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Commentaries in Plant Science, Volume 2 is a collection of papers that reviews developments in the pure and applied science of plants. One paper discusses the role of supercooling in the winter survival mechanism of and ecological distribution of many plant communities. Another paper evaluates the Cholodny-Went theory of shoot geotropism that there is strong evidence in auxin redistribution occurring in a rapid manner to cause geotropic curvature. The magnitude of auxin redistribution is too rare to cause differential growth. Some insect pests have specific nutritional requirements and well-developed mechanisms for selecting their plant host. One paper enumerates the benefits of using insect-resistant host plant varieties, such as the non-incurrence of extra costs, these are environmentally safe, and are compatible with most other methods of pest control. Another paper discusses the nature and possible genetic manipulation of a complex bacteria, the actinomycetes, as well as its role as antibiotic producer. Another paper examines the nature of seed storage proteins and of the cellular processes that are related in their synthesis and deposition especially in cereals and legume. This collection is suitable for botanists, genecologists, taxonomists, biologists, and investigators whose works involve cell membrane research.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Commentaries in Plant Science
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- PREFACE
- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
- CHAPTER 1. THE OCCURRENCE OF DEEP SUPERCOOLING IN COLD HARDY PLANTS
- CHAPTER 2. THE STUDY OF INFRASPECIFIC VARIATION
- CHAPTER 3. CYTOPLASMIC pH REGULATION AND ELECTROGENIC H+ EXTRUSION
- CHAPTER 4. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CHOLODNY-WENT THEORY OF SHOOT GEOTROPISM
- CHAPTER 5. COLCHICINE AND PLANT MICROTUBULES: A CRITICAL EVALUATION
- CHAPTER 6. INSECT RESISTANCE IN CROP PLANTS
- CHAPTER 7. SI UNITS IN PUBLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCE
- CHAPTER 8. OXYGEN - A PHYSIOLOGICAL ELECTRON ACCEPTOR IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
- CHAPTER 9. RIBULOSE BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE ACTIVITY IN TERRESTRIAL PLANTS: SIGNIFICANCE OF O2 AND CO2 DIFFUSION
- CHAPTER 10. ACTINOMYCETE GENETICS AND ANTIBIOTICS
- CHAPTER 11. GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF PROTEIN AND YIELD IN FOOD LEGUMES
- CHAPTER 12. CURRENT RESEARCH INTO TRACHEARY ELEMENT FORMATION
- CHAPTER 13. MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF SEED PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS
- CHAPTER 14. POLLEN ANTIGENS, ALLERGENS AND ENZYMES
- CHAPTER 15. PLANT RESPONSES TO ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS IN SOIL AND SOLUTION CULTURE
- CHAPTER 16. WHAT FACTORS ARE INVOLVED IN THE ONSET OF RIPENING IN CLIMACTERIC FRUIT?
- CHAPTER 17. REGULATION OF PHOTORESPIRATION
- INDEX