{"product_id":"annual-plant-reviews-biology-of-the-plant-cuticle-9781405132688","title":"Annual Plant Reviews Biology of the Plant Cuticle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnual Plant Reviews, Volume 23  A much clearer picture is now emerging of the fine structure of the plant cuticle and its surface, the composition of cuticular waxes and the biosynthetic pathways leading to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"All authors are unmistakably experts in their respective fields, and the editors assembled top quality international representation, adding to the breadth of their volume.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It is a pleasure to study this meticulously edited volume, because each chapter is so well-organized and thoroughly documented with ample references. Research scientists and professionals from diverse disciplines, both academic and from the industrial sectors will derive benefit from this book.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDorothea Bedigian, Research Associate, Missouri Botanical Garden in Plant Science Bulletin, Volume 52, Number 4, 2006 (The Botanical Society of America)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Another instalment from Blackwell Publishing's noteworthy Annual Plant Review Series. As always, it includes chapters on the latest research on us its subject written by experts in the field. This is the first experiment-based comprehensive scientific book devoted the plant cuticle since the 1970's that is not a compilation of conference proceedings...[and] is of interest to ecologists, environmental scientists, entomologists, and phytopathologists. In addition, information for horticultural scientists is included. This volume is excellent and long overdue source of information about the current research on the plant cuticle.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarissa N. Oppel in\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBotanical Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2007\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction: Biology of the plant cuticle\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003eMarkus Riederer, Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The fine structure of the plant cuticle\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristopher E. Jeffree, Science Faculty Electron Microscope Facility, Edinburgh, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The cutin biopolymer matrix.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRuth E. Shark and Shiying Tian, Department of Chemistry and Institute for Macromolecular Assemblies, City University of New York, College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314-6600, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Composition of plant cuticular waxes\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReinhard Jetter, Departments of Botany and Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Ljerka Kunst and A. Lacey Samuels, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Biosynthesis and transport of plant cuticular waxes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLjerka Kunst, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Dr Reinhard Jetter, Departments of Botany and Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; and A. Lacey Samuels, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Optical properties of plant surfaces\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErhard E. Pfündel, Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Giovanni Agati, Istituto di Fisica Applicata, Firenze, Italy; and Zoran G. Cerovic, LURE-CNRS, Orsay, France.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Transport of lipophilic non-electrolytes across the cuticle\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarkus Riederer, Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; and Adrian A. Friedmann, Syngenta Inc, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Characterisation of polar paths of transport in plant cuticles\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLukas Schreiber, Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen, Botanisches Institut, Bonn, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Cuticular transpiration\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarkus Burghardt and Markus Riederer, Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, 082 Würzburg, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. The cuticle and cellular interactions\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHirokazu Tanaka and Yasunori Machida, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Microbial communities in the phyllosphere\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohan H. J. Leveau, Centre for Terrestrial Ecology, Heteren, The Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Filamentous fungi on plant surfaces\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTim L. W. Carver, Plant Genetics and Breeding, IGER, Aberystwyth, UK; and.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSarah J. Gurr, Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Plant-Insect interactions on cuticular surfaces\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaroline Müller, Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407870009687,"sku":"9781405132688","price":225.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405132688.jpg?v=1730500801","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/annual-plant-reviews-biology-of-the-plant-cuticle-9781405132688","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}