Plant Physiology and Development

Lincoln Taiz is Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of California at Santa Cruz.Ian Max Møller is Associate Professor at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University, Denmark.Angus Murphy is Professor and Chair of the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland.Eduardo Zieger is a Professor Emiritus of Biology at the University of California at Los Angeles.

I. Structure and Information Systems of Plant Cells1 Plant and Cell Architecture2 Cell Walls: Structure, Formation, and Expansion3 Genome Structure and Gene Expression4 Signals and Signal TransductionII. Transport and Translocation of Water and Solutes5 Water and Plant Cells6 Water Balance of Plants7 Mineral Nutrition8 Solute TransportIII. Biochemistry and Metabolism9 Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions10 Photosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions11 Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations12 Translocation in the Phloem13 Respiration and Lipid Metabolism14 Assimilation of Inorganic Nutrients15 Abiotic StressIV. Growth and Development16 Signals from Sunlight17 Germination and Establishment18 Vegetative Growth on the Primary Axis19 Secondary Vegetative Growth20 Control of Flowering and Floral Development21 Gametophyte Development, Pollination, and Fruit Development22 Embryogenesis: The Origin of Plant Architecture23 Plant Senescence and Cell Death24 Biotic Interactions