Progress in Botany 66

ISBN-13: 9783540224747 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 451 str.

K. Esser; J. M. Colacino

Opis

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences.
The present volume includes reviews on genetics, cell biology, physiology, comparative morphology, systematics, ecology, and vegetation science.

Spis treści

Review. A Life History Between Science and Philosophy.- Genetics. Recombination:: RNA: A Powerful Tool for Recombination and Regulated Expression of Genes. Mutation: Sugar Signaling Mutants in Arabidopsis. Cell Biology: The Green Algae Chlamydomonas reinhardii – a Genetic Model Organism. Extranuclear Inheritance: Mitochondrial Genetics and Biogenesis. Population Genetics: Biodiversity in Anthropogenic Landscapes – Population Genetics and Ecological Modelling. Plan Breeding: Recent Advances in Molecular Breeding of Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.). Plant Breeding: Clonality – a Concept of Stability Progresses Towards Variability.- Physiology b-Type Cytochromes in Plant Plasma Membranes. Photosynthesis. Carbon Metabolism: the Calvin Cycle´s Golden Jubilee. Physiology of Ectomycorrhiza (ECM). Network Dynamics in Plant Biology: Current Progress in Historial Perspective.- Ecology. UV-B Radiation, Photomorphogenesis and Plant-Plant Interactions. Scaling From Root to Globe. Ectomycorrhizal Communitiy Structure - Linking Biodiversity to Function. Tracing the Behaviour of Plants in Ecosystems: How Can Molecular Biology Help? History of Flora and Vegetation During the Quaternary: North America.-

O autorze

Until 2004 Ulrich Lüttge taught at the Institute for Botany at the TU Darmstadt. He is an experienced teacher and is concerned with membrane physiology and biochemistry, circadian rhythms among photosynthesis processes as well as the antioxidative defense system of plants