Ethylene Action in Plants

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVII

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2. Interaction of Ethylene and Other Compounds with the Ethylene Receptor: Agonists and Antagonists

   • Edward C. Sisler, Varvara P. Grichko, Margrethe Serek

   Pages 1-34

3. Ethylene and Plant Growth

   • Danny Tholen, Hendrik Poorter, Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek

   Pages 35-49

4. Ethylene and Leaf Senescence

   • Antonio Ferrante, Alessandra Francini

   Pages 51-67

5. Effect of Ethylene on Adventitious Root Formation

   • Jinxiang Wang, Ruichi Pan

   Pages 69-79

6. Ethylene and Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress

   • Uwe Druege

   Pages 81-118

7. Ethylene in the Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis

   • Jeroen Den Herder, Sofie Goormachtig, Marcelle Holsters

   Pages 119-134

8. The Role of Ethylene in the Regulation of Stem Gravitropic Curvature

   • Marcia A. Harrison

   Pages 135-149

9. Role of Ethylene in Fruit Ripening

   • Pravendra Nath, Prabodh K. Trivedi, Vidhu A. Sane, Anirudha P. Sane

   Pages 151-184

10. Ethylene Involvement in Photosynthesis and Growth

    • Nafees A. Khan

    Pages 185-201

11. Back Matter

    Pages 203-206

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The discovery of the plant hormone ethylene was stunning—ethylene is a simple gas! Our expanding knowledge of the multiplicity of ethylene’s roles in plant development, physiology, and metabolism makes the study of this plant hormone increasingly compelling. Elucidation of the genetic regulation of ethylene biosynthesis, characterization of ethylene receptors and analysis of the pathway of ethylene signal transduction, coupled with the identifi- tion of components in the cascade and target genes, have provided insight into how this simple molecule can drive such a diversity of divergent processes. These scientific advances will lead to new technologies that will further enable researchers to harness the powers of ethylene for the benefit of agriculture. In Ethylene Action in Plants, classic and emerging roles of ethylene in plant developmental processes are integrated through recent advances ch- acterizing ethylene receptors, promoters and antagonists, and biological and environmental factors that mediate ethylene responses. The book’s editor, Dr. Nafees Khan, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, an expert on ethylene with an impressive number of publications on the interactions between ethylene, photosynthesis, and growth of Brassica spp, brought together a highly qualified group of international experts to provide state-- the-art information. To simply list the topics included does not do justice to the book’s contents, as the articles are not just a compilation of the literature relevant to the topic.

• Fruit
• Plant physiology
• Symbiose
• abiotic stress
• development
• growth
• growth and development
• photosynthesis
• physiology
• plant
• plant growth
• plant hormones
• plants
• regulation
• senescence

• Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

  Nafees A. Khan

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