Format:
Online-Ressource (XXV, 470 p. 126 illus., 29 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9783642306457
Series Statement:
Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis 220
Content:
Plants use resources, i.e. carbon, nutrients, water and energy, either for growth or to defend themselves from biotic and abiotic stresses. This volume provides a timely understanding of resource allocation and its regulation in plants, linking the molecular with biochemical and physiological-level processes. Ecological scenarios covered include competitors, pathogens, herbivores, mycorrhizae, soil microorganisms, carbon dioxide/ozone regimes, nitrogen and light availabilities. The validity of the "Growth-Differentiation Balance Hypothesis is examined and novel theoretical concepts and approaches to modelling plant resource allocation are discussed. The results presented can be applied in plant breeding and engineering, as well as in resource-efficient stand management in agriculture and forestry.
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Description based upon print version of record
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Growth and Defence in Plants; Resource Allocation at Multiple Scales; Prologue; A New View on Systems Biology: Information, Knowledge, Understanding; Cost/Benefit Scenarios and the Dilemma of Growth and Defence; An Architectural Metaphor; What Is a ``System´´ in Biology?; Scalar Levels of Systems; Processes and the Dynamics of Systems; Perturbation of Systems by Investigation; Hypotheses and Predictability; References; Preface; References; Contents; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Balance Between Resource Sequestration and Retention: A Challenge in Plant Science; 1.1 Setting the Stage
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1.2 Theories on Whole-Plant Resource Allocation1.2.1 Growth-Differentiation Balance Theory; 1.2.2 Carbon-Nutrient Balance Theory; 1.2.3 Protein Competition Model; 1.2.4 Optimal Defence Theory; 1.2.5 Preliminary Valuation; 1.3 Constraints and Potential of Theory Development; 1.3.1 Aspects of Science Theory; 1.3.1.1 Stages of Theory Maturation; 1.3.1.2 Hypothesis Formulation; 1.3.1.3 Sub-theories; 1.3.2 Biological Aspects; 1.3.2.1 Steady-States versus Stages of Transition; 1.3.2.2 Phenotypic Plasticity; 1.3.2.3 Driving Factors; 1.3.2.4 Productivity Parameters; 1.3.2.5 Respiratory Costs
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1.3.2.6 Direct versus Indirect Defence Costs1.3.2.7 Mechanistic Perspective; 1.3.2.8 Spatio-temporal Process Scaling; 1.3.3 Theoretical Outset of This Book Project; 1.4 Gain in Knowledge Presented in This Book: An Outlook; References; Part II: Mechanisms of Resource Allocation in Plants and Stands; Introduction; Chapter 2: Common Links of Molecular Biology with Biochemistry and Physiology in Plants Under Ozone and Pathogen Attack; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Transcription Analyses upon Abiotic and/or Biotic Stress in Non-woody and Woody Plant Species
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2.2.1 Transcription Analysis in Non-woody Plant Species upon Ozone Treatment2.2.2 Transcription Analysis in Woody Plant Species upon Ozone Treatment; 2.2.3 Combining the Transcriptional Data of Beech, Apple and Potato; 2.3 Correlations Between the Genome, Transcriptome, Proteome, Metabolome and Physiology upon Ozone Stress; 2.4 Ontogenetic Effects and the Differences Between Sun and Shade Leaves; 2.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3: Host-Parasite Interactions and Trade-offs Between Growth- and Defence-Related Metabolism Under Changing Environments; 3.1 Introduction
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3.2 General Aspects of Plant Defence3.3 Switching from Primary to Secondary Metabolism; 3.4 Defence-Related Metabolism and Trade-off with Growth; 3.4.1 Trade-off and Defence Against Herbivores; 3.4.2 Resistance Inducers and Trade-off Studies; 3.4.3 Trade-off Studies on Fungal and Bacterial Infections as well as Mutants and Transgenic Plants; 3.4.4 Effect of a Changing Environment on Trade-offs Between Growth and Defence; 3.5 Critical Remarks on Trade-off-Studies; 3.6 Conclusions and Outlook; References; Chapter 4: Conifer Defense Against Insects and Fungal Pathogens; 4.1 Introduction
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4.2 Constitutive and Induced Anatomical Defenses
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642306440
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Growth and defence in plants Berlin : Springer, 2012 ISBN 3642306446
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642306440
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642306457
Language:
English
Subjects:
Biology
Keywords:
Abwehrreaktion
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Allokation
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Pflanzenwachstum
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Umweltfaktor
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-30645-7
URL:
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Author information:
Matyssek, Rainer 1954-
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