Plant diversity and evolution : genotypic and phenotypic variation in higher plants /

• Main Author: Henry, Robert J., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2005.
• Subjects: Plants > Evolution.; Plant diversity.; Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Ecology.; Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics, (Discontinued March 2000, Reinstated and Revised June 2002); Taxonomy and Evolution.; Angiosperms.; Gymnosperms.; Cell walls.; Chloroplast genetics.; Domestication.; Evolution.; Flowers.; Genetic variation.; Genomes.; Metabolism.; Mitochondrial genetics.; Phenotypic variation.; Plant ecology.; Polyploidy.; Population genetics.; Secondary metabolites.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 332 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access: Access limited to subscribing institution.

This book contains 15 chapters that review the aspects of plant evolution as it relates to variation in plant genomes (gene level) and associated variations in plant phenomes (trait level). Topics covered include chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes, reticulate evolution, polyploidy, population genetics within a species, the evolution of the flower, diversity in plant cell walls and in secondary metabolism, diversity and evolution of gymnosperms, and the importance of plant diversity in ecology and agriculture. This book is intended for those working within the areas of plant genetics, evolution, biodiversity, botany and agriculture.