The Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Flowering / Edition 2

by Brian R. Jordan

Overview

Containing contributions from experts from the USA, Europe and New Zealand, this book provides an overview of the molecular mechanisms associated with flowering. The first edition was published in 1993 as The Molecular Biology of Flowering. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to cover the major advances that have been made in the area in the last thirteen years. It has also been extended to examine the new commercial opportunities provided by biotechnology. It explores three main themes: the external and internal regulation of flowering, floral development, and fertilisation and gametophyte development, and includes new chapters on the evolution of flowers, floral senescence and apomixis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845930424
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	05/24/2006
Series:	Cabi Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Brian R. Jordan is Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Lincoln University, New Zealand and has over 30 years of experience in plant biochemistry and molecular biology. Professor Jordan was a scientist at Horticulture Research International, UK for 14 years and during that time carried out research at the Carnegie Institute, Stanford University, North Carolina State University, and CSIRO Canberra, Australia. Throughout his research career, he has focused on how light regulates plant growth and development. In particular, he has made a major contribution to understanding the molecular responses of plants to ultraviolet radiation.

Table of Contents

External and Internal Regulation of Flowering
*Photoperiodism and flowering, B Thomas, I Carré and S Jackson, University of Warwick, UK
*Vernalization, A R Gendall, La Trobe University, Australia and G G Simpson, Dundee University, UK
*Signal transduction regulating floral development, R G Anthony, University of London, UK

Floral Development
*Floral meristem identity genes, B Davies, University of Leeds, UK
*Molecular biology of floral organogenesis, B Krizek, University of South Carolina, USA
*Molecular developmental genetics and the evolution of flowers, G Theissen and K Kaufmann, Friedrich Schiller
Universitat, Germany
*Flower senescence, S Verlinden, West Virginia University, USA
*Developmental control and biotechnology of floral pigmentation, K Davies and K Schwinn, Crop amd Food Research, New Zealand
*Biotechnology of floral development, C Winefield and B Jordan, Lincoln University, New Zealand

Fertilisation and Gametophyte Development
*Control of fertilization by self-incompatibility mechanisms, T Gaude, I Fobis-Loisy and C Miège, CNRS-INRA-ENSL-UCB, France
*Male gametophyte development, R Scott, University of Bath, UK
*Genes regulating ovule development, J Broadhvest, Bayer Bioscience N V, Belgium & B Hauser, University of Warwick, UK
*The molecular biology of Apomixis, R Bicknell and A Catanach, Crop and Food Research, New Zealand