Description
This book discusses the chemistry of plant hormones, and how they play a role in plant growth and development. The book is divided into five sections, each covering a different hormone group. Each section is supplemented with over 350 figures and structures of various plant hormones.
The chemistry of the five principal plant hormone groups is discussed in detail in this volume. Contributing authors review history and occurrence of each hormone group, methods of isolation and detection, biosynthesis and metabolism, and structural determination. Through these analyses, the authors clarify the role of endogenous plant growth regulators in the life cycle of higher plants. The text is supplemented with over 350 figures and structures of various plant hormones.