Plant-Environment Interactions: From Sensory Plant Biology to Active Plant Behavior (Signaling and Communication in Plants)

Our image of plants is changing dramatically away from passive entities merely subject to environmental forces and organisms that are designed solely for the accumulation of photosynthate. Plants are revealing themselves to be dynamic and highly sensitive organisms that actively and competitively forage for limited resources, both above and below ground, organisms that accurately gauge their circumstances, use sophisticated cost-benefit analysis, and take clear actions to mitigate and control diverse environmental threats. Moreover, plants are also capable of complex recognition of self and non-self and are territorial in behavior. They are as sophisticated in behavior as animals but their potential has been masked because it operates on time scales many orders of magnitude less than those of animals. Plants are sessile organisms. As such, the only alternative to a rapidly changing environment is rapid adaptation. This book will focus on all these new and exciting aspects of plant biology. Springer 354089229X 1 Plant-Environment Interactions: From Sensory Plant Biology to Active Plant Behavior (Signaling and Communication in Plants) 3 Preface 6 Contents 8 Mechanical Integration of Plant Cells 10 Root Behavior in Response to Aluminum Toxicity 30 Communication and Signaling in the Plant–Fungus Symbiosis: The Mycorrhiza 53 Role of γ-Aminobutyrate and γ-Hydroxybutyrate in Plant Communication 80 Hemiparasitic Plants: Exploiting Their Host's Inherent Nature to Talk 92 Host Location and Selection by Holoparasitic Plants 108 Plant Innate Immunity 126 Airborne Induction and Priming of Defenses 144 Chemical Signaling During Induced Leaf Movements 160 Aposematic (Warning) Coloration in Plants 174 Deceptive Behavior in Plants. I. Pollination by Sexual Deception in Orchids: A Host–Parasite Perspective 210 Deceptive Behavior in Plants. II. Food Deception by Plants: From Generalized Systems to Specialized Floral Mimicry 230 Cognition in Plants 254 Memorization of Abiotic Stimuli in Plants: A Complex Role for Calcium 274 Plants and Animals: Convergent Evolution in Action? 291 Index 308 A 308 B 308 C 308 D 309 E 309 F 309 G 310 H 310 I 310 J 310 K 310 L 310 M 310 N 311 O 311 P 311 R 312 S 312 T 313 V 313 W 313 X 313 Z 313 ISBN-13:,9783540892298 Front Matter....Pages i-x Mechanical Integration of Plant Cells....Pages 1-20 Root Behavior in Response to Aluminum Toxicity....Pages 21-43 Communication and Signaling in the Plant–Fungus Symbiosis: The Mycorrhiza....Pages 45-71 Role of g -Aminobutyrate and g -Hydroxybutyrate in Plant Communication....Pages 73-84 Hemiparasitic Plants: Exploiting Their Host’s Inherent Nature to Talk....Pages 85-100 Host Location and Selection by Holoparasitic Plants....Pages 101-118 Plant Innate Immunity....Pages 119-136 Airborne Induction and Priming of Defenses....Pages 137-152 Chemical Signaling During Induced Leaf Movements....Pages 153-166 Aposematic (Warning) Coloration in Plants....Pages 167-202 Deceptive Behavior in Plants. I. Pollination by Sexual Deception in Orchids: A Host–Parasite Perspective....Pages 203-222 Deceptive Behavior in Plants. II. Food Deception by Plants: From Generalized Systems to Specialized Floral Mimicry....Pages 223-246 Cognition in Plants....Pages 247-266 Memorization of Abiotic Stimuli in Plants: A Complex Role for Calcium....Pages 267-283 Plants and Animals: Convergent Evolution in Action?....Pages 285-301 Back Matter....Pages 303-308 Our image of plants is changing dramatically away from passive entities merely subject to environmental forces and organisms that are designed solely for the accumulation of photosynthate. Plants are capable of complex recognition of self and non-self and are territorial in behavior. This book focuses on various aspects of plant biology