Preface to second edition Abbreviations Section A Introduction A1 Introduction Section B Understanding plants-methods in plant biology B1 Arabidopsis and other model plants B2 Methods in experimental plant science B3 Studying plant evolution and ecology Section C Plant cells C1 The plant cell C2 The cell wall C3 Plastids and mitochondria C4 Membranes C5 Nucleus and genome C6 Cell division Section D Vegetative anatomy D1 Meristems and primary tissue D2 Roots D3 Herbaceous stems and primary growth D4 Woody stems and secondary growth D5 Leaves Section E Plants,water and mineral nutrition E1 Plants and water E2 Water retention and stomata E3 Movement of nutrient ions across membranes E4 Uptake of mineral nutrients by plants E5 Functions of mineral nutrients Section F Metabolism F1 Photosynthetic pigments and the nature of light F2 Major reactions of photosynthesis F3 C3 and C4 plants and CAM F4 Respiration and carbohydrate metabolism F5 Amino acid, lipid, polysaccharide and secondary product metabolism Section G Reproductive biology G1 The flower G2 Pollen and ovules G3 Breeding systems G4 Self incompatibility G5 Ecology of flowering and pollination Section H Seeds and fruits H1 The seed H2 Fruits H3 Fruit and seed dispersal H4 Seed dormancy H5 Regeneration and establishment Section I Sensing and responding to the environment I1 Photoperiodism, photomorphogenesis and circadian rhythms I2 Tropisms I3 Nastic responses I4 Abscission I5 Stress avoidance and adaptation Section J Growth and development J1 Features of growth and development J2 Biochemistry of growth regulation J3 Molecular action of plant hormones and intracellular messengers J4 Physiology of floral initiation and development Section K Plant genetic engineering and biotechnology K1 Plant breeding K2 Plant cell and tissue culture K3 Plant genetic engineering Section L Plant ecology L1 Ecology of different growth forms L2 Physical factors and plant distribution L3 Plant communities L4 Populations L5 Polymorphisms and population genetics L6 Contribution to carbon balance and atmosphere Section M Interactions between plants and other organisms M1 Mycorrhiza M2 Nitrogen fixation M3 Interactions between plants and animals M4 Fungal pathogens and endophytes M5 Bacteria, mycoplasma, viruses and heterokonts M6 Parasites and saprophytes M7 Carnivorous plants Section N Human uses of plants N1 Plants as food N2 Plants for construction N3 Plants in medicine N4 Plants for other uses N5 Bioremediation Section O Algae and bryophytes O1 The algae 02 The bryophytes 03 Reproduction in bryophytes Section P Spore-bearing vascular plants P1 Early evolution of vascular plants P2 Clubmosses and quillworts P3 Horsetails P4 Ferns Section Q Seed plants Q1 Early seed plants Q2 Conifers Q3 Cycads,ginkgo and Gnetopsida Q4 Evolution of flowering plants Q5 General features of plant evolution Further reading Index
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