Ethylene Action in Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Khan, Nafees A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.

The plant hormone ethylene plays a prominent role among several intrinsic and extrinsic factors that control growth and physiology of plants. Its biological activity was discovered over a century ago. However, extensive studies on its mode of action came later. To date, it is well documented that et...

Table of Contents:

• Interaction of Ethylene and Other Compounds with the Ethylene Receptor: Agonists and Antagonists
• Ethylene and Plant Growth
• Ethylene and Leaf Senescence
• Effect of Ethylene on Adventitious Root Formation
• Ethylene and Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress
• Ethylene in the Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis
• The Role of Ethylene in the Regulation of Stem Gravitropic Curvature
• Role of Ethylene in Fruit Ripening
• Ethylene Involvement in Photosynthesis and Growth.