Welcome to Plant Physiology Fourth Edition Online

• Topics
• Essays
• Study Questions
• Readings

Search

Select Chapter Contents for All Chapters 1. Plant Cells 2. Energy and Enzymes 3. Water and Plant Cells 4. Water Balance of Plants 5. Mineral Nutrition 6. Solute Transport 7. Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions 8. Photosynthesis: Carbon Reactions 9. Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations 10. Translocation in the Phloem 11. Respiration and Lipid Metabolism 12. Assimilation of Mineral Nutrients 13. Secondary Metabolites and Plant Defense 14. Gene Expression and Signal Transduction 15. Cell Walls: Structure, Biogenesis and Expansion 16. Growth and Development 17. Phytochrome and Light Control of Plant Development 18. Blue-Light Responses: Stomatal Movements and Morphogenesis 19. Auxin: The Growth Hormone 20. Gibberellins: Regulators of Plant Height 21. Cytokinins: Regulators of Cell Division 22. Ethylene: The Gaseous Hormone 23. Abscisic Acid: A Seed Maturation and Antistress Signal 24. Brassinosteroids 25. The Control of Flowering 26. Stress Physiology

See Essay 25.2 for an important update on florigen.

See Essay 14.1 for a recent integrative summary of the major plant hormone receptors.