Plant responses to environmental stimuli : the role of specific forms of plant memory

• Main Author: Thellier, M., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Plant physiology.; Plant cellular signal transduction.; Plant morphology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789402410471; 9789402410464
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 106 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Plants have no sensory organs similar to ours: no eyes, ears or nose. Hence they are often considered to be inert and insensitive. However, they perceive a variety of stimuli such as wind, rain, wounding, cold, drought, attack by pests and herbivores, and even electromagnetic radiations such as thos...