Endosperm Developmental and Molecular Biology /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Olsen, Odd-Arne (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Σειρά: Plant Cell Monographs, 8
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Developmental biology.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant genetics.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Developmental Biology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.

The nutritive endosperm of angiosperms is mankind’s most important source of food, livestock feed and industrial raw material. This book is the first comprehensive overview of the developmental and molecular biology of endosperm. The text covers cereal endosperm development from fertilization to mat...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Developmental Biology of Cereal Endosperm
• Endoreduplication and Programmed Cell Death in the Cereal Endosperm
• Aleurone Cell Development
• The Embryo Surrounding Region
• Transfer Cells
• Arabidopsis as a Model for Understanding the Basics of Endosperm Development
• Endosperm Cell and Organ Culture
• Anthocyanin Synthesis in Maize Aleurone Tissue
• Protein Body Biogenesis in Cereal Endosperms
• Endosperm Cell Walls: Formation, Composition, and Functions
• Starch Formation in the Cereal Endosperm
• The Structure and Expression of Cereal Storage Protein Genes
• Genomic Imprinting in Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays.