Valayamghat Raghavan, V. Raghavan

Developmental Biology of Fern Gametophytes

Herausgeber: Bard, Jonathan B. L.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume outlines all of the phases of the gametophytic generation in ferns such as spore germination and sex organ initiation, from how the gametophyte grows to how it eventually initiates the sporophytic generation. The book discusses these stages in morphological, physiological, cytological and biochemical terms, and, by combining all these perspectives, presents a new view of this interesting developmental process that sheds light on general plant development. Developmental biologists will find this book a useful resource.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 609g
• ISBN-13: 9780521017251
• ISBN-10: 0521017254
• Artikelnr.: 22375514

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
Part I. The Beginning: 2. The spore - beginning of the gametophytic phase
3. Physiology of spore germination
4. Cell determination and morphogenesis during germination
5. Biochemical cytology and biochemistry of germination
Part II. Growth and Maturation: 6. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - the germ filament
7. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - induction of planar growth
8. Role of protein and nucleic acid synthesis in planar growth
9. Vegetative and reconstitutive growth of gametophytes
Part III. Reproductive Strategies: 10. Control of differentiation of sex organs on gametophytes
11. Sexuality and genetics of gametophytes
12. Gametogenesis and fertilization
13. Apogamy - an alternate development program of gametophytes
14. Apospory - formation of gametophytes without meiosis
References
Author index
Subject index.