Synopses & Reviews
This unique textbook is for undergraduates and graduates studying the molecular developmental biology of plants. Concise yet comprehensive, it integrates classical concepts and recent advances in molecular biology. The information builds on basic knowledge provided in more elementary textbooks and refers to more advanced material in an annotated bibliography.
Professor Peter Westhoff and his team of eminent co-authors have developed this text from a highly acclaimed German version, bringing it up to date and referring students to English language review articles. The accessible textual material is enhanced by the inclusion of boxes and definitions, plentiful two-color illustratios, and an extensive glossary.
Synopsis
This unique textbook is for undergraduate and graduate students studying the molecular development and genetics of plants. This translation of a new, modern German text fills a gap in textbooks that teach current knowledge in the molecular sciences, focusing on plants. It integrates classical concepts with novel insights coming from recent advances in molecular biology and is prepared very much with the student in mind. The German edition has been updated by the authors with a bibliography based on English language review articles and incorporating the latest research findings.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1. A brief introduction to this textbook
Ch. 2. What is development?
Ch. 3. The genetic analysis of developmental processes - methodology
Ch. 4. The genetic matter of a plant cell is compatible - structure and expression of subgenomes
Ch. 5. Light, plant hormones and the inner clock as inductors and modulators of development
Ch. 6. Phases in the life-cycle of a flowering plant
Ch. 7. Pathogens and symbiotic genes as growth modulators