1CHAPTER-1 Introduction to Plant Physiology
385.1 Plant Nutrient Requirements
21.1 Overview of Plant Physiology
395.3 Mechanisms of Nutrient Uptake
31.2 Importance of Plant Physiology
405.4 Nitrogen Metabolism and Assimilation
41.3 Historical Development in Plant Physiology
415.5 Phosphorus and Potassium Uptake
51.4 Methods in Plant Physiology
425.6 Micronutrients and Trace Element Uptake
61.5 Plant Anatomy and Morphology
435.7 Nutrient Transport and Distribution
71.6 Plant Cell Structure and Function
445.8 Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms and Diagnosis
81.7 Plant Growth Regulators
45CHAPTER- 6 Plant Hormones and Signaling
91.8 Plant Responses to Environmental Stimuli
466.1 Types of Plant Hormones
10CHAPTER- 2 Plant Water Relations
476.2 Hormones Biosynthesis and Metabolism
112.1 Water Uptake and Transport in Plants
486.3 Hormonal Signaling Pathways
122.2 Transpiration and Water Loss
496.4 Interactions between plant hormones
132.3 Water Potential and Osmotic Regulation
506.5 Environmental Regulation of Hormone Signaling
142.4 Mechanisms of Drought Tolerance
51CHAPTER- 7 Plant Reproduction and Growth
152.5 Regulation of Stomatal Movements
527.1 Sexual Reproduction in Plants
162.6 Hydraulic Conductivity in Plants
537.2 Pollination Mechanisms and Agents
172.7 Water Stress and Plant Adaptations
547.3 Pollen-Stigma Interaction and Pollen Tube Growth
182.8 Plant Water Use Efficiency
557.4 Embryogenesis and Seed Development
19CHAPTER-3 Photosynthesis and Respiration
567.5 Gametophyte and Sporophyte Development
203.1 Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
577.6 Mechanisms of Self-Incompatibility
213.2 Calvin Cycle and Carbon Fixation
58CHAPTER-8 Environmental Regulation of Plant Physiology
223.3 Factors Affecting Photosynthesis
598.1 Air Pollution and Plant Health
233.4 Photorespiration and C4 Pathway
608.2 Biotic Interactions and Plant Defense Mechanisms
243.5 Mitochondrial Respiration
618. 3 Global Climate Change and Plant Physiology
253.6 ATP Synthesis and Energy Metabolism
628.4 Ecophysiology and Plant Adaptation to Environmental Variability
263.7 Metabolic Pathways in Plants
63CHAPTER- 9 Plant Metabolism and Biochemistry
273.8 Metabolic Regulation in Response to Environmental Cues
649.1 Primary Metabolism in Plants
28CHAPTER- 4 Plant Growth and Development
659.2 Secondary Metabolites and Their Functions
294.1 Seed Germination and Dormancy
669.3 Biosynthesis of Phytochemicals
304.2 Plant Growth Patterns and Phases
679.4 Metabolic Engineering in Plants
314.3 Cell Division and Expansion
68CHAPTER- 10 Plant Growth Regulation
324.4 Hormonal Regulation of Growth and Development
6910.1 Genetic Regulation of Plant Growth
334.5 Apical Dominance and Axillary Bud Growth
7010.2 Transgenic Plants and Genetic Engineering
344.6 Leaf Senescence and Abscission
7110.3 Genome Editing Techniques in Plants
354.7 Flowering Induction and Development
72Glossary
364.8 Fruit Ripening and Seed Dispersal
73Index
37CHAPTER-5 Nutrient Uptake and Assimilation
