Annals of Botany 92: 471-472, 2003
© 2003 Annals of Botany Company
Perrot-Rechenmann, C. and Hagen, G. Auxin molecular biology
Auxin molecular biology.
Perrot-Rechenmann C, Hagen G. 2002.
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
£37·00/Euro 59·00/US$54·00 (hardback). 184 pp.
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Auxin molecular biology is a wide and dynamic area of research. Like each of the classic plant hormones, progress in understanding how auxin works has been slow compared with equivalent animal hormonal signalling networks. The editors of this volume claim that the auxin field is currently experiencing a revolution and have captured advances in 12 key areas using reviews from leaders in each topic. The articles represent accounts from most of the worlds leading laboratories in the field of auxin signalling, many combining authors from a number