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plant anatomy for the twenty-first century

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An edition of An introduction to plant structure and development (2010)

An introduction to plant structure and development

plant anatomy for the twenty-first century

2nd ed.

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A plant anatomy textbook unlike any other on the market today. Carol A. Peterson described the first edition as 'the best book on the subject of plant anatomy since the texts of Esau'. Traditional plant anatomy texts include primarily descriptive aspects of structure, this book not only provides a comprehensive coverage of plant structure, but also introduces aspects of the mechanisms of development, especially the genetic and hormonal controls, and the roles of plasmodesmata and the cytoskeleton. The evolution of plant structure and the relationship between structure and function are also discussed throughout. Includes extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter. It provides students with an introduction to many of the exciting, contemporary areas at the forefront of research in the development of plant structure and prepares them for future roles in teaching and research in plant anatomy.

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Cambridge University Press
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English
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441

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Plants, Development, Life Sciences, Plantes, Plant anatomy, SCIENCE, Anatomy & Physiology, Développement, Anatomie, Growth (plants), Plants--development, Pflanzen--anatomie, Pflanzen--anatomie--0 gesamtdarstellung, Pflanzen--entwicklungsbiologie, Pflanzen--entwicklungsbiologie--0 gesamtdarstellung, Entwicklungsbiologie--pflanzen, Entwicklungsbiologie--pflanzen--0 gesamtdarstellung, Plantes--anatomie, Plantes--développement, Qk641 .b38 2010, 571.32
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Table of Contents

Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface to the second edition
Preface
Acknowledgements
General references
Chapter 1 Problems of adaptation to a terrestrial environment
Perspective: the origin of vascular plants
Structural adaptations
Preview of subsequent chapters
References
Further Reading
Chapter 2 An overview of plant structure and development
Perspective: origin of multicellularity
Some aspects of the shoot system of the vascular plant
Apical meristems
Primary tissue regions of the stem and root
Vascular bundle types
Secondary growth
Cells of the xylem
Cells of the phloem
References
Further Reading
Chapter 3 The protoplast of the eukaryotic cell
Perspective
Morphology of the protoplast
The cytoplasm
The plasma membrane
The nucleus and ribosomes
The internal membrane system
Golgi bodies
Mitochondria
Plastids
Spherosomes and microbodies
Microtubules
Actin microfilaments
The cytoskeleton
Vacuoles
Movement of organelles in the protoplast
Ergastic substances
References
Further Reading
Chapter 4 Structure and development of the cell wall
Perspective
Structure and composition of the cell wall
Growth of the cell wall
Cell wall development
Plasmodesmata
References
Further Reading
Chapter 5 Meristems of the shoot and their role in plant growth and development
Perspective
Apical meristems
Formation of leaf primordia
Transitional tissue regions
Intercalary meristems
The primary peripheral thickening meristem of monocotyledons
Cell growth and development
The effect of hormones on cell growth and development
Genetic control of cell growth and development
Role of the cytoskeleton in cell growth and development
Cell shaping by microtubules
References
Further Reading
Chapter 6 Morphology and development of the primary vascular system of the stem
Perspective
Cellular composition and patterns of development of primary xylem
Cellular composition and patterns of development of primary phloem
Differentiation of primary vascular tissues
The role of auxin in the development of the primary vascular system
References
Further Reading
Chapter 7 Sympodial systems and patterns of nodal anatomy
Perspective: leaf traces
Nodal structure of pteridophytes
Sympodial systems of seed plants
Leaf trace lacunae
The cauline vs. foliar nature of vascular bundles in the eustele
Phyllotaxy
References
Further Reading
Chapter 8 The epidermis
Perspective
Epidermis of the shoot
Epidermis of the root
Stomata
Signal transduction and movement in guard cells
Development of stomata
References
Further Reading
Chapter 9 The origin of secondary tissue systems and the effect of their formation on the primary body in seed plants
Perspective: role of the vascular cambium
The effect of secondary growth on the primary body
The effect of secondary growth on leaf and branch traces
References
Further Reading
Chapter 10 The vascular cambium: structure and function
Perspective.

Edition Notes

Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also available in print.

Description based on print version record.

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Cambridge, UK, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
571.32
Library of Congress
QK641 .B38 2010eb, QK641 .B38 2010

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Format
[electronic resource] :
Pagination
1 online resource (xxii, 441 p.)
Number of pages
441

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Open Library
OL27047020M
ISBN 10
0511770227, 0521518059, 0511844689
ISBN 13
9780511770227, 9780521518055, 9780511844683
LCCN
2011289342
OCLC/WorldCat
650345777

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OL19859175W

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