Ethylene and Plant Development

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ifc1
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Page v
1 - ETHYLENE AND PLANT DEVELOPMENT: AN INTRODUCTION, Pages 1-8
2 - METABOLISM OF 1-AMINOCYCLOPROPANE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID, Pages 9-21
3 - STUDIES ON THE ENZYMES OF ETHYLENE BIOSYNTHESIS, Pages 23-27
4 - THE OXYGEN AFFINITY OF 1-AMINOCYCLOPROPANE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID OXIDATION IN SLICES OF BANANA FRUIT TISSUE, Pages 29-36
5 - CARBON DIOXIDE FLUX AND ETHYLENE PRODUCTION IN LEAVES, Pages 37-46
6 - THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON ETHYLENE PRODUCTION BY PLANT TISSUES, Pages 47-69
7 - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLLINATION, ETHYLENE PRODUCTION AND FLOWER SENESCENCE, Pages 71-81
8 - THE ETHYLENE FORMING ENZYME SYSTEM IN CARNATION FLOWERS, Pages 83-92
9 - ETHYLENE BIOSYNTHESIS In PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM INFECTED CITRUS FRUIT, Pages 93-100
10 - ETHYLENE BINDING, Pages 101-116
11 - ETHYLENE BINDING IN PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L. COTYLEDONS, Pages 117-123
12 - ETHYLENE METABOLISM, Pages 125-137
13 - ETHYLENE METABOLISM In PISUM SATIVUM L. AND VICIA FABA L, Pages 139-145
14 - REGULATION OF THE EXPRESSION OF TOMATO FRUIT RIPENING GENES: THE INVOLVEMENT OF ETHYLENE, Pages 147-161
15 - INDUCTION OF CELLULASE BY ETHYLENE IN AVOCADO FRUIT, Pages 163-171
16 - ETHYLENE AND ABSCISSION, Pages 173-196
17 - TARGET CELLS FOR ETHYLENE ACTION, Pages 197-212
18 - ETHYLENE, LATERAL BUD GROWTH AND INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID TRANSPORT, Pages 213-227
19 - ETHYLENE AND PETIOLE DEVELOPMENT IN AMPHIBIOUS PLANTS, Pages 229-239
20 - ETHYLENE AND THE RESPONSES OF PLANTS TO EXCESS WATER IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT—A REVIEW, Pages 241-265
21 - ETHYLENE AND FOLIAR SENESCENCE, Pages 267-275
22 - ETHYLENE AS AN AIR POLLUTANT, Pages 277-286
23 - SOURCES OF ETHYLENE OF HORTICULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, Pages 287-296
24 - EVALUATING THE PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ETHYLENE IN FRUIT STORAGE, Pages 297-315
25 - ETHYLENE IN COMMERCIAL POST-HARVEST HANDLING OF TROPICAL FRUIT, Pages 317-332
26 - RESPIRATION AND ETHYLENE PRODUCTION IN POST-HARVEST SOURSOP FRUIT (Annona muricata L.), Pages 333-338
27 - THE EFFECT OF HEAVY METAL IONS ON TOMATO RIPENING, Pages 339-342
28 - POST-HARVEST EFFECTS OF ETHYLENE ON ORNAMENTAL PLANTS, Pages 343-351
29 - SIGNIFICANCE OF ETHYLENE IN POST-HARVEST HANDLING OF VEGETABLES, Pages 353-362
30 - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHYLENE PRODUCTION AND PLANT GROWTH AFTER APPLICATION OF ETHYLENE RELEASING PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS, Pages 363-372
31 - COMMERCIAL SCALE CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF ETHYLENE AS APPLIED TO FRUIT STORES, Pages 373-383
32 - LOW ETHYLENE CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE STORAGE OF MCINTOSH APPLES, Pages 385-392
33 - A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR LOW ETHYLENE CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE STORAGE OF APPLES, Pages 393-404
APPENDIX, Page 405
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, Pages 407-411
INDEX, Pages 413-416