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Sexuality in Plants and Its Hormonal Regulation /

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Here is the first book to treat the control of sexuality in plants. The authors provide a thorough review of the literature and discuss many new findings from their laboratory. They include a review of the evolution and genetics of sexuality, including new data on the effect of primary environmental...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chaĭlakhi︠a︡n, M. Kh
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Khrianin, V. N., Thimann, Kenneth V.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1987.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Toxicology.
Botany.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface.-Introduction
  • Sex in Plants and Factors in Sexual Differentiation
  • Influence of Environmental Factors and Nutrition on Sex Determination in Plants (A Review)
  • Hormonal Regulation of Sex Expression and Age-Related Changes
  • The Role of Individual Organs and of the Phytohormones They Synthesize in Controlling Sex Expression in Plants
  • Differential Content of Phytohormone Activity in Male and Female Plants
  • Hormonal and Genetic Factors in Plant Sex Expression
  • Plant Sex Expression and the Interactions Between Ecological Factors, Phytohormones and the Genetic Apparatus
  • Practical Uses of Phytohormones in Directing Plant Sex Expression and in Increasing Plant Productivity
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.