. in Botany from the University of California at Berkeley in 1971. Dr. Taiz's main research focus has been on the structure, function, and evolution of vacuolar H+-ATPases. He has also worked on gibberellins, cell wall mechanical properties, metal tolerance, auxin transport, and stomatal opening. Eduardo Zeiger is Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of California at Los Angeles. He received a Ph.D. in Plant Genetics at the University of California at Davis in 1970. His research interests include stomatal function, the sensory transduction of blue-light responses, and the study of stomatal acclimations associated with increases in crop yields. Ian M. Møller is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University, Denmark. He received his Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry from Imperial College, London, UK. He has worked at Lund University, Sweden and, more recently, at Risø National Laboratory and the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen, Denmark. Professor Møller has investigated plant respiration throughout his career. His current interests include turnover of reactive oxygen species and the role of protein oxidation in plant cells. Angus Murphy has been Professor and Chair of the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland since 2012. He earned his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1996 and moved to Purdue University as an assistant professr in 2001. Dr. Murphy studies ATP-Binding Cassette transporters, the regulation of auxin transport, and the mechanisms by which transport proteins are regulated in plastic plant growth.
- The Plant Physiology and Development Companion Website (available free of charge) includes a rich collection of material that enhances the textbook's coverage on a wide range of topics. Web Topics and Essays are referenced throughout the textbook. The site includes the following resources for each chapter of the textbook:
- Web topics: Text, boxes, and illustrations elaborating on selected topics
- Web Essays: Discussions of cutting-edge research topics, written by those who do the research
- Study Questions
- Literature Cited
- The Plant Physiology and Development Instructor's Resource Library includes all of the textbook's figures (both art and photographs) and tables in electronic format. All images are provided in both JPEG (high and low-resolution versions) and ready-to-use PowerPoint presentations. The figures have all been formatted and color-enhanced for optimal projection in the classroom.