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Format:
Paperback
450 pp.
8.5" x 10.875"

ISBN-13:
9781605357904

Copyright Year:
2019

Imprint: Sinauer Associates is an imprint of Oxford University Press

Fundamentals of Plant Physiology

Edited by Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger, Ian Max Moller and Angus Murphy

Series : Sinauer

A condensed version of the best-selling Plant Physiology & Development, this fundamentals version is intended for courses that focus on plant physiology with little or no coverage of development. Concise yet comprehensive, this is a distillation of the most important principles and empirical findings of plant physiology.

Readership : Suitable for courses in plant physiology offered out of Biology departments at universities.

1. Plant and Cell Architecture
2. Water and Plant Cells
3. Water Balance of Plants
4. Mineral Nutrition
5. Assimilation of Inorganic Nutrients
6. Solute Transport
7. Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
8. Photosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions
9. Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations
10. Translocation in the Phloem
11. Respiration and Lipid Metabolism
12. Signals and Signal Transduction
13. Signals from Sunlight
14. Embryogenesis
15. Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seedling Establishment
16. Vegetative Growth and Senescence
17. Flowering and Fruit Development
18. Biotic Interactions
19. Abiotic Stress

Instructor Resources:
Ancillary Resource Center (ARC):
www.oup-arc.com
PowerPoint Slides:
- All figures, tables, and photos from the text
E-book ISBN 9781605357911

Lincoln Taiz, Professor Emeritus of MCD Biology, University of California - Santa Cruz

Eduardo Zeiger, Professor Emeritus, University of California - Los Angeles

Ian Max Møller, Professor Emeritus, Aarhus University, Denmark

Angus Murphy, Professor and Chair, University of Maryland

Essentials of Developmental Plant Anatomy - Taylor A. Steeves and Vipen K. Sawhney
Plant Systematics - Walter S. Judd, Christopher S. Campbell, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Peter F. Stevens and Michael J. Donoghue
The Ecology of Plants - Jessica Gurevitch, Samuel M. Scheiner and Gordon A. Fox
Plant Physiology and Development - Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger, Ian M. Møller and Angus Murphy

Special Features

Concise yet comprehensive coverage, providing the same high standard of scientific accuracy and pedagogical richness that Plant Physiology & Development is known for, but in a more concise format.
Contributions by expert plant biologists provide students with an authoritative volume that incorporates current findings.
Focuses on fundamental physiological principles while the chapters on development have been greatly condensed.
Full-colour illustrations complement and clarify key topics with new figures added to improve comprehension.