The Molecular Life of Plants (Paperback)

Preface xxiii

Part I Origins

1 Plant life: a primer 3

2 Molecules, metabolism and energy 42

3 Genome organization and expression 74

4 Cell architecture 114

Part II Germination

5 Membrane transport and intracellular protein trafficking 149

6 Seed to seedling: germination and mobilization of food reserves 181

7 Metabolism of reserves: respiration and gluconeogenesis 218

Part III Emergence

8 Light perception and transduction 251

9 Photosynthesis and photorespiration 284

Part IV Growth

10 Hormones and other signals 329

11 The cell cycle and meristems 371

12 Growth and development 405

Part V Maturation

13 Mineral nutrient acquisition and assimilation 455

14 Intercellular and long-distance transport 504

15 Environmental interactions 534

Part VI Renewal

16 Flowering and sexual reproduction 585

17 Development and dormancy of resting structures 629

18 Senescence, ripening and cell death 664

Acknowledgments, credits and sources 707

Index 713