Light and plant development /
Living organisms are subject to fluctuating environmental conditions. Whereas most animals are able to move away from unfavourable conditions, plants are sessile and so must cope with whatever comes their way. Of all the environmental cues that challenge the developing plant, light can probably be c...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
| Published: |
Oxford ; Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Pub.,
2007.
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| Series: | Annual plant reviews ;
v. 30. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Living organisms are subject to fluctuating environmental conditions. Whereas most animals are able to move away from unfavourable conditions, plants are sessile and so must cope with whatever comes their way. Of all the environmental cues that challenge the developing plant, light can probably be considered to be the most important. In addition to its key role in plant metabolism, and hence almost all life on Earth, where it drives the process of photosynthesis, light energy also acts to regulate plant growth and development. Light quantity, quality, direction and diurnal and seasonal duratio. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 325 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470988893 0470988894 9780470994290 0470994290 1281320315 9781281320315 9786611320317 6611320318 |