Fruit and Seed Production: Aspects of Development, Environmental Physiology and Ecology

ISBN-13: 9780521373500 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 272 str.

C. Marshall; J. Grace; C. Marshall

Opis

The topic of fruit and seed production is given a broad and comprehensive treatment, with chapters covering the onset of flowering through to the development and growth of fruits and seeds, and finally to ecological and evolutionary aspects of fruiting.

Recenzje

"...quite likely that this book may fill a niche in a course in plant reproductive biology, particularly since it brings together quite a bit of information on the later stages of plant reproduction." Judith Thomas, Plant Science Bulletin

Spis treści

Contributors; Preface; 1. Plant reproductive biology: an overview H. W. Woolhouse; 2. The environmental control of reproductive development R. F. Lyndon; 3. Pollination and fertilization in higher plants S. J. Owens; 4. Embryogenesis D. J. Bowles; 5. Environmental and internal regulation of fruiting, with particular reference to Cox's Orange Pippin apple G. K. Goldwin; 6. Fruit growth and sink strength L. C. Ho; 7. Control of grain growth and development C. M. Duffus; 8. The regulation of maternal investment in plants A. G. Stephenson; 9. Ecological and physiological aspects of reproductive allocation C. Marshall and M. A. Watson; 10. Are the distributions of species determined by failure to set seed? C. D. Pigott; 11. Edible fruits in a cool climate: the evolution and ecology of endozoochory in the European flora Q. O. N. Kay; Index.