Plant Solute Transport
by Anthony R. Yeo /
2007 / English / PDF
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This book provides a broad overview of solute transport in plants.
It first determines what solutes are present in plants and what
roles they play. The physical bases of ion and water movement are
considered. The volume then discusses the ways in which solutes are
moved across individual membranes, within and between cells, and
around the plant. Having dealt with the role of plant solutes in
‘normal’ conditions, the volume proceeds to examine how the use of
solutes has been adapted to more extreme environments such as hot,
dry deserts, freezing mountains and saline marshes. A crucial stage
in the life cycle of most plants, the internally-controlled
dehydration concomitant with seed formation, is also addressed.
This book provides a broad overview of solute transport in plants.
It first determines what solutes are present in plants and what
roles they play. The physical bases of ion and water movement are
considered. The volume then discusses the ways in which solutes are
moved across individual membranes, within and between cells, and
around the plant. Having dealt with the role of plant solutes in
‘normal’ conditions, the volume proceeds to examine how the use of
solutes has been adapted to more extreme environments such as hot,
dry deserts, freezing mountains and saline marshes. A crucial stage
in the life cycle of most plants, the internally-controlled
dehydration concomitant with seed formation, is also addressed.
Throughout the volume the authors link our increasing
understanding of the cellular and molecular bases of solute
movement with the roles that these fulfil in the whole plant
under both ideal and stressful conditions, showing how these are
dictated by the physical laws that govern solute and water
movement. The book is directed at postgraduates, researchers and
professionals in plant physiology, biochemistry and molecular
biology.
Throughout the volume the authors link our increasing
understanding of the cellular and molecular bases of solute
movement with the roles that these fulfil in the whole plant
under both ideal and stressful conditions, showing how these are
dictated by the physical laws that govern solute and water
movement. The book is directed at postgraduates, researchers and
professionals in plant physiology, biochemistry and molecular
biology.
