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Molecular Genetic Approaches to Elucidating the Role of Hormones in Plant Development

Molecular Genetic Approaches to Elucidating the Role of Hormones in Plant Development

Authors :
Charles P. Romano
Harry J. Klee
Source :
Cellular Communication in Plants ISBN: 9781475796094
Publication Year :
1993
Publisher :
Springer US, 1993.

Abstract

Physiological studies conducted over the last half century have established a role for hormones in virtually every aspect of plant development. Most of the pioneering work on hormone action used approaches that involve exogenous application of a hormone or inhibitor. There are severe limitations to what we can learn in this manner. Exogenous application of any biological material is subject to limitations of uptake, transport, sequestration and metabolism. Further, it is difficult to quantitate the amount of active material within the target tissue. For these reasons, it has been generally difficult to establish a direct relationship between a hormone and a particular developmental process.

Details

ISBN :
978-1-4757-9609-4
ISBNs :
9781475796094
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cellular Communication in Plants ISBN: 9781475796094
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........300a30e74b004294524f0e41b71b9ff6
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9607-0_7