Patterns in Plant Development / Edition 2

by Taylor A. Steeves, Ian M. Sussex

Overview

An introduction to the experimental approach to the development of the whole plant. The book deals with lower vascular plants (i.e. ferns) and seed plants, beginning with the embryo and continuing through the phase of secondary growth (the vascular cambium). Rapid advances in molecular biology in recent years have made a significant contribution to the understanding of development and whenever possible these exciting findings have been drawn into the interpretation provided in this new edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521246880
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/28/1989
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	406
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.91(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Development in the vascular plants; 2. Embryogenesis: beginnings of development; 3. Analytical and experimental studies of embryo development; 4. The structure of the shoot apex; 5. Analytical studies of the shoot apex; 6. Experimental investigations on the shoot apex; 7. Organogenesis in the shoot: leaf origin and position; 8. Organogenesis in the shoot: determination of leaves and branches; 9. Organogenesis in the shoot: later stages of leaf development; 10. Determinate shoots: thorns and flowers; 11. The development of the shoot system; 12. The root; 13. Differentiation of the plant body: the origin of pattern; 14. Differentiation of the plant body: the elaboration of pattern; 15. Secondary growth: the vascular cambium; 16. Secondary growth: experimental studies on the cambium; 17. Alternative patterns of development; Credits; Author index; Subject index.

Editorial Reviews

An introduction to the experimental approach to the development of the whole plant. The book deals with lower vascular plants (ie. ferns) and seed plants, beginning with the embryo and continuing through the phase of secondary growth (the vascular cambium). This is an extenisively revised and updated version of a 1972 book. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"The text is well-organized and illustrated...should be useful to undergraduate and graduate students seeking to learn more about how healthy plants develop. It will also be valuable as a reference for plant pathologists who have research interests in the development of plants and to those who wish to review plant development..." Phytopathology News

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