Auxin and Its Role in Plant Development

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Zažímalová, Eva (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Petrášek, Jan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Benková, Eva (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Biochemistry, general.; Cell Biology.

Auxin is an important signaling compound in plants and vital for plant development and growth. The present book, Auxin and its Role in Plant Development, provides the reader with detailed and comprehensive insight into the functioning of the molecule on the whole and specifically in plant developmen...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part 1: Auxin: definition; metabolism, transport and signaling: What is auxin?
• Auxin – metabolism
• Auxin – determination and metabolic profiling
• Auxin – intracellular transport
• Auxin – intercellular transport
• Auxin – signaling
• Part 2: Auxin and Plant Development: Auxin and cell cycle
• Auxin and polarity
• Auxin and embryogenesis
• Auxin, organogenesis and control of plant architecture
• Auxin and reproductive development
• Auxin and cross-talk with other hormones
• Auxin – evolutionary aspects
• Model organisms for auxin research
• Modelling the auxin role in development
• Part 3: Auxin versus Environment: Auxin and tropisms
• Auxin and shade avoidance
• Auxin, stresses and plant immunity
• Auxin and interaction between organisms
• Auxin and practical applications.