1. Edition - July 2006
202.- Euro
2006. 368 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-3887-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-3887-1 - John Wiley & Sons








Detailed description
Plant growth is regulated by developmental programmes that can be modified by environmental cues acting through endogenous signaling molecules including plant hormones.

This volume provides an overview of the biosynthesis, catabolism, perception and signal transduction of the individual hormone classes, followed by chapters on hormone distribution and transport, and the roles of hormone signaling in specific developmental processes. Particular attention is paid to the regulation of hormone signaling by environmental and developmental cues, sites of hormone metabolism and action, and interactions between hormone signaling pathways. The book is directed at researchers and professionals in plant biochemistry and molecular biology.

From the contents
Contributors.

Preface.

1. Abscisic acid synthesis, metabolism and signal transduction (Annie Marion-Poll and Jeffrey Leung).

2. Auxin metabolism and signaling (Jerry D. Cohen and William M. Gray).

3. Integration of brassinosteroid biosyntheis and signaling (Miklos Szekeres and Gerard J. Bishop).

4. Cytokinin metabolism and signal transduction (Alexander Heyl, Tomas Werner and Thomas Schmulling).

5. Ethylene biosynthesis and signaling: a puzzle yet to be completed (Filip Vandenbussche, Wim H. Vriezen and Dominique Van Der Straeten).

6. Gibberellin metabolism and signal transduction (Stephen G. Thomas and Peter Hedden).

7. Oxylipins: biosynthesis, signal transduction and action (Claus Wasternack).

8. Salicylic acid (Christophe Garcion and Jean-Pierre Metraux).

9. Hormone distribution and transport (John J. Ross, Gregory M. Symons, Lindy Abas, James B. Reid and Christian Lusching).

10. Reproductive development (Miguel A. Blazquez and Jose Leon).

11. Seed development and germination (Shinjiro Yamaguchi and Eiji Nambara).

Index.