Hormones, Signals and Target Cells in Plant Development

Michael T McManus author Daphne J Osborne author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:11th Apr '05

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This book describes a novel conceptual framework for plant development based on target cell responses to chemical signals.

This treatise, aimed at researchers in plant developmental biology, discusses how each cell has the ability to discriminate between different chemical signals, determining which it will respond to and which it will ignore. These chemical signals shape the differentiation of that cell and the plant as a whole.Meristematic cells in plants become the many different types of cells found in a mature plant. This is achieved by a selective response to chemical signals both from neighbouring cells and distant tissues. It is these responses that shape the plant, its time of flowering, the sex of its flowers, its length of survival or progress to senescence and death. How do plants achieve this? This treatise addresses this question using well-chosen examples to illustrate the concept of target cells. The authors discuss how each cell has the ability to discriminate between different chemical signals, determining which it will respond to and which it will ignore. The regulation of gene expression through signal perception and signal transduction is at the core of this selectivity and the Target Cell concept. This volume will serve as a valuable reference for all researchers working in the field of plant developmental biology.

Review of the hardback: 'Economically written as well as superbly illustrated, with up-to-date references and clearly designed Figures, this work represents excellent value for money for those needing a summary of the major achievements in the field of plant development systems.' Biologist

ISBN: 9780521330763

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm

Weight: 485g

268 pages