Plant Physiology (Hardcover)

by Lincoln Taiz (Author), Eduardo Zeiger (Author) "THE TERM CELL IS DERIVED from the Latin cella, meaning storeroom or chamber..." (more)
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In its third edition, Plant Physiology successfully defends its position in the top league of botanical textbooks. -- —Thomas Lazar, Annals of Botany

Plant Physiology has clearly set a standard in college science texts and the authors are to be commended ... -- —Amy Trauth Nare, SIDA --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
The second edition of this book on plant physiology includes sections on essential concepts, biochemistry and metabolism, and the growth and development of plants.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 792 pages
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates; 2nd edition (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878938311
• ISBN-13: 978-0878938315
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,414,446 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent review on plant physiology for students, July 14, 1999

By A Customer

I teach plant physiology at the University of paris. I have bought the first edition of this boor five years ago and I have bought the new one about one month ago. It was a concise, clear and well up to date documented review. I appreciate particularly all the section on bioenergetic and transport in solutes in relation with morphology and development of the plant. I appreciate also very much the part on the influence of the light either for the classical phytochrome or to the appartition of the effect on the blue light. Scheme are simple, but precise and well descibed. This book was a very good intermediate between books of pure biochemistry or pure morphology.All information is integrated and well discussed. In the domain of the plant physiology I think really on my knowledge that this book was actually, in the domain of the plant physiology, one of the best review, and perhaps the better.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Edition, July 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Plant Physiology (Benjamin/Cummings series in the life sciences) (Hardcover)

The Second Edition of Plant Physiology builds on the strengths of the First Edition by integrating modern, state-of-the-art approaches to the study of plant function, particularly in the areas of gene regulation and molecular genetics, cell biology and signal transduction, and bioenergetics, into the framework of traditional plant physiology. The Second Edition also reflects the growing importance and prominence of biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology in the field of plant physiology. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised to reflect new developments in the field. In addition, several new chapters have been added, including chapters on "Cell Walls," "Growth, Development and Differentiation," and "Blue Light Responses." A new chapter entitled "Gene Expression and Signal Transduction" provides a summary of current models for the control of gene expression and cell signaling pathways in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, parti! cularly those topics relevant to plants. As in the First Edition, expert contributing authors provide authoritative accounts that include important recent advances in their fields. These contributions are integrated into the unified style that made the First Edition a benchmark in the teaching of Plant Physiology. The Second Edition is extensively illustrated and will be published in two colors.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is a useful tool for understanding plant physiology., February 19, 1999

By A Customer

I teach plant physiology for biological sciences students in Bogotá, Colombia. I think this book is excelent. Also, it is written in a comprehensive English, and explains clearly the principles of plant physiology for everyboby including Spanish speakers. It is a very good way to motivate undergraduate students with the knowledge in plant physiology. I would liKe to congratulate the authors.