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Plant cell separation and adhesion. Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 25.
Plant cell separation and adhesion. Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 25.JA Roberts, Z. Gonzalez-Carranza eds. 2007.
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. £99·50 (hardback). 232 pp.
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Since the publication of Addicott's book Abscission (1982) and Koslowsky's book Shedding of Plant Parts (1973) no text book has appeared charting the subsequent progress in our understanding of the physiological and hormonal control of abscission and adhesion. The present volume is thus very timely and is an excellent example of how molecular genetics had enhanced plant biology at both basic and applied levels. While the authors fail to tell us who this book is aimed at, there is no question that it has intrinsic scientific interest and contributes strongly to improving our understanding through new molecular experimental methods. It may also be important in agriculture and horticulture. However, in many chapters, the molecular and genetic information is too introverted for readers whose interest is not primarily in molecular genetics.
A list of the titles of the chapters alone indicates the wide scope of this
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