The Restless Plant
by Dov Koller /
2011 / English / PDF
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Plants, so predictable, stay where they are. And yet, like all
living things, they also move: they grow, adapt, shed leaves and
bark, spread roots and branches, snare pollinators, and reward
cultivators. This book, the first to thoroughly explore the
subject since Darwin’s 1881 treatise on movements in plants, is a
comprehensive, up-to-date account of the mechanisms and the
adaptive values that move plants.
Plants, so predictable, stay where they are. And yet, like all
living things, they also move: they grow, adapt, shed leaves and
bark, spread roots and branches, snare pollinators, and reward
cultivators. This book, the first to thoroughly explore the
subject since Darwin’s 1881 treatise on movements in plants, is a
comprehensive, up-to-date account of the mechanisms and the
adaptive values that move plants.
Drawing on examples across the spectrum of plant
families—including mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering
plants—the author opens a window on how plants move: within
cells, as individual cells, and via organs. Opening with an
explanation of how cellular motors work and how cells manage to
move organs,
Drawing on examples across the spectrum of plant
families—including mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering
plants—the author opens a window on how plants move: within
cells, as individual cells, and via organs. Opening with an
explanation of how cellular motors work and how cells manage to
move organs,Dov Koller
Dov Koller considers the movement of roots,
tubers, rhizomes, and other plant parts underground, as well as
the more familiar stems, leaves, and flowers.
considers the movement of roots,
tubers, rhizomes, and other plant parts underground, as well as
the more familiar stems, leaves, and flowers.
Throughout, Koller presents information at the subcellular and
cellular levels, including the roles of receptors, signaling
pathways, hormones, and physiological responses in motor
function. He also discusses the adaptive significance of
movements. His book exposes the workings of a world little
understood and often overlooked, the world of restless plants and
the movements by which they accomplish the necessary functions of
their lives.
Throughout, Koller presents information at the subcellular and
cellular levels, including the roles of receptors, signaling
pathways, hormones, and physiological responses in motor
function. He also discusses the adaptive significance of
movements. His book exposes the workings of a world little
understood and often overlooked, the world of restless plants and
the movements by which they accomplish the necessary functions of
their lives.