With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences.The present volume includes reviews on genetics, cell biology, physiology, comparative morphology, systematics, ecology, and vegetation science.
Author(s): K. Esser, U. Luttge, W. Beyschlag, J. Murata
Edition: 1
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 451
Contents......Page 5
1 Philosophy or Science?......Page 17
2 Early Steps in My Scientific Work......Page 18
3 My Academic Career – A Short Story......Page 20
4 Some of my Research Topics in Freiburg......Page 22
5 A Textbook on Plant Physiology......Page 26
6 Steps in my Philosophical Thinking......Page 27
7 Retrospect and on to the Future......Page 39
References......Page 41
Genetics......Page 43
1 Introduction......Page 44
2 RNA Methods......Page 45
3 Conclusion......Page 57
References......Page 58
1 Introduction......Page 63
2 Sugars Sensed in Sugar Signaling Cascades......Page 64
3 Sugar Sensors......Page 67
5 Cross-Talk Between Sugar Signaling and Other Regulatory Pathways......Page 71
6 Sugar Signaling Mutants......Page 72
References......Page 76
1 Introduction......Page 81
2 Cell Architecture and Actual Scientific Interests......Page 82
3 Classical Haploid Genetics......Page 83
4 Genome Analysis......Page 86
5 Molecular Tools......Page 90
6 Conclusions and Perspectives......Page 96
References......Page 97
1 Introduction......Page 103
2 Mitochondrial Genomes and Proteomes......Page 104
3 Import of Nucleic Acids into Mitochondria......Page 107
4 Cytochrome c Maturation......Page 110
5 Mitochondrial Fusion......Page 114
References......Page 118
1 Introduction......Page 125
2 Some Characteristics of Genetic Markers......Page 127
3 Measures of Genetic Diversity......Page 129
4 Architecture of Populations......Page 137
5 Biodiversity in Dynamic Systems......Page 144
6 Summary......Page 149
References......Page 150
1 Introduction......Page 157
2 Molecular Marker Techniques and Their Application in Brassica napus......Page 158
3 Genetic Mapping......Page 161
4 Physical Mapping......Page 167
5 Outlook......Page 170
References......Page 171
1 Introduction......Page 177
2 Clonal Variation Assessment......Page 179
3 Studies Analyzing Clonal Variation in Grape......Page 182
4 Epigenetic Effects on Clonal Variation......Page 191
References......Page 192
Physiology......Page 197
1 Introduction......Page 198
2 b-Type Cytochromes in Plant PM......Page 199
3 Cytochrome b[sub(561)]......Page 204
4 Flavocytochrome b Family......Page 207
5 Proton Transport in Plant PM......Page 214
References......Page 216
1 Personal Reflections......Page 229
2 The Calvin Cycle’s Golden Jubilee......Page 230
3 The Calvin Cycle’s Enzymology......Page 231
4 The Calvin Cycle’s Products......Page 235
5 Pathways and Processes That Assist the Calvin Cycle......Page 240
6 A Few Departing Comments About Chloroplasts, the Calvin Cycle’s Organelle......Page 247
References......Page 248
1 Development of Ectomycorrhiza (ECM)......Page 258
2 Ectomycorrhizal Transcriptome......Page 263
3 Carbohydrate and Nitrogen Relationships in Ectomycorrhiza......Page 264
4 Mycorrhiza and Drought/Stress Tolerance......Page 273
5 Mycorrhiza/Bacteria Interactions......Page 274
6 New Techniques: Genetic Manipulation of Plants and Fungi......Page 278
References......Page 279
1 The Scene of Current Fashions: Systems Biology and Networks......Page 288
2 The Concept of Modules and Super-Networks......Page 290
3 The Theoretical Framework of Network Dynamics......Page 292
4 Historical Experience: Development of Metabolic Networks and Compartmentation......Page 301
5 Network Dynamics as a New View on Data Mountains......Page 302
6 A Case Study of Simple Network Dynamics......Page 306
7 Network Dynamics as a Tool for Interpreting Biological Systems......Page 313
References......Page 315
Ecology......Page 322
1 Introduction......Page 323
2 Overview of UV-B and Plants......Page 324
3 Morphological Responses of Plants to UV-B......Page 325
4 Are UV-B-Induced Changes in Morphology Adaptive?......Page 332
5 UV-B Radiation and Plant–Plant Interactions......Page 333
6 Summary and Conclusions......Page 341
References......Page 342
1 Introduction......Page 351
2 Spatial Distribution of Individual Roots in Response to Soil Conditions......Page 353
3 Spatial Structure of Root Systems of Individual Plants......Page 360
4 Spatial Structure of Root Systems in Plant Populations and Communities......Page 363
5 Belowground Spatial Structure of Global Vegetation......Page 366
6 Scaling from Root to Globe: Predictive Models......Page 368
7 Conclusions and Future Challenges......Page 374
References......Page 375
1 Introduction......Page 384
2 Ectomycorrhizal Community Structure......Page 385
3 Estimation of the Extramatrical Mycelium......Page 388
4 Structure of Communities and Sampling......Page 390
5 Relating Ectomycorrhizal Community Structure to Ecosystem Function......Page 396
References......Page 397
1 Introduction......Page 402
2 Tracing Intraspecific Population Structure – From Plants in Wild Communities to Cultivated Plants in Agriculture and Forestry......Page 403
3 Tracing interactions of Genetically Modified Plants with Other Plants and Microorganisms......Page 405
4 Tracing Mycorrhizas as a Biological Link That Connects Plants Together and to the Soil Medium......Page 408
5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives......Page 411
References......Page 413
1 The Problem of Reliably Dating Paleoecological Events......Page 419
2 The Paleoclimatological Background of Changes in the Paleoecological Setting......Page 421
4 Modern Eolian Pollen Transport......Page 424
5 The History of Flora and Vegetation......Page 428
References......Page 442
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