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There are many recent works on the topic of light and plant growth. These have not only been written by experts, but are also, in the main, written for experts (or, at least, for those who already have a fair understanding of the subject). This book has its origins in a six-week course in plant photophysiology, and its aim is to provide an introduction to the subject at an advanced undergraduate level. The imagined audience is simply a student who has asked the questions: In what ways does light affect plant growth, and how does it do it? The book is limited to aspects of photomorphogenesis. Photo synthesis is only considered where its pigments impinge on photo morphogenic investigations, or where its processes provide illustrative examples of particular interactions between light and biological material. Chapter 1 gives a general account of the various ways in which light affects plant development, and introduces topics which are subsequently covered in greater detail. In all the chapters, are special topic 'boxes', consisting of squared-off sections of text. These are simply devices for presenting explanatory background material, or material that I myself find particularly intriguing.Product Identifiers
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers Group
ISBN-139780045810239
eBay Product ID (ePID)89282321
Product Key Features
Number of Pages204 Pages
Publication NameLight and Plant Growth
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBotany, Biology
Publication Year1988
TypeTextbook
AuthorJ.W. Hart
SeriesTopics in Plant Physiology
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight340 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureNetherlands
Title_AuthorJ.W. Hart