TY - BOOK AU - Verma, V. TI - Textbook of plant physiology SN - 9788180521133 U1 - Ref 581.1 V59t 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - New Delhi PB - Anne Books Pvt. Ltd. KW - Plant physiology N1 - Chapter 1. the cell: the basic unit of life – Chapter 2. bioenergetics and the role of ATP – Chapter 3. chemical bonds & macromolecules – Chapter 4. properties of solutions, suspensions and colloidal systems – Chapter 5. permeability, diffusion and osmosis – Chapter 6. absorption of water – Chapter 7. the ascent of sap – Chapter 8. transpiration – Chapter 9. mineral nutrition – Chapter 10. mineral salt absorption – Chapter 11. photosynthesis I (the pigments) – Chapter 12. photosynthesis II – Chapter 13. photosynthesis III – Chapter 14. special modes of nutrition– Chapter 15. enzymes – Chapter 16. respiration – Chapter 17. fat metabolism – Chapter 18. nitrogen metabolism – Chapter 19. translocation of organic solutes – Chapter 20. growth and growth hormones – Chapter 21. physiology of flowering – Chapter 22. Plant rhythms – Chapter 23. plant movements – Chapter 24. dormancy & germination of seed – Chapter 25. senescence and death – Chapter 26. stress physiology – Chapter 27. role of plant physiology in agriculture N2 - "This book caters to the need of the students as well as teachers who cannot get everything in a concise manner elsewhere. Some of this features of this are: - Completely updated, latest information obtained from scientific researches have been included. - The chapter on Bioenergetics deals with energy transformations and chemiosmotic theory for TP formation. - A very detailed account of role of light in photosynthesis is discussed in view of the latest findings. - Latest scheme of non-cyclic and cyclic photophosphorylation has been explained in detail. - Cyanide resistant respiration has been explained in detail. - Fat and Protein metabolism have been thoroughly updated. - The various metabolic processes have been explained with the help of the appropriate diagrams. - Every chapter has been dealt with in light of recent researches. - About 300 new diagrams have been included to make the understanding of the subject easy for the students." ER -