Environmental Responses in Plants Methods and Protocols
This volume describes different up-to-date methodological approaches, ranging from physiological assays to imaging and molecular techniques, to study a wide variety of plant responses to environmental cues. Environmental Responses in Plants: Methods and P
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Environmental Responses in Plants Methods and Protocols
METHODS
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Series Editor John M. Walker School of Life and Medical Sciences University of Hertfordshire Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, UK
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Environmental Responses in Plants Methods and Protocols Edited by
Paula Duque Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
Editor Paula Duque Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Oeiras, Portugal
ISSN 1064-3745 ISSN 1940-6029 (electronic) Methods in Molecular Biology ISBN 978-1-4939-3354-9 ISBN 978-1-4939-3356-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-3356-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015957394 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: Photo taken by Raquel Fonseca de Carvalho (Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida) Printed on acid-free paper Humana Press is a brand of Springer Springer Science+Business Media LLC New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface As sessile organisms, plants have evolved elaborate mechanisms to perceive and respond to a myriad of environmental cues, thereby increasing their chances of reproduction and survival. Their extraordinary phenotypic plasticity allows them to grow towards or away from stimuli, orchestrate their metabolism according to 24-h light–dark cycles, endure extremely harsh climatic and soil conditions, or defend themselves against pathogenic agents. Elucidating the mechanisms by which plant systems sense and respond to external signals is not only an interesting fundamental biological question in itself, but may also have attractive practical implications for agriculture by opening new avenues in the development of efficient strategies to improve the performance of crop plants. Divided into four distinct parts—Tropisms, Photoperiodism and Circadian Rhythms, Ab
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