Applied Plant Cell Biology: Cellular Tools and Approaches for Plant Biotechnology

By Peter Nick

Book Overview

Prologue: Plant Stem Cells - Evolution of a Key Concept.- From Němec and Haberlandt to Molecular Cell Biology.- Part I: Control of Growth And Development.- Why to Spent Tax Money on Plant Microtubules?.- Auxin Biology: Applications and the Mechanisms Behind.- The Biotechnological Potential of Cytokinin Status Manipulation.- Cell Fate Between Life and Death During Somatic Embryogenesis.- Molecular Cell Biology of Pollen Walls.- Part II: Stress Tolerance.- Plant Cell Responses to Cadmium and Zinc.- Applied Cell Biology of Sulfur and Selenium in Plants.- Endocytosis: At the Crossroads of Pattern Recognition Immune Receptors and Pathogen Effectors.- Part III: Plant Metabolism.- Plant Compounds Acting on the Cytoskeleton.- Secondary Metabolites of Traditional Medical Plants - A Case Study of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera).- Metabolic Engineering of Wood Formation.- Part IV: The Cell Biology Toolbox - New Approaches.- Flow Cytometry in Plant Research: A Success Story.- Photoconvertible Reporters for Selective Visualization of Subcellular Events and Interactions.- Plant Cell Strains in Fundamental Research and Application.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642417868
• ISBN13: 9783642417863
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 481 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"