Molecular Plant Development

Interest in developmental biology has exploded in recent years with the use of molecular techniques. There are various textbooks on animal systems, which often make only a token gesture towards plants. For this book, Peter Westhoff and his team of co-authors have taken pains to prepare a clear, integrated textbook for undergraduate and graduate students studying the molecular and developmental biology of plants. Pedagogical features include boxes and definitions, two-colour text and illustrations throughout, and an extensive glossary. A short format has been chosen deliberately to keep the information concise while building on basic knowledge which is treated in more elementary textbooks and referring to additional work in a commented bibliography. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of plant cell and molecular biology, plant development and general plant sciences.Table of ContentA brief introduction to this textbook; what is development?; the genetic analysis of developmental processes - methodology; the genetic matter of a plant cell is compatible - structure and expression of subgenomes; light, plant hormones and the inner clock as inductors and modulators of development; phases in the life-cycle of a flowering plant; pathogens and symbiotic genes as growth modulators.