Pattern Formation in Plant Tissues

ISBN-13: 9780521248655 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 248 str.

Tsvi Sachs (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Opis

The chapters in this book are centered around the structure of tissues, an intermediate and neglected level between overt morphology and biochemistry, and will be of great interest to all those engaged in attempting to understand the principles behind plant development. The author's purpose is to predict what should be looked for on a molecular level so as to account for observable forms. Each chapter deals with a defined problem such as the role of hormones as correlative agents, tissue polarization, apical meristems and cell lineages. The final chapter develops an alternative approach to the problem of the specification of biological form, that of "epigenetic selection."

Recenzje

"The success of Sach's book lies with its rigorous cataloguing of many of the concepts, experiments and conclusions that since the war have combined to shape the modern subject of plant development. The primary literature on this subject is lengthy and in many cases verbose, and Sachs does a good job in distilling it." Roger Pennell, BioEssays

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Interactions of developing organs; 3. Hormones as correlative agents; 4. Callus and tumour development; 5. The polarization of tissues; 6. The canalization of vascular differentiation; 7. Cell lineages; 8. Stomata as an example of meristemoid development; 9. Expressions of cellular interactions; 10. Apical meristems; 11. The localization of new leaves; 12. A temporal control of apical differentiation; 13. Generalizations about pattern formation.