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Ethylene in plant biology
- Title
- Ethylene in plant biology / Frederick B. Abeles, Page W. Morgan, Mikal E. Saltveit, Jr.
- Author
- Abeles, Frederick B.
- Publication
- San Diego : Academic Press, 1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QK753.E8 A2 1992 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xv, 414 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Provides a definitive survey of the current state of knowledge about this structurally simple plant growth regulator. The chapters cover progress in molecular biology and biotechnology, as well as biochemistry, plant physiology, development, regulation, and environmental aspects.
- Subject
- Plants > Effect of ethylene on
- Plant physiology
- Ethylene
- Plant Physiological Phenomena
- 42.42 plant physiology
- Plant physiology
- Plants > Effect of ethylene on
- Ethylen
- Pflanzen
- Pflanzenphysiologie
- Planten
- Fysiologie
- Etheen
- Fitoterapia
- Plantes > Effets de l'éthylène
- Éthylène > Aspect de l'environnement
- Éthylène > Effets physiologiques
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-398) and index.
- Contents
- Illuminating Gas and Smoke -- Ethylene Is Biologically Active -- Ethylene Production by Plants -- Discovery of the Plant Hormones -- Renewed Interest in Ethylene Physiology -- Ethylene Analysis and Properties of the Gas -- Physical and Chemical Properties -- Ethylene Absorbents -- Analysis -- Sampling Techniques -- Techniques with Radiolabeled Ethylene -- Techniques for Ethylene Precursors and Biosynthetic Enzymes -- Other Analysis Techniques and Automated Systems -- The Biosynthesis of Ethylene -- Nonbiological Synthesis -- Biological Synthesis -- Biochemistry of Ethylene Production in Higher Plants -- Inhibition of the MSAE Pathway -- Ethane Synthesis -- Regulation of Ethylene Production by Internal, Environmental, and Stress Factors -- Regulation of Ethylene Production by Nonstress External Factors -- Regulation by Internal Factors -- Stress Ethylene -- Abiotic Stress -- Biotic Stress -- Mechanism of Induction, the Stress Indicator -- Role of Stress-Induced Ethylene -- Roles and Physiological Effects of Ethylene in Plant Physiology: Dormancy, Growth, and Development -- Effects on Cellular Physiology: Organisms Other Than Higher Plants -- Effects on Cellular Physiology of Higher Plants -- Regulation of Dormancy and Growth by Ethylene -- Tissue Culture and Embryogenesis -- Epinasty -- Hook Opening -- Developmental Effects of Ethylene -- Response to Gravity -- Thigmomorphogensis -- Exudation, Resin Ducts, Latex Formation, and Gummosis -- Hypertrophy -- Aging and Senescence -- Fruit Ripening, Abscission, and Postharvest Disorders.
- ISBN
- 0120414511
- 9780120414512
- LCCN
- 92004426
- OCLC
- ocm25316322
- 25316322
- SCSB-9575067
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library