Introduction to Plant Physiology
4. Edition December 2008
528 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Botanists who want to gain a strong foundation in fundamental concepts of plant physiology consistently rely on Hopkins. The book provides them with accurate, modern, and streamlined content. The fourth edition has been updated to include even more modern applications and color within key images and illustrations to make the material easier to understand. A new chapter is also included that explains how to study plant physiology and a new glossary helps reinforce concepts. Botanists will discover how the concepts are supported by evidence from physiological, biochemical, biophysical, and genomic experiments.
Introduction to Plant Physiology became the best-selling first edition plant physiology text of the 1990's! Now, we're building on the success of prior editions to provide an even more effective fourth edition. Plant Physiology has been praised for its excellent balance of traditional and modern topics, presented in a straightforward style, without overwhelming undergraduates with excessive detail. Its focus is on the ideas and experimental approaches in plant physiology. This is a one-semester course. It assumes that the student has had introductory biology or botany as a pre-requisite.
Chapter 2. Whole Plant Water Relations.
Chapter 3. Roots, Soils, and Nutrient Uptake.
Chapter 4. Plants and Inorganic Nutrients
Chapter 5. Bioenergetics and ATP Synthesis.
Chapter 6. The Dual Role of Sunlight: Energy and Information.
Chapter 7. Energy Conservation in Photosynthesis: Harvesting Sunlight.
Chapter 8. Energy Conservation in Photosynthesis: Co2 Assimilation.
Chapter 9. Allocation, Translocation, and Partitioning Of Photoassimilates.
Chapter 10. Cellular Respiration: Unlocking the Energy Stored In Photoassimilates.
Chapter 11. Nitrogen Assimilation.
Chapter 12. Carbon and Nitrogen Assimilation and Plant Productivity.
Chapter 13. Responses of Plants to Environmental Stress.
Chapter 14. Acclimation to Environmental Stress.
Chapter 15. Adaptations to the Environment.
Chapter 16. Development: An Overview.
Chapter 17. Growth and Development of Cells.
Chapter 18. Hormones I: Auxins.
Chapter 19. Hormones II: Gibberellins.
Chapter 20. Hormones III: Cytokinins.
Chapter 21. Hormones IV: Abscisic Acid, Ethylene, and Brassinosteroids.
Chapter 22. Photomorphogenesis: Responding To Light.
Chapter 23. Tropisms and Nastic Movements: Orienting Plants in Space.
Chapter 24. Measuring Time: Controlling Development by Photoperiod and Endogenous Clocks.
Chapter 25. Flowering and Fruit Development.
Chapter 26. Temperature: Plant Development and Distribution.
Chapter 27. Secondary Metabolism.
Appendix 1. Building Blocks: Lipids, Proteins, and Carbohydrates.
Glossary/Index.
"Writing style is a real strength of this book. The level of detail is just right and the language is easy to follow."--Clemson University
