Introduction to plant physiology / William G. Hopkins and Norman P. A. Huner.

Contents: Plant cell and water - - Whole plant water relations - - Roots, soils, and nutrient uptake - - Plants and inorganic nutrients - - Bioenergetics and ATP synthesis - - The dual role of sunlight: energy and information - - Energy conservation in photosynthesis: harvesting sunlight - - Energy conservation in photosynthesis: CO2 assimilation - - Allocation, translocation, and partitioning of photoassimilates - - Cellular respiration: unlocking the energy stored in photoassimilates - - Nitrogen assimilation - - Carbon and nitrogen assimilation and plant productivity - - Responses of plants to environmental stress - - Acclimation to environmental stress - - Adaptations to the environment - - Development: an overview - - Growth and development of cells - - Hormones I: Auxins - - Hormones II: Gibberellins - - Hormones III: Cytokinins - - Hormones IV: Abscisic acid, ethylene, and brassinosteroids - - Photomorphogenesis: responding to light - - Tropisms and nastic movements: orienting plants in space - - Measuring time: controlling development by photoperiod and endogenous clocks - - Flowering and fruit development - - Temperature: plant development and distribution - - Secondary metabolism. Includes index.