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Photomorphogenesis in Plants (Paperback, Softcover Reprint Of The Original 1st Ed. 1986)
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Photomorphogenesis in Plants (Paperback, Softcover Reprint Of The Original 1st Ed. 1986)
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It is perhaps not surprising that plants have evolved with a
mechanism to sense the light environment around them and modify
growth for optimal use of the available 'life-giving' light. Green
plants and ultimately all forms of life depend on the energy of
sunlight, fixed in the process of photosynthesis. By appreciating
the quality, quantity, direction and duration of light, plants are
able to optimize growth and control such complex processes as
germination and flowering. To perceive the light environment a
number of receptors have evolved, including the red/far-red
light-absorbing phytochrome, the blue/UV-A light-absorbing
cryptochrome and a UV-B light-absorbing pigment. The isolation and
charac terization of phytochrome is a classic example of how use of
photobiological techniques can predict the nature of an unknown
photoreceptor. The current knowledge of phytochrome is found in
Part 2 and that of cryptochrome and other blue/UV absorbing
receptors in Part 3. Part 4 concerns the light environ ment and its
perception. Part 5 consists of selected physiological responses:
photomodulation of growth, phototropism, photobiology of stomatal
move ments, photomovement, photocontrol of seed germination and
photocontrol of flavonoid biosyntheses. Further topics in Part 6
are the photobiology of fungi, a genetic approach to
photomorphogenesis and coaction between pigment systems. Our plan
was to produce an advanced textbook which took a broad inter
disciplinary approach to this field of photomorphogenesis."
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