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Fruit and Seed Production

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Fruit and Seed Production

Fruit and Seed Production

Aspects of Development, Environmental Physiology and Ecology
C. Marshall, University of Wales, Bangor
J. Grace, University of Edinburgh
May 2012
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    The topic of fruit and seed production is given a broad and comprehensive treatment, with chapters covering the onset of flowering through to the development and growth of fruits and seeds, and finally to ecological and evolutionary aspects of fruiting.

    • A thorough general overview of the subject
    • An introduction to the various aspects of flowering and fruiting
    • Based on a meeting held at the Environmental Physiology Group of the Society of Experimental Biology

    Reviews & endorsements

    "To challenge the reader to even try to understand the complexity of reproductive development of plants is a formidable task. Yet, the 11 chapters of this book do so admirably by presenting a palatable and potent distillate of the essentials of nature and control of plant reproduction." T. T. Kozlowski, BioScience

    "...quite likely that this book may fill a niche in a course in plant reproductive biology, particularly since it brings together quite a bit of information on the later stages of plant reproduction." Judith Thomas, Plant Science Bulletin

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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • Contributors
    • Preface
    • 1. Plant reproductive biology: an overview H. W. Woolhouse
    • 2. The environmental control of reproductive development R. F. Lyndon
    • 3. Pollination and fertilization in higher plants S. J. Owens
    • 4. Embryogenesis D. J. Bowles
    • 5. Environmental and internal regulation of fruiting, with particular reference to Cox's Orange Pippin apple G. K. Goldwin
    • 6. Fruit growth and sink strength L. C. Ho
    • 7. Control of grain growth and development C. M. Duffus
    • 8. The regulation of maternal investment in plants A. G. Stephenson
    • 9. Ecological and physiological aspects of reproductive allocation C. Marshall and M. A. Watson
    • 10. Are the distributions of species determined by failure to set seed? C. D. Pigott
    • 11. Edible fruits in a cool climate: the evolution and ecology of endozoochory in the European flora Q. O. N. Kay
    • Index.
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    • H. W. Woolhouse, R. F. Lyndon, S. J. Owens, D. J. Bowles, G. K. Goldwin, L. C. Ho, C. M. Duffus, A. G. Stephenson, C. Marshall, M. A. Watson, C. D. Pigott, Q. O. N. Kay

      • Editors
    • C. Marshall , University of Wales, Bangor
    • J. Grace , University of Edinburgh

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