Photomorphogenesis

List of contents

Advice to the Reader.- Advice to the Reader.- How Phytochrome Acts - Perspectives on the Continuing Quest.- How Phytochrome Acts - Perspectives on the Continuing Quest.- An Introduction to Photomorphogenesis for the General Reader.- An Introduction to Photomorphogenesis for the General Reader.- Action Spectroscopy of Photoreversible Pigment Systems.- Action Spectroscopy of Photoreversible Pigment Systems.- Models in Photomorphogenesis.- Models in Photomorphogenesis.- Phytochrome as a Molecule.- Phytochrome as a Molecule.- Chromophores in Photomorphogenesis.- Chromophores in Photomorphogenesis.- Assay of Photomorphogenic Photoreceptors.- Assay of Photomorphogenic Photoreceptors.- Rapid Action of Phytochrome in Photomorphogenesis.- Rapid Action of Phytochrome in Photomorphogenesis.- Photocontrol of Gene Expression.- Photocontrol of Gene Expression.- Intracellular Photomorphogenesis.- Intracellular Photomorphogenesis.- Control of Plastid Development in Higher Plants.- Control of Plastid Development in Higher Plants.- Control of Plastogenesis in Euglena.- Control of Plastogenesis in Euglena.- Pattern Specification and Realization in Photomorphogenesis.- Pattern Specification and Realization in Photomorphogenesis.- The Control of Cell Growth by Light.- The Control of Cell Growth by Light.- Photomorphogenesis and Hormones.- Photomorphogenesis and Hormones.- Light Control of Seed Germination.- Light Control of Seed Germination.- Photomorphogenesis and Flowering.- Photomorphogenesis and Flowering.- The Function of Phytochrome in Nature.- The Function of Phytochrome in Nature.- Horticultural Significance of Photomorphogenesis.- Horticultural Significance of Photomorphogenesis.- Photomorphogenesis of Marine Macroalgae.- Photomorphogenesis of Marine Macroalgae.-Photomorphogenesis in Ferns.- Photomorphogenesis in Ferns.- Selected Further Topics.- Photocontrol of Fungal Development.- The Photoregulation of Anthocyanin Synthesis.- Light Control of Chlorophyll Accumulation in Higher Plants.- Developmental Significance of Light-Mediated Electrical Responses in Plant Tissue.- Phytochrome in Light-Grown Plants.- Blue-Light Effects in Phytochrome-Mediated Responses.- UV Radiation in Photomorphogenesis.

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• Assisted by: Jr Shropshire (Editor), W Jr Shropshire (Editor), Mohr (Editor), Mohr (Editor), H. Mohr (Editor), Hans Mohr (Editor), W. Shropshire (Editor), W. Jr. Shropshire (Editor), W.Jr. Shropshire (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9783642689208
• ISBN: 978-3-642-68920-8
• No. of pages: 834
• Illustrations: XIX, 834 p.
• Series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology; Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology; Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, New Series
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany