Peter J Davies

Plant Hormones: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Peter J Davies 2nd edition

Marc Notes: Rev. ed of: Plant hormones and their role in plant growth and development. 1987.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: ... it is relatively easy to read, gives the reader much multidisciplinary data and...thousands of bibliograhpic references.' Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 22:2 (2000) Table of Contents: A: Introduction. 1. The plant hormones: Their nature, occurrence, and functions; P. J. Davies. 2. The plant hormone concept: Concentration, and sensitivity and transport; P. J. Davies. B: Hormone Synthesis and Metabolism. 1. Auxin biosynthesis and metabolism; R. S. Bandurski, J. D. Cohen, J. Slovin, D. M. Reinecke. 2. Gibberellin biosynthesis and metabolism; V. M. Sponsel. 3. Cytokinin biosynthesis and metabolism; B. A. McGaw. 4. Biosynthesis and metabolism of ethylene; T. A. McKeon, J. C. Fernandez-Maculet, S. F. Yang. 5. Abscisic acid biosynthesis and metabolism; D. C. Walton. C: Other Hormonal Compounds. 1. Polyamines as endogenous growth regulators; A. W. Galston, R. Kaur-Sawhney. 2. Jasmonates, salicylic acid and brassinosteroids; P. E. Staswick, I. Raskin, R. N. Arteca. D: How Hormones Work. 1. Auxin and cell elongation; R. E. Cleland. 2. The control of gene expression by auxin; G. Hagen. 3. Gibberellin action in germinating cereal grains; J. V. Jacobsen, F. Gubler, P. M. Chanderl. 4. Hormone binding and signal transduction; K. R. Libbenga, A. M. Mennes. 5. Calcium and plant hormone action; P. C. Bethke, S. Gilroy, R. L. Jones. E: Molecular Aspects of Hormone Synthesis and Action. 1. Genes specifying auxin and cytokinin biosynthesis in prokaryotes; R. O. Morris. 2. Transgenic plants in hormone biology; H. J. Klee, M. B. Lanahan. 3. Biochemical and genetic approaches to study the mechanism of action of auxins; J. Schell, K. Palme, R. Walden. 4. Ethylene genes and fruit ripening; S. Picton, J. E. Gray, D. Grierson. 5. The role of hormones in gene activation in response to wounding; H. Pena-Cortes, L. Willmitzer. F: Hormone Analysis. 1. Instrumental methods of plant hormone analysis; R. Horgan. 2. Immunoassay methods of plant hormone analysis; J. L. Caruso, V. C. Pence, L. A. Leverone. G: The Functioning of Hormones in Plant Growth and Development. 1. Hormone mutants and plant development; J. B. Reid, S. H. Howell. 2. Ethylene in plant growth, development, and senescence; M. S. Reid. 3. Auxin transport; T. L. Lomax, G. K. Muday, P. H. Rubery. 4. The induction of vcascular tissues by auxin; R. Aloni. 5. Hormones and the orientation of growth; P. B. Kaufman, L-L. Wu, T. G. Brock, D. Kim. 6. Hormonal regulation of apical dominance; I. A. Tamas. 7. Hormones as regulators of water balance; T. A. Mansfield, M. R. McAinsh. 8. Hormones and reproductive development; J. D. Metzger. 9. The role of hormones in photosynthate partitioning and seed filling; M. L. Brenner, N. Cheikh. 10. The role of hormones during seed development; C. D. Rock, R. S. Quatrano. 11. The role of hormones in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuberization; E. E. Ewing. 12. Postharvest hormone changes in vegetables and fruit; P. M. Ludford. 13. Hormones in tissue culture and micropropagation; A. D. Krikorian. 14. Natural and synthetic growth regulators and their use in horticultural and agronomic crops; T. J. Gianfagna. Publisher Marketing: Plant hormones play a crucial role in controlling the way in which plants grow and develop. While metabolism provides the power and building blocks for plant life, it is the hormones that regulate the speed of growth of the individual parts and integrate them to produce the form that we recognize as a plant. In addition, hormones play a governing role in the process of reproduction.