Biocommunication of Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Witzany, Günther (Editor), Baluška, František (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Signaling and Communication in Plants, 14
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.

Plants are sessile, highly sensitive organisms that actively compete for environmental resources both above and below the ground. They assess their surroundings, estimate how much energy they need for particular goals, and then realise the optimum variant. They take measures to control certain envir...