Photoperiodism & Vernalization in Plants
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Photoperiodism & Vernalization in Plants

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Photoperiodism & Vernalization in Plants

About this book

Photoperiodism and vernalization are fascinating areas in plant physiology. The phenomena were conceived as the expedients to switch on flowering in plants but with passage of time, divulged intricacies establishing as exponents to a wider range of functional processes in them. Despite much of the complexities on the living processes in plants have been discovered by delving into these areas, much remains to be unravelled. The present title has brought forward the diverse features of these disciplines to the students and buding scientists of plant physiology in a simplified form to arouse their interest and gain ground for deeper understanding into these spheres.

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. PART I: PHOTOPERIODISM
  3. 1. Physical Aspects of Light and its Role in Plants
  4. 1.1.1 Physical aspects of light
  5. (1) Light as energy
  6. (2) Dispersion of light
  7. (3) Quality of light
  8. (4) Quantity of light
  9. 1.1.2 How light affects plants
  10. 2. Photoperiodism
  11. 1.2.1 Historical aspect
  12. 1.2.2 Definition and concept
  13. 1.2.3 Photoperiodic groups of plants
  14. (1) Photoperiodic groups made by Garner and Allard
  15. (2) Critical photoperiod
  16. (3) Quantitative and qualitative responses
  17. (4) Interaction of other factors
  18. (5) Photoperiodic groups and sub-groups made after Garner and Allard
  19. 1.2.4 Maturity of plants for photoperiodic responses
  20. 1.2.5 Requirement of the number of photo-inductive cycles
  21. 1.2.6 Photoperiodic induction
  22. 1.2.7 Site of perception of photoperiodic stimulus
  23. 1.2.8 Role of dark and light periods in photoperiodic cycles
  24. (1) Role of dark period
  25. (2) Role of light period
  26. 1.2.9 Role of light quality and phytochrome
  27. (1) Light quality (wavelength)
  28. (2) Phytochrome
  29. 1.2.10 Time measurement by plants
  30. 1.2.11 Mechanism of photoperiodism
  31. 1.2.12 Genetic approach of photoperiodic response in plants
  32. 1.2.13 Photoperiodic effects other than flowering
  33. 1.2.14 Practical utilization of photoperiodism
  34. 1.2.15 Review of terminology
  35. PART II: VERNALIZATION
  36. 1. Physical Aspects of Heat and its Role in Plants
  37. 2.1.1 Physical aspects of heat
  38. (1) Heat as energy
  39. (2) Temperature
  40. (3) Difference between heat and temperature
  41. (4) Transmission of heat
  42. 2.1.2 How heat affects plants
  43. 2. Vernalization
  44. 2.2.1 Historical aspect
  45. 2.2.2 Definition and concept
  46. 2.2.3 Quantitative and qualitative responses
  47. 2.2.4 Examples of vernalizable seeds and plants
  48. 2.2.5 Site of perception of vernalization stimulus
  49. (1) Seed
  50. (2) Shoot apex
  51. (3) Other plant parts
  52. 2.2.6 Maturity factor in vernalization
  53. (1) Required maturity
  54. (2) Internal changes during maturity period
  55. 2.2.7 Technique of vernalization of seeds and other plant parts
  56. 2.2.8 Induction of vernalization effect
  57. 2.2.9 Reversibility of vernalization response
  58. (1) Devernalizing agents
  59. (2) Stage of high temperature-induced devernalization
  60. (3) Change in physiological condition
  61. (4) Arresting devernalization
  62. (5) Revernalization
  63. 2.2.10 Mechanism of vernalization
  64. (1) Energy-requiring process
  65. (2) Higher metabolic activity
  66. (3) Synthesis of active substance and its hormonal nature
  67. (4) Involvement of gibberellins
  68. (5) Involvement of auxins
  69. (6) Formation of protein
  70. (7) Involvement of nucleic acids
  71. 2.2.11 Genetic approach of vernalization
  72. 2.2.12 Practical utilization of vernalization
  73. 2.2.13 Relationship between vernalization and photoperiodism
  74. Bibliography
  75. Index