The Structure and Function of Plastids

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wise, Robert R. (Editor), Hoober, J. Kenneth (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, 23
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.

This volume provides a comprehensive look at the biology of plastids, the multifunctional biosynthetic factories that are unique to plants and algae. Fifty-six international experts have contributed 28 chapters that cover all aspects of this large and diverse family of plant and algal organelles. Th...