{"product_id":"physiology-and-behaviour-of-plants-hardback-9780470850244","title":"Physiology and Behaviour of Plants (Hardback) 9780470850244","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePhysiology and Behaviour of Plants\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Scott (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470850244, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 February 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e26.7 x 20.3 x 2.3 cm, 1.125 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book, with Scott's enthusiasm and clear writing style, offers a refreshing approach to introductory plant biology. Recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2009)  \u003cp\u003e“Author Peter Scott's approach is to present basic concepts of plant physiology and development in an enthusiastic and engaging manner. Hence, he tries to use his passion for his subject to be an effective teacher, and his enthusiasm is evident throughout the book. One of the clear strengths of this book are the high quality color diagrams. I enjoyed reading … and came away with good ideas for new approaches to teaching topics in plant biology. The book could be useful in a number of courses in botany and plant biology at the freshman and sophomore level.” (\u003ci\u003ePlant Science Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, Winter 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDas Buch betrachtet die Pflanzenwelt gleichsam aus der Perspektive der Pflanzen, indem es sich an der Frage orientiert, wie Pflanzen ihre Umgebung wahrnehmen und wie sie auf diese reagieren. Wie nutzen sie z. B. die Sonnenenergie zur Assimilation von Kohlenstoff, wandeln ihn um, produzieren Nährstoffe und Wasser? Wie wachsen und entwickeln sich Pflanzen, wie reagieren sie auf Stress und wie erhalten sie ihre Art? Es wird untersucht, inwiefern biochemische Untersuchungsergebnisse zur Beschreibung des Verhaltens von Pflanzen herangezogen werden können. Vergleichende universitäre Studien zur Tierphysiologie, die parallel durchgeführt wurden, liegen der Konzeption des Bandes zugrunde. So wird u. a. gezeigt, dass Pflanzen denselben Herausforderungen begegnen müssen wie tierische Lebewesen, um ihr Überleben zu sichern. Dabei bewältigen pflanzliche Lebewesen diese Herausforderungen auf sehr differenzierte und vielfältige Weise. So lernen Studierende Pflanzen nicht nur als dynamische Wesen kennen, sondern auch als aggressive, raumgreifende und leistungsfähige Organismen, die sogar über größere Distanzen miteinander kommunizieren können!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Introducing Plants.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe beginning: the evolution of plants and the major divisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConquering the land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe evolution of lignin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlants and mass extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloristic kingdoms, Biogeography and Biomes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat makes a plant?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the whole plant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the plant cell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chloroplast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe vacuole.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrobodies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cell wall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlasmodesmata.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Photosynthesis the ultimate in autotrophy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight harvesting .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaf form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChlorophyll and the chloroplast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConverting light energy into chemical energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Calvin cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhotorespiration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarbohydrate synthesis and storage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fate of carbon fixed during photosynthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe efficiency of photosynthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Nonphotosynthetic metabolism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhloem transport.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the phloem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoping with damage to the phloem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe sink tissues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSink regulation of photosynthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Roots and the uptake of water.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of root.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctions of roots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of roots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOsmosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoading and movement in the xylem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStomata.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Mineral nutrition of plants.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil structure and mineral ions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral ion uptake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhosphorus uptake and assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNitrogen uptake and assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIron uptake and assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSulphur uptake and assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunction and effects of deficiencies of mineral ions on plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinor elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Mycorrhizal Associations and Saprophytic Nutrition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycorrhizal associations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal associations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrchidaceous mycorrhizal associations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEctomycorrhiza.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEricaceous mycorrhiza.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEctendomycorrhiza.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of the mycorrhizal association.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of the mycorrhizal association.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaprophytic nutrition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Parasitic plants.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing a parasitic relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacultative parasitic plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObligate parasitic plants, hemi-parasites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObligate parasitic plants, holo-parasites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParasitic species other than the dicotyledons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Carnivorous Plants.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarnivory: the search for a definition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy have some plants turned to carnivory?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBladderworts (genus Utricularia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSundews (genus Drosera).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground general reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Asexual and Sexual Reproduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsexual Reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApomixis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual Reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind based pollination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsect based pollination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePollination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanisms for improving cross fertilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf incompatibility mechanisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrifolium repens\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApple (Malus).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePapaver rhoeas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePetunia hybrida.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePetunia inflata.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeed development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Plant growth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCell division and the cell cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolyploidy in plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeed formation and germination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dividing meristem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlower development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVascular cambium and secondary growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntercalary meristem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCell death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlant growth regulators and cell growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Plant Movement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropism and nastic movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropic movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNastic movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCircumnutation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Plants and stress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptations to drought stress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrassulacean acid metabolism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC4 photosynthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResurrection plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalt stress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlooding stress and anoxia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCold stress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptations to heat stress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Plant senses and perceiving the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensing light (sight).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtochlorophyllide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhytochromes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCryptochrome.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensing time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCircadian clock.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhotoperiodism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensing touch (feeling).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensing chemicals (taste).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunicating (smell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensing sounds (hearing).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable 1. Ratios of red to far-red light in different environments. The data is based on that reported by Hopkins (1999).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends..\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Seed dispersal, dormancy and germination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeed dispersal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGravity-mediated dispersal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind-mediated dispersal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater-mediated dispersal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal-mediated dispersal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance of post-dispersal mechanisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDormancy and germination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecalcitrant seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDormant seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors governing dormancy and germination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresence of germination inhibitors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresence of inhibitory tissues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresence of germination promoters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Interactions with the Animal Kingdom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal mediated pollination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMimicry in plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBatesian mimicry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMüllerian mimicry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAggressive mimicry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeed dispersal and food reserves: the role of humans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Plant defences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical defence structures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cuticle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cell wall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cell wall as a passive barrier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cell wall as an active barrier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoisons by injection or touch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical defences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerpenes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNitrogen-containing organic compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyanogenic glycosides.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlycosinolates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLectins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlkaloids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefence reactions and signal pathways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJasmonic acid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalicylic acid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystemin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhytoalexins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllelopathy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognising self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMimicry and the enrolment of other organisms for protection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure Legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Plants and Medicines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoctrine of signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViper’s bugloss (Echium vulgare).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnobotany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe origins of aspirin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe origins of antimalarial drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSt John’s Wort (Hypericum spp.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural alternatives to Viagra.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural treatments for AIDS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA cure for certain cancers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable development of medicines from plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure legends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18 Plant Tissue Culture and the Rise of Plant Biotechnology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe development of plant tissue culture media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponents of the medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinor elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarbohydrates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVitamins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlant growth regulators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTissue culture sterility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of plant tissue culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications of plant tissue culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure legends..\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19 Remarkable Plants.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsect mimicry in the Orchidaceae.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Venus Flytrap.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe oldest and biggest plants in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTallest plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCycads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelwitschia mirabilis and Ephedra viridis.\u003c\/p\u003e 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