Endosperm Developmental and Molecular Biology
The nutritive endosperm of angiosperms is mankind’s most important source of food, livestock feed and industrial raw material. This book is the first comprehensive overview of the developmental and molecular biology of endosperm. The text covers cereal endosperm development from fertilization to mat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
| Series: | Plant Cell Monographs
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Developmental Biology of Cereal Endosperm
- Endoreduplication and Programmed Cell Death in the Cereal Endosperm
- Aleurone Cell Development
- The Embryo Surrounding Region
- Transfer Cells
- Arabidopsis as a Model for Understanding the Basics of Endosperm Development
- Endosperm Cell and Organ Culture
- Anthocyanin Synthesis in Maize Aleurone Tissue
- Protein Body Biogenesis in Cereal Endosperms
- Endosperm Cell Walls: Formation, Composition, and Functions
- Starch Formation in the Cereal Endosperm
- The Structure and Expression of Cereal Storage Protein Genes
- Genomic Imprinting in Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays