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Plant Physiology Third Edition

by Lincoln Taiz (Author), Eduardo Zeiger (Author)
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With this Third Edition, the authors and contributors set a new standard for textbooks in the field by tailoring the study of plant physiology to virtually every student—providing the basics for introductory courses without sacrificing the more challenging material sought by upper-division and graduate-level students.

Key pedagogical changes to the text will result in a shorter book. Material typically considered prerequisite for plant physiology courses, as well as advanced material from the Second Edition, will be removed and posted at an affiliated Web site, while many new or revised figures and photographs (now in full color), study questions, and a glossary of key terms will be added. Despite the streamlining of the text, the new edition incorporates all the important new developments in plant physiology, especially in cell, molecular, and developmental biology.

The Third Edition's interactive Web component is keyed to textbook chapters and referenced from the book. It includes WebTopics (elaborating on selected topics discussed in the text), WebEssays (discussions of cutting-edge research topics, written by those who did the work), additional study questions (by chapter), additional references, and suggestions for further reading.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0878938230
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0878938230
  3. Edition
    Third Edition
  4. Publisher
    Sinauer Associates Inc
  5. Publication date
    July 15, 2002
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    1 x 8.5 x 11 inches
  8. Print length
    690 pages
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In its third edition, Plant Physiology successfully defends its position in the top league of botanical textbooks. -- Thomas Lazar, Annals of Botany

Plant Physiology has clearly set a standard in college science texts and the authors are to be commended ... -- Amy Trauth Nare, SIDA

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sinauer Associates Inc; Third Edition (July 15, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 690 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0878938230
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0878938230
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.66 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 8.5 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 26 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars It is very good book Tnx for the author(s) as well as the ...
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older book but the material is still mostly current. Now if my dog had not eaten the cover......
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5.0 out of 5 stars good resource text book
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good condition text book with updates of past text books. Illustration are well done and print is very well done.
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Alan Meyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Straight science, with all the evidence up front.
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2010
First of all, I'd like to say what's in this book for anyone wanting to know what they will learn by reading it.

The content of _Plant Physiology_ is not exactly what I was expecting. There was very little about the physical structure of plants: no explanation of sieve tubes, meristems, cortex, cork, flower structure or other elements that one might find in a physical description of plants. The reader's knowledge of those subjects was assumed. Similarly, there was no explanation of the foundational aspects of molecular biology. Again, the authors assume that the reader already understands DNA transcription, meiosis, mitosis, respiration, apoplast and symplast, and other basics of plant biology.

The topics of the chapters are:

Plant Cells
Energy And Enzymes
Water And Plant Cells
Water Balance Of Plants
Mineral Nutrition
Solute Transport
Photosynthesis - The Light Reactions
Photosynthesis - Carbon Reactions
Photosynthesis - Physiological And Ecological Considerations
Translocation In The Phloem
Respiration And Lipid Metabolism
Assimilation Of Mineral Nutrients
Secondary Metabolites And Plant Defense
Gene Expression And Signal Transduction
Cell Walls - Structure Biogenesis And Expansion
Growth And Development
Phytochrome And Light Control Of Plant Development
Blue-Light Responses - Stomatal Movements And Morphogenesis
Auxin - The Growth Hormone
Gibberellins - Regulators Of Plant Height
Cytokinins - Regulators Of Cell Division
Ethylene - The Gaseous Hormone
Abscisic Acid - A Seed Maturation And Antistress Signal
The Control Of Flowering
Stress Physiology

Although the emphasis is on molecular biology in most of these chapters, there are other topics as well. Photosynthesis is well discussed but is also well discussed in other books. However the chapters on water: the physics of how it is passively translocated from root to shoot, how turgor pressure is used to power cell growth, the effects of water stress, and so on, are not explained in the more elementary books I've read, and the extended explanations of plant hormones in the chapters on auxin to abscisic acid are deeper than I have read in more basic books.

The material in the book is supplemented by additional material on the website. Having read all of the web "topics" and "essays", I think I can say that the book stands alone quite well without them. If you are reading without access to the Internet, or don't want to go into greater depth, you don't need to. I found nothing in the book that couldn't be understood without reading the web pages. But the web pages do add depth to the topics they cover.

So much for what's in the book.

Where this book shines in my opinion is in its rigorous adherence to evidence and experiment. The authors never draw a conclusion without explaining the evidence for it. If the evidence is ambiguous, the authors describe the alternative explanations that have been proposed to account for it. The reader never feels that he's simply being lectured in the consensus science. He feels instead that he's being shown the evidence from which the logical conclusions follow. The reader comes away with a good picture of what scientists do and what scientific investigation is like, as well as a deeper understanding of plants.

I learned the answers to many questions that I have wondered about: How is water lifted to the tops of trees? (Passively, by negative water pressure induced by transpiration.) How high can a tree grow? (The limit is in the physics of water pressure.) How do plant cells grow when bounded by rigid cell walls? (Enzymes loosen the "glue" holding cellulose threads together and turgor pressure then pushes them apart.) How do plants survive freezing? (By increasing solute concentration, by translating proteins that prevent ice nucleation, and/or by withdrawing water into the apoplast or the roots.) And so on.

You won't learn everything there is to know about plants from this book. You have to know the basics before you start, and you have to be content with the specific topics of interest to the authors. But the topics that are covered are covered very well and the curious reader will learn a lot.

I'm not a scientist or even a college student, just an old guy with an interest in biology. My background preparation consists of a basic book in plant biology (Raven's), some basic chemistry, and some general biology.

It was enough. If you've got the basics under your belt, you'll be able to understand Taiz and Zeiger's book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Slightly outdated but a great source of information!
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Really helped with a horrible plant module on my course!
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Oliver Pitonak
5.0 out of 5 stars Readable, interesting, perfect!
Reviewed in Germany on June 2, 2016
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Even though it is not the newest edition, it is a very good introduction to plant physiology. The book is absolutely brilliant! It is very easy to read and understand the text in comparison to other textbooks in biology. I have started reading about photosynthesis and the material covered is written just on the point, the authors don't go into real depth, which is quite good for people who want to have an overview. I would really recommend the book. The only thing I would be critical about is that you can't access the web site to the 3rd edition and some topics, which would be really interesting for me, like gene expression can be found only on website. Overall, I am giving 5/5 :) I can't wait to read about plant hormones and flowering :).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very well !
Reviewed in France on January 13, 2016
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Well received in good condition.
Contents of this book is identical to the last edition. Only cover picture is different
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!
Reviewed in Spain on October 14, 2015
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It arrives in one week,and in perfect conservation. It is so necesary in the study of plant physiology. Thank so much!
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