Pattern Formation in Plant Tissues

by Tsvi Sachs

Overview

The chapters in this book are centered around the structure of tissues, an intermediate and neglected level between overt morphology and biochemistry, and will be of great interest to all those engaged in attempting to understand the principles behind plant development. The author's purpose is to predict what should be looked for on a molecular level so as to account for observable forms. Each chapter deals with a defined problem such as the role of hormones as correlative agents, tissue polarization, apical meristems and cell lineages. The final chapter develops an alternative approach to the problem of the specification of biological form, that of "epigenetic selection."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521019316
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/08/2005
Series:	Developmental and Cell Biology Series , #25
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.51(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Interactions of developing organs; 3. Hormones as correlative agents; 4. Callus and tumour development; 5. The polarization of tissues; 6. The canalization of vascular differentiation; 7. Cell lineages; 8. Stomata as an example of meristemoid development; 9. Expressions of cellular interactions; 10. Apical meristems; 11. The localization of new leaves; 12. A temporal control of apical differentiation; 13. Generalizations about pattern formation.

Editorial Reviews

"...unusual and refreshing in the way it looks at plants as organised, interacting systems....This is a book of concepts, ideas, and illustrations. Sometimes the author may lead us on to unfamiliar ground and we need to concentrate, but it is worth re-reading any difficult bits to come see the plantscape from the author's perspective instead of our usual view of looking up from the cell or down from the animal." Times Higher Education Supplement

"I want to persuade all plant biologists interested in pattern formation to read these essays....an excellent introduction to plant and cell culture and an effective explanation of why the subject is and will continue to be of interest to plant biologists, medical personnel, pharmacists, chemists, environmentalists, and chemical engineers." J. E. Varner, BioScience

"...an important book in the evolution of our understanding of plant morphogenesis. As stated earlier, this book presents a personal view of developmental processes in plants. It is open and insightful. For this openness I, for one, offer my most sincere thanks; my understanding of patterning processes in plants has been expanded by reading this book." Michael W. Folsom, Plant Science Bulletin

"...will clearly be a good resource for those interested in plant development, and the epigenetic hypothesis is worth critical examination with molecular and genetic approaches." June Medford, Cell

"The laudable thing about Sach's book is that it is an attempt to arrive at a synthesis of the various known aspects of pattern formation in plants." Clive Lloyd, British Society for Cell Biology Newsletter

"The success of Sach's book lies with its rigorous cataloguing of many of the concepts, experiments and conclusions that since the war have combined to shape the modern subject of plant development. The primary literature on this subject is lengthy and in many cases verbose, and Sachs does a good job in distilling it." Roger Pennell, BioEssays

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