Dormancy in plants : from whole plant behaviour to cellular control /

• Corporate Author: International Symposium on Plant Dormancy
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000.
• Subjects: Dormancy in plants > Congresses.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.; Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Plants.; Abscisic acid.; Buds.; Dormancy.; Genetics.; Plant genetic resources.; Plant growth regulators.; Plant water relations.; Seed dormancy.; Tubers.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 385 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book is developed from papers presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Plant Dormancy held in Angers, France, in July 1999. Its 25 chapters are organized into 5 sections: Whole plant and organ physiology (6 chapters); Water relations and stress (5); Abscisic acid and hormonal control (5); Biochemical and cellular aspects (5); and Genetics and molecular biology (4). Dormancy of organs including seeds, buds and storage organs is included, and plant species discussed include horticultural and field crops, trees and wild plants.