An authoritative and comprehensive upper-division plant biology textbook that incorporates the latest advances in plant biology to provide the best educational foundation for the next generation of plant biologists.

Throughout its twenty-two year history, the authors of Plant Physiology have continually updated the book to incorporate the latest advances in plant biology and implement pedagogical improvements requested by adopters. This has made Plant Physiology the most authoritative, comprehensive, and widely used upper-division plant biology textbook. In the Sixth Edition, the Growth and Development section (Unit III) has been reorganized and expanded to present the complete life cycle of seed plants from germination to senescence. In recognition of this enhancement, the text has been renamed Plant Physiology and Development. As before, Unit III begins with updated chapters on Cell Walls and Signals and Signal Transduction.

The latter chapter has been expanded to include a discussion of major signaling molecules, such as calcium ions and plant hormones. A new, unified chapter entitled Signals from Sunlight has replaced the two Fifth-Edition chapters on Phytochrome and Blue Light Responses. This chapter includes phytochrome, as well as the blue and UV light receptors and their signaling pathways, including phototropins, cryptochromes, and UVR8. The subsequent chapters in Unit III are devoted to describing the stages of development from embryogenesis to senescence and the many physiological and environmental factors that regulate them. The result provides students with an improved understanding of the integration of hormones and other signaling agents in developmental regulation.

Preface

Chapter 1. Plant and Cell Architecture

Chapter 2. Genome Structure and Gene Expression

UNIT I. TRANSPORT AND TRANSLOCATION OF WATER AND SOLUTES

Chapter 3. Water and Plant Cells

Chapter 4. Water Balance of Plants

Chapter 5. Mineral Nutrition

Chapter 6. Solute Transport

UNIT II. BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM

Chapter 7. Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions

Chapter 8. Photosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions

Chapter 9. Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations

Chapter 10. Stomatal Biology

Chapter 11. Translocation in the Phloem

Chapter 12. Respiration and Lipid Metabolism

Chapter 13. Assimilation of Inorganic Nutrients

UNIT III. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 14. Cell Walls: Structure, Formation, and Expansion

Chapter 15. Signals and Signal Transduction

Chapter 16. Signals from Sunlight

Chapter 17. Embryogenesis

Chapter 18. Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seedling Establishment

Chapter 19. Vegetative Growth and Organogenesis

Chapter 20. The Control of Flowering and Floral Development

Chapter 21. Gametophytes, Pollination, Seeds, and Fruits

Chapter 22. Plant Senescence and Cell Death

Chapter 23. Biotic Interactions

Chapter 24. Abiotic Stress

Glossary

Illustration Credits

Photo Credits

Subject Index

Lincoln Taiz, Emeritus, University of California – Santa Cruz

Eduardo Zeiger, Emeritus, University of California –Los Angeles

Ian Max Møller, Aarhus University, Denmark

Angus Murphy, University of Maryland

• The Plant Physiology and Development Companion Website (available free of charge) includes a rich collection of material that enhances the textbook's coverage on a wide range of topics. Web Topics and Essays are referenced throughout the textbook. The site includes the following resources for each chapter of the textbook:
  • Web topics: Text, boxes, and illustrations elaborating on selected topics
  • Web Essays: Discussions of cutting-edge research topics, written by those who do the research
  • Study Questions
  • Literature Cited

• The Plant Physiology and Development Instructor's Resource Library includes all of the textbook's figures (both art and photographs) and tables in electronic format. All images are provided in both JPEG (high and low-resolution versions) and ready-to-use PowerPoint presentations. The figures have all been formatted and color-enhanced for optimal projection in the classroom.