Plant Development The Cellular Basis

About this book

Concentrates on events at the molecular and cellular levels, highlights some of the key processes operating in the formation of plants, and examines areas of research.

Contents

Part 1 Development of the basic structures: the problems of development - embryogenesis. Part 2 Iterative growth - meristem structure and functioning: root and shoot meristems - structure and growth; meristem functioning - formation of branches, leaves and floral organs. Part 3 Control of shape and directions of growth - the cellular basis of form: shape, growth rates, and surface structure; control of the plane of cell division; the cellular basis of polarity. Part 4 Cell differentiation: control of the differentiation of vascular tissues; cell enlargement, maturation, and differentiation; genes and development. Part 5 Competence and determination: competence and determination in differentiation; competence and determination in flowering. Part 6 Coordination of development: pattern formation, positional information, and integration of growth.

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