Pattern Formation in Plant Tissues [Hardcover]

Of great interest to all those engaged in attempting to understand the principles behind plant development.Focusing on the structure of plant tissues, this purpose of this book is to try and predict what should be looked for at a molecular level. Each chapter deals with a defined problem such as the role of hormones as correlative agents, tissue polarization, apical meristems and cell lineages.Focusing on the structure of plant tissues, this purpose of this book is to try and predict what should be looked for at a molecular level. Each chapter deals with a defined problem such as the role of hormones as correlative agents, tissue polarization, apical meristems and cell lineages.The chapters in this book are centered around the structure of tissues, an intermediate and neglected level between overt morphology and biochemistry, and will be of great interest to all those engaged in attempting to understand the principles behind plant development. The author's purpose is to predict what should be looked for on a molecular level so as to account for observable forms. Each chapter deals with a defined problem such as the role of hormones as correlative agents, tissue polarization, apical meristems and cell lineages. The final chapter develops an alternative approach to the problem of the specification of biological form, that of epigenetic selection. Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Interactions of developing organs; 3. Hormones as correlative agents; 4. Callus and tumour development; 5. The polarization of tissues; 6. The canalization of vascular differentiation; 7. Cell lineages; 8. Stomata as an example of meristemoid development; 9. Expressions of cellular interactions; 10. Apical meristems; 11. The localization of new leaves; 12. A temporal control of apical differentiation; 13. Generalizations about pattern formation. ...unusual and refreshing in the way it looks at plants as organised, interacting systems....This is a book of concepts, ideas, and illustrations. SometlcÀ