Contents I. Introduction 295 II. Evolution of the Plant Vascular System 295 III. Phloem
Development & Differentiation 300 IV. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Xylem Cell …

▪ Abstract Plant foods contain almost all of the mineral and organic nutrients established as
essential for human nutrition, as well as a number of unique organic phytochemicals that …

Water Relations of Plants and Soils, successor to the seminal 1983 book by Paul Kramer,
covers the entire field of water relations using current concepts and consistent terminology …

In trees, production of intercellular signals and accessibility of signal conduits jointly govern
dormancy cycling at the shoot apex. We identified 10 putative cell wall 1, 3-β-glucanase …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Contents Summary 29 I. Introduction 29 II. Phloem as a conduit for macromolecules 30 III.
Classes of phloem transported RNAs and their function 32 IV. Mode of RNA transport 35 V …

Texture of fresh fruit Page 136 Texture of Fresh Fruit F. Roger Harker, Robert J. Redgwell, Ian
C. Hallett, and Shona H. Murray The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand …

This review deals with aspects of the cellular and molecular biology of the sieve
element/companion cell complex, the functional unit of sieve tubes in angiosperms. It …

The capacity to respond to day length, photoperiodism, is crucial for flowering plants to
adapt to seasonal change. The photoperiodic control of flowering in plants is mediated by a …

▪ Abstract The transport events from the sieve elements to the sites of utilization within the
recipient sink cells contribute to phloem unloading. The phenomenon links sink metabolism …