Overview
A vital resource addressing the major themes in this rapidly expanding field
Richly illustrated with links to online video files to show and help researchers identify PCD in their system
Written by leading scholars from around the world?
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Programmed cell death (PCD) is a genetically encoded, active process which results in the death of individual cells, tissues, or whole organs. PCD plays an essential role in plant development and defense, and occurs throughout a plant’s lifecycle from the death of the embryonic suspensor to leaf and floral organ senescence. In plant biology, PCD is a relatively new research area, however, as its fundamental importance is further recognized, publications in the area are beginning to increase significantly. The field currently has few foundational reference books and there is a critical need for books that summarizes recent findings in this important area. This book contains chapters written by several of the world’s leading researchers in PCD. This book will be invaluable for PhD or graduate students, or for scientists and researchers entering the field. Established researchers will also find this timely work useful as an up-to-date overview of this fascinating research area.
Reviews
“This first book on programmed cell death in plants in a decade examines many aspects of these processes. Geared to advanced readers, it is a compilation of original reviews contributed by 30 authors, supported by more than 1,000 references … . The work is well illustrated with good use of color throughout … . Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (L. C. Davis, Choice, Vol. 53 (8), April, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Arunika Gunawardena is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. Over recent years the Gunawardena laboratory has pioneered the use of the beautiful lace plant, Aponogeton madagascariensis as a novel model organism for the study of programmed cell death. (http://pcdlab.biology.dal.ca).
Dr. Paul McCabe is Head of the Botany Programme at the School of Biology and Environmental Science at University College Dublin, Ireland. Dr. McCabe's research interests include the regulation of developmental cell fate and cell death determination. Dr. McCabe and his colleagues have used PCD morphology and in vitro cell cultures to study several aspects of plant programmed cell death.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plant Programmed Cell Death
Editors: Arunika N. Gunawardena, Paul F. McCabe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21033-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-21032-2Published: 16 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35201-5Published: 29 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-21033-9Published: 08 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 306
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Anatomy/Development, Plant Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology