Stomata / Edition 2

by M. Fricker, C. Willmer

Overview

The second edition of this popular work provides a comprehensive account of all aspects of stomatal biology. The substantially revised text is thoroughly up to date and well illustrated with numerous line illustrations, photographs and comprehensive tables. The theory of gaseous diffusion through stomata is reviewed in a new chapter and sections on signal perception and transduction, guard cell ionic relations and guard cell metabolism have been added. A concluding chapter reviews the genetics and molecular biology of stomata. This work provides a comprhensive reference text which will appeal to advanced students, post-graduates and lecturers in plant physiology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412574306
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	10/31/1995
Series:	Topics in Plant Functional Biology Series , #2
Edition description:	2nd ed. 1995
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction. The distribution of stomata. The structure and development of stomata. The mechanics of stomatal movements. The theory of gas diffusion through stomata. Stomatal responses to environmental factors. The influcence of hormones and other naturally occurring compounds on stomatal behaviour. Ionic relations of stomatal movements and signal transduction by guard cells. Guard cell metabolism. Recent developments and future research.

Editorial Reviews

Synthesizes the current knowledge about the structures that regulate gas exchange between a plant and its environment. Almost completely rewritten from the 1983 edition to incorporate results of the recent extensive research, discusses distribution, structure and development, the mechanics of stomatal movements, the theory of gas diffusion through stomata, responses to environmental factors, the influence of hormones and other naturally occurring compounds, ionic relations and signal transduction, metabolism, and research trends. Addressed to graduate and advanced undergraduate students of plant science. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

The book could be recommended for advanced students and specialists in plant physiology, biology, agriculture and related disciplines. - Acta Physiological Plantarium; Overall, the changes that the authors have made in this new edition of Stomata mark the book's successful transition from being a handbook of stomatal research to an essential textbook of stomatal physiology. I have no hesitation in recommending it, and anticipate that in future years it will become a standard text for scholars of both plant and stomatal physiology - Trends in Plant Science; Reviews of the first edition:; This paperback is, in general, well written and easy to read, especially an as introductory text for students ... A service to plant physiology has been well performed. This reviewer commends this little book as being a ‘window upon the soul' of stomata ... - Journal of Experimental Botany; [Willmer] gives a highly readable, excellently illustrated account of the distribution, anatomy, structure and development of guard cells ... I know of no other review of the structural aspects of this range and elegance - Times Higher Educational Supplement; Dr Willmer has produced a neat, crisply written monograph which will serve up to first degree level in all plant sciences for a good while to come - The Biologist

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