References

Contents XVII
15 Regulation of Plant Growth and Development
by Extracellular Nucleotides 221
Stanley J. Roux, Charlotte Song, Collene Jeter
15.1 Introduction .................................................................. 221
15.2 Rapid Responses of Plants to Applied Nucleotides ............... 222
15.2.1 Induced Changes in the Concentration
of Cytoplasmic Calcium Ions ................................... 222
15.2.2 Induced Changes in Superoxide Production .............. 227
15.3 Slower Growth Response Changes Induced by eATP............. 228
15.4 Conclusions and Future Perspectives ................................. 231
References ............................................................................. 232
16 Physiological Roles of Nonselective Cation Channels
inthePlasmaMembraneofHigherPlants 235
Vadim Demidchik
16.1 Introduction .................................................................. 235
16.2 Physiological Roles of Animal NSCC.................................. 236
16.3 Functional Classification of Plant NSCC............................. 236
16.4 The Role of NSCC in Plant Mineral Nutrition...................... 237
16.4.1 Potassium and Ammonium..................................... 237
16.4.2 Calcium and Magnesium ........................................ 238
16.4.3 Microelements and Trace Elements .......................... 239
16.5 The Role of NSCC in Plant Signalling................................. 240
16.6 The Role of NSCC in Plant Growth and Development........... 244
16.7 Conclusions and Future Perspectives ................................. 244
References ............................................................................. 244
17 Touch-Responsive Behaviors and Gene Expression in Plants 249
Elizabeth McCormack, Luis Velasquez, Nikkí A. Delk, Janet Braam
17.1 Specialized Plants – Touch Responses That Catch Attention .. 249
17.2 Thigmotropism – Vines, Tendrils and Roots ....................... 251
17.3 Thigmomorphogenesis – Plasticity of Shoot Growth............ 252
17.4 Mechanosensitive Gene Expression ................................... 253
17.5 Conclusions and Future Prospects ..................................... 256
References ............................................................................. 257
18 Oscillations in Plants 261
Sergey Shabala
18.1 Introduction .................................................................. 261
18.2 Diversity and Hierarchy of Plant Oscillators........................ 262
18.2.1 Spatial and Temporary Hierarchy............................. 262
18.2.2 Functional Expression............................................ 263