Introduction to Plant Physiology
Third Edition
by William G. Hopkins

Gives you a complete presentation of basic concepts in plant physiology!

Features

• Emphasis is placed on underlying principles, rather than encyclopedic details.
  
• Epistemology, the how-we-know-what-we-know of plant physiology is also emphasized.
  
• Provides a good balance between traditional plant physiology and modern topics such as photo synthesis, plant biotechnology, and environmental physiology.

Offering an excellent balance of traditional and modern topics, the basic principles of plant physiology (light and plant development, temperature effects, etc.) in the context of the interactions between the plant and its environment are presented. The book discusses the role of plants on specific ecosystems and global ecology and provides information on the cell, chemical background, plant growth regulators, and biochemistry.

Information on chemical background, the cell, plant growth regulators and biochemistry have been integrated into the text where relevant, instead of chapters formally addressing this material. Important examples and photographs are included in a beautiful, four-color section to enhance the visual nature of the text. Each chapter is illustrated with relevant graphs, figures, and photographs.

Contents

1. Cells, Tissues, and Organs: The Architecture of Plants

Plants and Energy

2. Bioenergetics and ATP Synthesis
3. The Dual Role of Sunlight: Energy and Information
4. Energy Conservation in Photosynthesis: Harvesting Sunlight
5. Energy Conservation in Photosynthesis: CO2 Assimilation
6. Allocation, Translocation, and Partitioning of Photoassimilates
7. Cellular Respiration: Unlocking the Energy Stored in Photoassimilates
8. Nitrogen Assimilation
9. Carbon Assimilation and Productivity

Plants, Water, and Minerals

10. Plant Cells and Water
11. Whole Plant Water Relations
12. Plants and Inorganic Nutrients
13. Roots, Soils, and Nutrient Uptake

Plant Development

14. Patterns in Plant Development
15. The Plant Hormones: Biochemistry and Metabolism
16. The Plant Hormones: Control of Development
17. Photomorphogenesis: Responding to Light
18. Plant Movements-Orientation in Space
19. Measuring Time: The Control of Development by Photoperiod and Endogenous Clocks
20. Temperature: Plant Development and Distribution

Stress and Secondary Metabolism

21. Plant Environmental Stress Physiology
22. Secondary Plant Metabolites

Biotechnology

23. Biotechnology: Engineering Plants for the Future

Appendix
Index

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