Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives Volume 1 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pua, Eng Chong. (Editor), Davey, Michael R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Genetic engineering.; Agriculture.; Cell culture.; Plant anatomy.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Genetic Engineering.; Cell Culture.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02301-9

Understanding the mechanisms whereby plant development is regulated is crucial for crop improvement using genetic engineering. This work, comprising two volumes, reviews recent advances in plant developmental biology and explores the possibility of their practical applications from biotechnological...

Table of Contents:

• Gene Regulatory Models for Plant Development and Evolution,- Arabidopsis as Model for Developmental Regulation and Crop Improvement
• Axillary Shoot Branching in Plant
• Bud Dormancy and Growth
• Root Development
• Legume Nodule Development
• Tuber Development
• Senescence
• Floral Organ Initiation and Development
• Flowering Regulation
• Development and Function of the Female Gametophyte
• Male Gametophyte Development
• Pollen Germination and Tube Growth
• Fertilization in Angiosperms
• Fruit Development
• Mechanism of Fruit Ripening
• Seed Development
• Seed Dormancy: Approaches for Finding New Genes in Cereals
• Seed Germination
• Apomixis in the Era of Biotechnology
• Male Sterility
• Self-Incompatibility in Flowering Plants.