Plant, Chemicals and Growth

PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Some Chemical Regulators: Some Biological ResponsesChapter 2. The Totipotency of Cells and Their Exogenous Regulation The "Division of Labor" Cell Growth and Cell Division The Cell Cycle Cellular Ontogeny Growing RegionsChapter 3. History and Modern Concepts of Growth-Regulating Substances Genesis of the Problem Problems of Terminology Auxins Cytokinins GibberellinsChapter 4. The Induction of Growth in Quiescent Cells The Onset of Growth in Mature Cells Bioassays Natural Sources of Growth Stimulatory SubstancesChapter 5. Some Growth Regulatory Systems Synergisms and Interactions Responses of Cells in Their Milieu: "Biochemical Ecology"Chapter 6. Growth-Regulating Effects in Free Cell Systems: Morphogenesis Organized and Unorganized Development of Cultured Cells and Tissues The Chemical Control of Unorganized Systems : The ChallengeChapter 7. The Range of Biologically Active Compounds Indolyl Compounds Adenyl Derivatives Terpenes and Terpenoids Lactones Carbamates and Their Derivatives Substituted Ureas Triazine Compounds Hydrazine Derivatives Quarternary Ammonium Compounds Phosphoniums Phenolics Hexitols Amino Acids and Peptides Alkaloids Glycosides Ethylene and Ethylene-Releasing Agents Phthalides Alkyl Esters Fatty Alcohols Aldehydes Other Classes of CompoundsChapter 8. What Do the Growth-Regulating Substances Do? General Approaches Controls of Growth versus Controls of Metabolism Embryological Controls: Plants versus Animals Stimuli and Response: Levels of Manifestation Cellular Compartmentation and Integration Specific Approaches The Role of Adenyl CompoundsChapter 9. Concepts and Interpretations of Growth Regulation "Plant Hormones" and "Action at a Distance" Presentation to the Sites of Action Mechanisms of Action Concepts Involving Cell Walls in Growth Regulation Concepts Relating Auxins and Ethylene Concepts Involving Proteins and Nucleic Acids Concepts Involving Light and PhytochromeChapter 10. Prospects and Problems The Complexity of the System: Its Multivariate Responses Growth Regulators and the Tumor Problem Chemicals Which Affect Plant Growth : Their Use and Abuse SummationBibliographySubject Index