Vascular transport in plants [[electronic resource] /] / N. Michele Holbrook, Maciej A. Zwieniecki

• Autore: Holbrook N. Michele (Noel Michele)
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (597 p.)
• Disciplina: 575.7
• Soggetto topico: Vascular system of plants
• Altri autori: ZwienieckiMaciej A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgment; body; Part I Fundamentals of Transport; 1 Perspectives on the Biophysics of Xylem Transport; The Biophysics of Sap Ascent in the Xylem; Chapter 1 Discussion; Chapter 1 References; 2 Physiochemical Determinants of Phloem Transport; Structure-Functional Basics of Phloem Transport; Generation of a Hydraulic Pressure Gradient in Collection Phloem; Maintenance of Hydraulic Pressure Gradient in Transport Phloem; Manipulation of the Hydraulic Pressure Gradient in Release Phloem; Radius of the Sieve Tubes ; Viscosity, Sugar Species, and Concentrations in Sieve TubesPhysiochemical Relationship Between Xylem and Phloem Pathway; Chapter 2 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 2 Notations; Chapter 2 References; 3 Pathways and Mechanisms of Phloem Loading; Minor Veins; Transport Between Mesophyll Cells; The Role of Phloem Parenchyma Cells; Entry into the SE/CCC via the Apoplast; Entry into the SE/CCC via the Symplast; Symplastic Phloem Loading by the Polymer Trap; Mixed Loading; Solute Flux Between Companion Cells and Sieve Elements; Solute Exchange Between the Phloem and Flanking Tissues; Chapter 3 Conclusion ; Chapter 3 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 References; 4 Stomatal Control and Water Transport in the Xylem; Origins of the Association Between Stomata and Xylem; Biophysical Properties of Stomata and Xylem; Linking Hydraulics with Gas Exchange; Chapter 4 Summary; Chapter 4 References; Part II Transport Attributes of Leaves, Roots, and Fruits; 5 Leaf Hydraulics and Its Implications in Plant Structure and Function; Leaf Hydraulic Conductance in the Whole-Plant System; How Does Water Flow from the Petiole to the Sites of Evaporation?; Coordination of Kleaf, Venation System Design, and Leaf Shape ; Coordination of Kleaf and Leaf Water StorageCoordination of Kleaf with Other Aspects of Leaf Structure, Carbon Economy, and Drought Tolerance; Variability of Kleaf Across Environments, Diurnally, and with Leaf Age; Chapter 5 Summary of Directions for Future Research; Chapter 5 Acknowledgments; Chapter 5 References; 6 Interaction of Phloem and Xylem During Phloem Loading: Functional Symplasmic Roles for Thin- and Thick-Walled Sieve Tubes in Monocotyledons; Structural Considerations of the Loading Pathway; Role of Thin- and Thick-Walled Sieve Tubes ; Experimental Evidence for Apoplast/Symplast Transfer Between Xylem and PhloemChapter 6 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 6 Acknowledgments; Chapter 6 References; 7 Water Flow in Roots: Structural and Regulatory Features; Structural Components of the Radial Pathway; Regulation of Radial Hydraulic Conductivity by Aquaporins; Regulation of Root Axial Hydraulic Conductivity; Chapter 7 Conclusions and Directions for Future Research; Chapter 7 Acknowledgments; Chapter 7 References; 8 Roots as an Integrated Part of the Translocation Pathway; Root Growth and Solute Deposition ; Roots Have Symplastic and Apoplastic Domains of Unloading
• Sommario/riassunto: Vascular Transport in Plants provides an up-to-date synthesis of new research on the biology of long distance transport processes in plants. It will be a valuable resource and reference for researchers and graduate level students in physiology, molecular biology, physiology, ecology, ecological physiology, development, and all applied disciplines related to agriculture, horticulture, forestry and biotechnology. The book considers long-distance transport from the perspective of molecular level processes to whole plant function, allowing readers to integrate information relating to vasc
• Titolo autorizzato: Vascular transport in plants
• ISBN: 1-280-62847-2; 9786610628476; 0-08-045423-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816272003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Physiological ecology.