Annals of Botany 92: 165-166, 2003
© 2003 Annals of Botany Company
Rengel, Z. (ed.) Handbook of plant growth. pH as the master variable
Handbook of plant growth. pH as the master variable.
Rengel Z, ed. 2002.
New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
$175 (hardback). ix + 446 pp.
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Protons are ubiquitous in the aqueous environment that provides the stage for life. Moreover, the proton is a key player in a multitude of essential processes; and while its signature, the pH of an aqueous solution, is readily measured in a wide variety of circumstances and locations, this in itself does not lead immediately to a full appreciation of its mechanistic importance. So the proton is a legitimate target for the investigations of scientists from many disciplines, and this book, which aims to provide a unified view of the role of pH in plant growth, draws on