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Many exciting discoveries in recent decades have contributed new knowledge to our understanding of the mechanisms that regulate various stages of plant growth and development. Such information, coupled with advances in cell and molecular biology, is fundamental to crop improvement using biotechnological approaches. Two volumes constitute the present work. The ?rst, comprising 22 chapters, commences with introductions relating to gene regulatory models for plant dev- opment and crop improvement, particularly the use of Arabidopsis as a model plant. These chapters are followed by speci?c topics that focus on different developmental aspects associated with vegetative and reproductive phases of the life cycle of a plant. Six chapters discuss vegetative growth and development. Their contents consider topics such as shoot branching, bud dormancy and growth, the devel- ment of roots, nodules and tubers, and senescence. The reproductive phase of plant development is in 14 chapters that present topics such as ?oral organ init- tion and the regulation of ?owering, the development of male and female gametes, pollen germination and tube growth, fertilization, fruit development and ripening, seed development, dormancy, germination, and apomixis. Male sterility and self-incompatibility are also discussed.

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Author:   Eng Chong Pua ,  Michael R. Davey
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2010
Volume:   01
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.059kg
ISBN:  

9783662501474

ISBN 10:   3662501473
Pages:   497
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Models for Plant Development.- Gene Regulatory Models for Plant Development and Evolution.- Arabidopsis as Model for Developmental Regulation and Crop Improvement.- Vegetative Growth and Development.- Axillary Shoot Branching in Plants.- Bud Dormancy and Growth.- Root Development.- Legume Nodule Development.- Tuber Development.- Senescence.- Reproductive Growth and Development.- Floral Organ Initiation and Development.- Control of Flower Development.- Development and Function of the Female Gametophyte.- Male Gametophyte Development.- Pollen Germination and Tube Growth.- Fertilization in Angiosperms.- Fruit Development.- Mechanism of Fruit Ripening.- Seed Development.- Seed Dormancy: Approaches for Finding New Genes in Cereals.- Seed Germination.- Apomixis in the Era of Biotechnology.- Male Sterility.- Self-Incompatibility Systems in Flowering Plants.

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