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Charles Ainsworth - Annual Plant Reviews, Flowering and its Manipulation - 9781405128087 - V9781405128087
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Annual Plant Reviews, Flowering and its Manipulation

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Description for Annual Plant Reviews, Flowering and its Manipulation Hardback. Broad coverage of a topical area Considers the fundamental aspects of inflorescence and flower development and their genetic control Chapters are included on plant scent, colour and senescence -- important aspects of plant biotechnology. Editor(s): Ainsworth, Charles. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
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 are of fundamental importance in giving rise to fruits and seeds which constitute a major component of the human diet.

This volume opens with a chapter describing a model for the evolution of the Angiosperm flower. Chapters 2 to 5 describe the core development of the flower and include floral induction, ... Read more

Applied aspects are stressed wherever appropriate, and the book is directed at researchers and professionals in plant genetics, developmental and molecular biology.

The volume has been designed to complement an earlier volume in our Annual Plant Reviews series, O’Neill, S. D. and Roberts, J. A. (2002) Plant Reproduction.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Annual Plant Reviews
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405128087
SKU
V9781405128087
Shipping Time
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About Charles Ainsworth
Charles Ainsworth, Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Imperial College London, Kent, UK

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