Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Plant Reproduction

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511752339

Molecular biology techniques have considerably increased our understanding of mechanisms underlying the control of flower initiation, development, function and senescence, processes which can be critically important in managing the yield of agricultural crops. The book covers the molecular and genetic control of flower morphogenesis in particular species and discusses the role and regulation of gene expression in the development, together with action of the male and female gametes in plant reproduction. The considerable variation in longevity of flowers and pattern of senescence are reviewed. The importance of ethylene in the control mechanism is discussed using examples of both ethylene-sensitive and insensitive species. The book will be vital to those researching floral physiology, and a useful reference for undergraduates studying relevant botanical courses.

‘… amongst scientific snapshots, it is a collectors’ piece.’

Hugh Dickinson Source: British Society for Development Biology

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Contributors
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Introduction: ‘Where do we go from here?’
pp 1-8
- By J. Heslop-Harrison
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Molecular control of floral organogenesis and plant reproduction in Petunia hybrida
pp 9-16
- By A.J. Van Tunen, M. Busscher, L. Columbo, J. Franken, G.C. Angenent
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Control of floral morphogenesis in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis): the role of homeotic genes
pp 17-30
- By B.R. Jordan, R.G. Anthony, P.E. James
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Isolation and properties of mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana with reduced sensitivity to short days
pp 31-38
- By B. Thomas, D. Mozley
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Asexual mutants in Melandrium album (Silene alba): tools in cDNA cloning and analysis of an X/Y chromosome system in plants
pp 39-48
- By N. Barbacar, I. Negrutiu
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Pollen exine – the sporopollenin enigma and the physics of pattern
pp 49-82
- By R.J. Scott
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The diversity and regulation of gene expression in the pathway of male gametophyte development
pp 83-136
- By D. Twell
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Characterisation of Arabidopsis thaliana anther-specific gene which shares sequence similarity with β-1,3-glucanases
pp 137-158
- By D.L. Hird, D. Worrall, R. Hodge, S. Smartt, W. Paul, R. Scott
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Ovule cDNA clones of Petunia hybrida encoding proteins homologous to MAP and shaggy/zeste-white 3 protein kinases
pp 159-172
- By V. Ferrant, J. Van Went, M. Kries
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Towards the elucidation of the mechanisms of pollen tube inhibition during the self-incompatibility response in Papaver rhoeas
pp 173-190
- By F.C.H. Franklin, K.K. Atwal, J.P. Ride, V.E. Franklin-Tong
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Intracellular movement and pollen physiology: progress and prospects
pp 191-202
- By J. Heslop-Harrison, Y. Heslop-Harrison
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Organisation and functions of cell surface molecules on gametes of the brown algae Fucus
pp 203-214
- By J.R. Green, C.J. Stafford, P.J. Wright, J.A. Callow
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Strategies of flower senescence – a review
pp 215-238
- By A.D. Stead, W.G. Van Doorn
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The physiology of petal senescence which is not initiated by ethylene
pp 239-254
- By W.G. Van Doorn, A.D. Stead
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Molecular biology of flower senescence in carnation
pp 255-268
- By W.R. Woodson
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Ethylene sensitivity and flower senescence
pp 269-284
- By C.S. Whitehead
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Ethylene biosynthetic genes and inter-organ signalling during flower senescence
pp 285-308
- By E.J. Woltering, A. Ten Have, P.B. Larsen, W.R. Woodson
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Index
pp 309-315
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of Contributors
pp ix-xii

Introduction: ‘Where do we go from here?’
pp 1-8

Molecular control of floral organogenesis and plant reproduction in Petunia hybrida
pp 9-16

Control of floral morphogenesis in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis): the role of homeotic genes
pp 17-30

Isolation and properties of mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana with reduced sensitivity to short days
pp 31-38

Asexual mutants in Melandrium album (Silene alba): tools in cDNA cloning and analysis of an X/Y chromosome system in plants
pp 39-48

Pollen exine – the sporopollenin enigma and the physics of pattern
pp 49-82

The diversity and regulation of gene expression in the pathway of male gametophyte development
pp 83-136

Characterisation of Arabidopsis thaliana anther-specific gene which shares sequence similarity with β-1,3-glucanases
pp 137-158

Ovule cDNA clones of Petunia hybrida encoding proteins homologous to MAP and shaggy/zeste-white 3 protein kinases
pp 159-172

Towards the elucidation of the mechanisms of pollen tube inhibition during the self-incompatibility response in Papaver rhoeas
pp 173-190

Intracellular movement and pollen physiology: progress and prospects
pp 191-202

Organisation and functions of cell surface molecules on gametes of the brown algae Fucus
pp 203-214

Strategies of flower senescence – a review
pp 215-238

The physiology of petal senescence which is not initiated by ethylene
pp 239-254

Molecular biology of flower senescence in carnation
pp 255-268

Ethylene sensitivity and flower senescence
pp 269-284

Ethylene biosynthetic genes and inter-organ signalling during flower senescence
pp 285-308

Index
pp 309-315

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