Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology - Global Science ...

CONTENTS: VOLUME I
Structure, Metabolism, Development, Physiology and Genetics
Part 1 Flower growth, development, patterning, senescence and death Page
1. Genetics of floral development and patterning. MP Running, USA …………………….......................................……………..…… 1-11
2. The utility of snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) to study flower development and coloration.
N Efremova, R Castillo, C Navarro, Germany …………………………………………….……………….......………………………..… 12-24
3. Molecular mechanisms of hormone functions in flowering. H Yu, T Dhavale, Singapore, S Yang, China …….....……………. 25-32
4. Florogenesis in flower bulbs: classical and molecular approaches. MA Flaishman, R Kamenetsky, Israel ……..….….….… 33-43
5. The differentiation of perianth morphologies in monocotyledonous plants. A Kanno, Japan ……………..……………………. 44-50
6. A proteomics approach to the study of distyly in Turnera species.
D Khosravi, Canada/USA, KWM Siu, JS Shore, Canada ……………………………………………………………………………….... 51-60
7. Mutations affecting corolla symmetry in sunflower. M Fambrini, D Bertini, G Cionini, V Michelotti, C Pugliesi, Italy …........ 61-70
8. From the wild to the market: breeding of floral size and architecture in ornamentals.
J Weiss, E Cano-Vicente, M Egea-Cortines, Spain ………………………..……................…………………………………………….. 71-75
9. Male gametophyte development and function. D Honys, D Reňák, Czech Republic, D Twell, UK …......................................... 76-87
10. The role of polyamines in relation to flowering senescence. N Bagni, A Tassoni, Italy …......................................................... 88-95
11. Abscisic acid and cut flower senescence. A Ferrante, P Vernieri, Italy …................................................................................ 96-100
12. Genetic control of floral abscission.
RB Aalen, MA Butenko, G-E Stenvik, NM Tandstad, Norway, SE Patterson,USA …................................................................ 101-108
13. Molecular basis of ethylene signal transduction and control of abscission of flowers in Delphinium.
S Abe, S Kuroda, Y Hirose, E Davies, Japan ….......................................................................................................................... 109-123
14. Ornamental cut flowers: physiology in practice. JA Teixeira da Silva, Japan ….................................................................... 124-140
15. Programmed Cell Death in plants and flowers. GE Drury, P Gallois, UK …............................................................................ 141-156
16. Lace plant: a novel system for studying developmental programmed cell death.
AHLAN Gunawardena, C Navachandrabala, Canada, M Kane, USA, NG Dengler, Canada …................................................ 157-162
17. In vitro culture of the fern Platycerium bifurcatum as a tool for developmental and physiological studies.
M Camloh, Slovenia …................................................................................................................................................................... 163-170
18. Zinnia elegans is an excellent model for xylogenesis: in vitro and in planta.
E Pesquet, Sweden, A Jauneau, D Goffner, France …................................................................................................................ 171-178
Part 2 Cellular mechanisms
19. The nuclear and chromosomal architecture of plant cells: development and dynamics.
S Fujimoto, S Matsunaga, K Fukui, Japan ….............................................................................................................................. 179-184
20. Mechanisms of cytokinesis in flowering plants: new pieces for an old puzzle.
JM Seguí-Simarro, Spain, LA Staehelin, USA ............................................................................................................................. 185-196
21. Plant chimeras. J Wegner, France …........................................................................................................................................... 197-202
22. Plant peptide hormones, from defense to pollen self-incompatibility, cell fate and development:
small peptides as signaling molecules in plants. DS Moura, MC Silva-Filho, Brazil ….......................................................... 203-209
23. Mitochondrial somatic genetics and homeotic effects on flower morphology.
RJ Rose, JT Fitter, DW McCurdy, MB Sheahan, Australia …..................................................................................................... 210-215
24. Genome structure and gene expression in polyploids. SC Pessino, LG Martelotto, Argentina …........................................ 216-223
25. Sex chromosomes in plants. R Hobza, B Vyskot, Czech Republic …....................................................................................... 224-235
26. A wonder plant-microbe interaction between white campion and anther smut.
W Uchida, Y Kazama, S Matsunaga, S Kawano, Japan ............................................................................................................. 236-242
27. Integrating knowledge of transcription factors and cell engineering for modelling Catharanthus roseus:
prospects and bottlenecks. S Hedhili, France, PK Pati, India, P Gantet, France ..................................................................... 243-252
28. Glimpse into mechanisms of signal transduction in plant cells: role of non-receptor protein tyrosine kinases.
A Dash, India ................................................................................................................................................................................. 253-255
Part 3 Light, vernalization, clocks, rhythms and movements
29. Plant photoreceptors and the photoperiodic induction of flowering. BL Montgomery, USA …............................................ 256-262
30. Thermoperiodic control of shoot elongation and involvment of gibberellins.
J-Anders Stavang, R Moe, JE Olsen, Norway …......................................................................................................................... 263-267
31. The rhythms of circumnutation in higher plants. A Charzewska, Poland …............................................................................ 268-275