Flowering and its manipulation /

"The flowering plants now dominate the terrestrial ecosystems of the planet, and there are good reasons for supposing that the flower itself has been a major contributing factor to the spread of the Angiosperms. The flowers of higher plants not only contain the organs of plant reproduction but...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ainsworth, C. C. (Charles Colin), 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Series:Annual plant reviews ; v. 20.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A developmental genetic model for the origin of the flower / David A. Baum and Lena C. Hileman
  • Floral induction / Reynald Tremblay and Joseph Colasanti
  • Floral patterning and control of floral organ formation / Elena M. Kramer
  • The genetic control of flower size and shape / Lynette Fulton [and others]
  • Inflorescence architecture : moving beyond description to development, genes, and evolution / Susan R. Singer
  • Close, yet separate : patterns of male and female floral development in monoecious species / Rafael Perl-Treves and Prem Anand Rajagopalan
  • Cytoplasmic male sterility / Françoise Budar, Pascal Touzet and Georges Pelletier
  • The diversity and significance of flowering in perennials / Theresa Townsend [and others]
  • Flower colour / Yoshikazu Tanaka and Filippa Brugliera
  • Floral scent : biosynthesis, regulation, and genetic modifications / Jennifer Schnepp and Natalia Dudareva
  • Flower senescence : fundamental and applied aspects / Anthony D. Stead [and others].