Fundamentals of Plant Physiology emphasizes essential concepts, offering a concise, accessible, and focused approach to the topic while maintaining the high standard of scientific accuracy and pedagogical richness for which the Taiz franchise is renowned.

This concise and accessible textbook meets the needs of undergraduate students studying plant physiology and structure/function classes. This fundamentals version is a response to requests from educators for an up-to-date and accessible text, specifically tailored to students who may not have extensive training in organic chemistry, genetics, or molecular biology.

The second edition has been updated to reflect recent and remarkable advancements in plant sciences. These advancements, coupled with rapid progress in molecular breeding genome editing techniques, have enabled the development of crops that can sustain various challenges including climate change, soil degradation, and the introduction of new pathogens and pests. Fundamentals of Plant Physiology addresses these new realities and explores topics that are closely linked to these advancements.

Features

• Distills the key principles and empirical findings of plant physiology into a concise and accessible format.
• The content of the second edition is distilled from the seventh edition of the widely acclaimed upper-level Plant Physiology and Development, which was written and extensively reviewed by leading plant scientists
• Cutting-edge material has been converted into a highly accessible textbook suitable for diverse student backgrounds
• A well-developed art program that illustrates complex material and shows how physiological principles are integrated into the life cycle of plants
• Learning outcomes aligned with those communicated by instructors who teach plant physiology and plant structure/function courses

New to this Edition

• Now available as an enhanced e-Book to offer students a rich assortment of integrated multimedia and active learning activities, delivering a more engaging and interactive learning experience. The Enhanced e-Book offers:
• Interactive Figures: Select text figures are presented in an interactive format that provides enhanced insight into key processes and cause-and-effect relationships
• Self-Study Questions: Each section of the text provides several self-study questions with which students can assess their mastery of content and concepts
• Flashcards: This study aid assists students as they learn each chapter's essential vocabulary
• Streamlined coverage guided by learning objectives
• Definitions of key terms
• End-of-chapter review questions that reinforce student takeaways
• Updated content to reflect new research and realities of plant physiology

Table of Contents
1. Plant and Cell Architecture
2. Water and Plant Cells
3. Water Balance of Plants
4. Mineral Nutrition
5. Assimilation of Inorganic Nutrients
6. Solute Transport
7. Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
8. Photosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions
9. Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations
10. Translocation in the Phloem
11. Respiration and Lipid Metabolism
12. Signals and Signal Transduction
13. Signals from Sunlight
14. Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seedling Establishment
15. Vegetative Growth and Senescence
16. Flowering and Double Pollination
17. Seed and Fruit Development
18. Biotic Interactions
19. Abiotic Stress
Appendix 1 Plant Breeding and Genome Engineering
Glossary
Illustration Credits
Index

Lincoln Taiz, UNITED STATES

Author Ian Max Møller

Author Angus Murphy, United States

Wendy Ann Peer, United States

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.

Ian Max 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 professor 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.

Wendy A. Peer is Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Chemical Ecology in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland. She received her Ph.D. at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Wendy Peer's research focuses on developmental, biotic, and abiotic interactions that affect seedling establishment and on identifying novel applications of microbial pairing with plant-based foods to enhance food quality and nutrition.

Student resources to accompany Fundamentals of Plant Physiology 2e:

• Enhanced e-book
• Chapter Quiz
• Interactive Figure Quizzes
• Interactive Figures
• Flashcards
• Self-Study Questions

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