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Photomorphogenesis

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology (PLANT, volume 16)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
  2. Advice to the Reader

    1. Advice to the Reader

      • W. Shropshire Jr., H. Mohr
      Pages 1-2
  3. How Phytochrome Acts — Perspectives on the Continuing Quest

    1. How Phytochrome Acts — Perspectives on the Continuing Quest

      • S. B. Hendricks, W. J. Van der Woude
      Pages 3-23
  4. An Introduction to Photomorphogenesis for the General Reader

    1. An Introduction to Photomorphogenesis for the General Reader

      • H. Mohr, W. Shropshire Jr.
      Pages 24-38
  5. Action Spectroscopy of Photoreversible Pigment Systems

    1. Action Spectroscopy of Photoreversible Pigment Systems

      • E. Schäfer, L. Fukshansky, W. Shropshire Jr.
      Pages 39-68
  6. Models in Photomorphogenesis

    1. Models in Photomorphogenesis

      • L. Fukshansky, E. Schäfer
      Pages 69-95
  7. Phytochrome as a Molecule

    1. Phytochrome as a Molecule

      • W. O. Smith
      Pages 96-118
  8. Chromophores in Photomorphogenesis

    1. Chromophores in Photomorphogenesis

      • W. Rüdiger, H. Scheer
      Pages 119-151
  9. Assay of Photomorphogenic Photoreceptors

    1. Assay of Photomorphogenic Photoreceptors

      • L. H. Pratt
      Pages 152-177
  10. Rapid Action of Phytochrome in Photomorphogenesis

  11. Photocontrol of Gene Expression

    1. Photocontrol of Gene Expression

      • C. J. Lamb, M. A. Lawton
      Pages 213-257
  12. Intracellular Photomorphogenesis

    1. Intracellular Photomorphogenesis

      • P. Schopfer, K. Apel
      Pages 258-288
  13. Control of Plastid Development in Higher Plants

    1. Control of Plastid Development in Higher Plants

      • H. I. Virgin, H. S. Egnéus
      Pages 289-311
  14. Control of Plastogenesis in Euglena

    1. Control of Plastogenesis in Euglena

      • S. D. Schwartzbach, J. A. Schiff
      Pages 312-335
  15. Pattern Specification and Realization in Photomorphogenesis

  16. The Control of Cell Growth by Light

    1. The Control of Cell Growth by Light

      • V. Gaba, M. Black
      Pages 358-400
  17. Photomorphogenesis and Hormones

    1. Photomorphogenesis and Hormones

      • J. A. De Greef, H. Fredericq
      Pages 401-427
  18. Light Control of Seed Germination

    1. Light Control of Seed Germination

      • B. Frankland, R. Taylorson
      Pages 428-456
  19. Photomorphogenesis and Flowering

    1. Photomorphogenesis and Flowering

      • D. Vince-Prue
      Pages 457-490
  20. The Function of Phytochrome in Nature

    1. The Function of Phytochrome in Nature

      • H. Smith, D. C. Morgan
      Pages 491-517

Editors and Affiliations

  • Radiation Biology Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, Rockville, USA

    W. Shropshire

  • Biologisches Institut II, Universität Lehrstuhl für Botanik, Freiburg, Germany

    H. Mohr

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Photomorphogenesis

  • Editors: W. Shropshire, H. Mohr

  • Series Title: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68918-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-68920-8Published: 18 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68918-5Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 834

  • Topics: Plant Sciences

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