Taiz, Lincoln.

Plant physiology / Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger. - 5th ed. - Sunderland, MA : Sinauer Associates, c2010. - xxxiv, 782, [137] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Plant cells -- Genome organization and gene expression -- Water and plant cells -- Water balance of plants -- Mineral nutrition -- Solute t ransport -- Photosynthesis : the light reactions -- Photosynthesis : ca rbon reactions -- Photosynthesis : physiological and ecological conside rations -- Translocation in the phloem -- Respiration and lipid metabol ism -- Assimilation of mineral nutrients -- Secondary metabolites and p lant defense -- Signal transduction -- Cell walls : structure, biogenes is, and expansion -- Growth and development -- Phytochrome and light co ntrol of plant development -- Blue-light responses : morphogenesis and stomatal movements -- Auxin : the first discovered plant growth hormone -- Gibberellins : regulators of plant height and seed germination -- C ytokinins : regulators of cell division -- Ethylene : the gaseous hormo ne -- Abscisic acid : a seed maturation and stress-response hormone -- Brassinosteroids : regulators of cell expansion and development -- The control of flowering -- Responses and adaptations to abiotic stress.

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