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Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 25, Plant Cell Separation and Adhesion

ISBN: 978-0-470-99425-2

April 2008

Wiley-Blackwell

232 pages

Description
Cell separation is an important process that occurs throughout the life cycle of a plant. It enables the radicle to emerge from the germinating seed, vascular tissue to differentiate, sculpturing of leaves and flowers to take place, pollen to be shed from the mature anther, fruit to soften, senescent and non-functional organs to be lost, and seeds to be shed. In addition to its intrinsic scientific interest, many of the developmental processes to which it contributes have importance for agriculture and horticulture.


This is the first volume to focus exclusively on these processes and to link improvements in our scientific understanding with methods that may allow us to manipulate cell separation and adhesion to the benefit of the agricultural and horticultural industries. It will therefore be of interest to the experimental scientist and to those who wish to apply these techniques commercially.

About the Author
Professor Jeremy Roberts and Dr Zinnia Gonzalez-Carranza, both Plant Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, UK
Features
Unique in focussing on all aspects of cell separation within a single volume


Each chapter ranges from anatomy to molecular biology


The contributors are drawn from major international laboratories