Applied Plant Cell Biology: Cellular Tools and Approaches for Plant Biotechnology (Plant Cell Monographs Book 22)

The aim of this volume is to merge classical concepts of plant cell biology with the recent findings of molecular studies and real-world applications in a form attractive not only to specialists in the realm of fundamental research, but also to breeders and plant producers. Four sections deal with the control of development, the control of stress tolerance, the control of metabolic activity, and novel additions to the toolbox of modern plant cell biology in an exemplary and comprehensive manner and are targeted at a broad professional community. It serves as a clear example that a sustainable solution to the problems of food security must be firmly rooted in modern, continuously self re-evaluating cell-biological research. No green biotech without green cell biology. As advances in modern medicine is based on extensive knowledge of animal molecular cell biology, we need to understand the hidden laws of plant cells in order to handle crops, vegetables and forest trees. We need to exploit, not only empirically, their astounding developmental, physiological and metabolic plasticity, which allows plants to cope with environmental challenges and to restore flexible, but robust self-organisation. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv From Němec and Haberlandt to Plant Molecular Biology....Pages 1-36 Front Matter....Pages 37-37 Why to Spend Tax Money on Plant Microtubules?....Pages 39-67 Auxin Biology: Applications and the Mechanisms Behind....Pages 69-102 The Biotechnological Potential of Cytokinin Status Manipulation....Pages 103-130 The Life and Death Signalling Underlying Cell Fate Determination During Somatic Embryogenesis....Pages 131-178 Molecular Cell Biology of Pollen Walls....Pages 179-205 Front Matter....Pages 207-207 Plant Cell Responses to Cadmium and Zinc....Pages 209-246 Applied Cell Biology of Sulphur and Selenium in Plants....Pages 247-272 Endocytosis: At the Crossroads of Pattern Recognition Immune Receptors and Pathogen Effectors....Pages 273-297 Front Matter....Pages 299-299 Plant Compounds Acting on the Cytoskeleton....Pages 301-323 Secondary Metabolites of Traditional Medical Plants: A Case Study of Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera )....Pages 325-367 Metabolic Engineering of Wood Formation....Pages 369-391 Front Matter....Pages 393-393 Flow Cytometry in Plant Research: A Success Story....Pages 395-430 Photo-Convertible Reporters for Selective Visualization of Subcellular Events and Interactions....Pages 431-453 Plant Cell Strains in Fundamental Research and Applications....Pages 455-481