Photomorphogenesis [Paperback]

With contributions by numerous expertsAdvice to the Reader.- Advice to the Reader.- How Phytochrome Acts  Perspectives on the Continuing Quest.- How Phytochrome Acts  Perspectives on the Continuing Quest.- An Introduction to Photomorphogenesis for the General Reader.- An Introduction to Photomorphogenesis for the General Reader.- Action Spectroscopy of Photoreversible Pigment Systems.- Action Spectroscopy of Photoreversible Pigment Systems.- Models in Photomorphogenesis.- Models in Photomorphogenesis.- Phytochrome as a Molecule.- Phytochrome as a Molecule.- Chromophores in Photomorphogenesis.- Chromophores in Photomorphogenesis.- Assay of Photomorphogenic Photoreceptors.- Assay of Photomorphogenic Photoreceptors.- Rapid Action of Phytochrome in Photomorphogenesis.- Rapid Action of Phytochrome in Photomorphogenesis.- Photocontrol of Gene Expression.- Photocontrol of Gene Expression.- Intracellular Photomorphogenesis.- Intracellular Photomorphogenesis.- Control of Plastid Development in Higher Plants.- Control of Plastid Development in Higher Plants.- Control of Plastogenesis in Euglena.- Control of Plastogenesis in Euglena.- Pattern Specification and Realization in Photomorphogenesis.- Pattern Specification and Realization in Photomorphogenesis.- The Control of Cell Growth by Light.- The Control of Cell Growth by Light.- Photomorphogenesis and Hormones.- Photomorphogenesis and Hormones.- Light Control of Seed Germination.- Light Control of Seed Germination.- Photomorphogenesis and Flowering.- Photomorphogenesis and Flowering.- The Function of Phytochrome in Nature.- The Function of Phytochrome in Nature.- Horticultural Significance of Photomorphogenesis.- Horticultural Significance of Photomorphogenesis.- Photomorphogenesis of Marine Macroalgae.- Photomorphogenesis of Marine Macroalgae.- Photomorphogenesis in Ferns.- Photomorphogenesis in Ferns.- Selected Further Topics.- Photocontrol of Fungal Development.- The Photoregulation of Anthocyanin Synthesis.- Light Contl“8