Overview

The second edition of this work provides a comprehensive account of all aspects of stomatal biology. The substantially revised text is up to date and illustrated with line illustrations, photographs and tables. The theory of gaseous diffusion through stomata is reviewed in a new chapter and sections on signal perception and transduction, guard cell ionic relations and guard cell metabolism have been added. A concluding chapter reviews the genetics and molecular biology of stomata. This work provides a reference text which should appeal to advanced students, postgraduates and lecturers in plant physiology.

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Author:   M. Fricker ,  C. Willmer
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   2nd ed. 1995
Volume:   v. 2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.220kg
ISBN:  

9780412574306

ISBN 10:   0412574306
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   31 October 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. The distribution of stomata. The structure and development of stomata. The mechanics of stomatal movements. The theory of gas diffusion through stomata. Stomatal responses to environmental factors. The influcence of hormones and other naturally occurring compounds on stomatal behaviour. Ionic relations of stomatal movements and signal transduction by guard cells. Guard cell metabolism. Recent developments and future research.

Reviews

Reviews of the first edition: This paperback is, in general, well written and easy to read, especially as an introductory text for students ... A service to plant physiology has been well performed. This reviewer commends this little book as being a window upon the soul' of stomata ... - Journal of Experimental Botany; [Willmer] gives a highly readable, excellently illustrated account of the distribution, anatomy, structure and development of guard cells ... I know of no other review of the structural aspects of this range and elegance - Times Higher Education Supplement; Dr Willmer has produced a neat, crisply written monograph which will serve up to first degree level in all plant sciences for a good while to come - Biologist

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