Select Chapter Contents for All Chapters 1. Plant Cells 2. Genome Organization and Gene Expression 3. Water and Plant Cells 4. Water Balance of Plants 5. Mineral Nutrition 6. Solute Transport 7. Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions 8. Photosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions 9. Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations 10. Translocation in the Phloem 11. Respiration and Lipid Metabolism 12. Assimilation of Mineral Nutrients 13. Secondary Metabolites and Plant Defense 14. Signal Transduction 15. Cell Walls: Structure, Biogenesis, and Expansion 16. Growth and Development 17. Phytochrome and Light Control of Plant Development 18. Blue-Light Responses: Morphogenesis and Stomatal Movements 19. Auxin: The First Discovered Plant Growth Hormone 20. Gibberellins: Regulators of Plant Height and Seed Germination 21. Cytokinins: Regulators of Cell Division 22. Ethylene: The Gaseous Hormone 23. Abscisic Acid: A Seed Maturation and Stress-Response Hormone 24. Brassinosteroids: Regulators of Cell Expansion and Development 25. The Control of Flowering 26. Responses and Adaptations to Abiotic Stress

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