Reaching for the Sun: How Plants Work

ISBN: 9780521736688 出版年：2011 页码：312 King Cambridge University Press

Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Part I. Plants and Energy: 1. Photosynthesis: the leitmotiv of life 2. Plant respiration: breathing without lungs References Part II. Plant Nutrition: 3. Plants are cool, but why? 4. Nutrition for the healthy lifestyle 5. Nitrogen, nitrogen, everywhere ... 6. Transport of delights References Part III. Growth and Development: 7. Growth: the long and the short of it 8. The time of their lives 9. A dash of seasoning 10. Dormancy: a matter of survival 11. Color, fragrance, and flavor References Part IV. Stress, Defense, and Decline: 12. Stressful tranquility 13. Chemical warfare 14. Senescence and death References Part V. Plants and the Environment: 15. Elemental cycles 16. The human touch Appendix. Genetic engineering in a rapidly changing world References Epilogue Index.