Books in the Annual Plant Reviews series

With the discovery of RNAi pathways and the histone code, epigenetics has become a popular and fast evolving research topic. Plant science has made a number of elementary contributions to this field, and the common elements of epigenetic systems have linked research groups interested in plant, fungal and animal systems.

Focuses on the pathways of plant primary metabolism and their control Emphasises the multi--layers of control -- from transcriptional, through to translational and post--translational Takes account of the impact of genomics and proteomics on the subject.

Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 12 A fundamental feature of developmental biology is that of the establishment of polarity. It can be described at different levels - polarity of the organism, polarity in tissue patterning and organ development, and polarity of the cell.

Broad coverage of a topical area Considers the fundamental aspects of inflorescence and flower development and their genetic control Chapters are included on plant scent, colour and senescence -- important aspects of plant biotechnology.

Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 23 A much clearer picture is now emerging of the fine structure of the plant cuticle and its surface, the composition of cuticular waxes and the biosynthetic pathways leading to them.

Introduces new perspectives by considering hormone metabolism and signal transduction together Chapters on specific developmental processes include integration of signalling pathways Particular attention is paid to the regulation of hormone signaling by environmental and developmental cues.

Living organisms are subject to fluctuating environmental conditions. Whereas most animals are able to move away from unfavourable conditions, plants are sessile and so must cope with whatever comes their way. Of all the environmental cues that challenge the developing plant, light can probably be considered to be the most important.