Progress in Botany Volume 66 (Progress in Botany)

Contents......Page 5
1 Philosophy or Science?......Page 17
2 Early Steps in My Scientific Work......Page 18
3 My Academic Career – A Short Story......Page 20
4 Some of my Research Topics in Freiburg......Page 22
5 A Textbook on Plant Physiology......Page 26
6 Steps in my Philosophical Thinking......Page 27
7 Retrospect and on to the Future......Page 39
References......Page 41
Genetics......Page 43
1 Introduction......Page 44
2 RNA Methods......Page 45
3 Conclusion......Page 57
References......Page 58
1 Introduction......Page 63
2 Sugars Sensed in Sugar Signaling Cascades......Page 64
3 Sugar Sensors......Page 67
5 Cross-Talk Between Sugar Signaling and Other Regulatory Pathways......Page 71
6 Sugar Signaling Mutants......Page 72
References......Page 76
1 Introduction......Page 81
2 Cell Architecture and Actual Scientific Interests......Page 82
3 Classical Haploid Genetics......Page 83
4 Genome Analysis......Page 86
5 Molecular Tools......Page 90
6 Conclusions and Perspectives......Page 96
References......Page 97
1 Introduction......Page 103
2 Mitochondrial Genomes and Proteomes......Page 104
3 Import of Nucleic Acids into Mitochondria......Page 107
4 Cytochrome c Maturation......Page 110
5 Mitochondrial Fusion......Page 114
References......Page 118
1 Introduction......Page 125
2 Some Characteristics of Genetic Markers......Page 127
3 Measures of Genetic Diversity......Page 129
4 Architecture of Populations......Page 137
5 Biodiversity in Dynamic Systems......Page 144
6 Summary......Page 149
References......Page 150
1 Introduction......Page 157
2 Molecular Marker Techniques and Their Application in Brassica napus......Page 158
3 Genetic Mapping......Page 161
4 Physical Mapping......Page 167
5 Outlook......Page 170
References......Page 171
1 Introduction......Page 177
2 Clonal Variation Assessment......Page 179
3 Studies Analyzing Clonal Variation in Grape......Page 182
4 Epigenetic Effects on Clonal Variation......Page 191
References......Page 192
Physiology......Page 197
1 Introduction......Page 198
2 b-Type Cytochromes in Plant PM......Page 199
3 Cytochrome b[sub(561)]......Page 204
4 Flavocytochrome b Family......Page 207
5 Proton Transport in Plant PM......Page 214
References......Page 216
1 Personal Reflections......Page 229
2 The Calvin Cycle’s Golden Jubilee......Page 230
3 The Calvin Cycle’s Enzymology......Page 231
4 The Calvin Cycle’s Products......Page 235
5 Pathways and Processes That Assist the Calvin Cycle......Page 240
6 A Few Departing Comments About Chloroplasts, the Calvin Cycle’s Organelle......Page 247
References......Page 248
1 Development of Ectomycorrhiza (ECM)......Page 258
2 Ectomycorrhizal Transcriptome......Page 263
3 Carbohydrate and Nitrogen Relationships in Ectomycorrhiza......Page 264
4 Mycorrhiza and Drought/Stress Tolerance......Page 273
5 Mycorrhiza/Bacteria Interactions......Page 274
6 New Techniques: Genetic Manipulation of Plants and Fungi......Page 278
References......Page 279
1 The Scene of Current Fashions: Systems Biology and Networks......Page 288
2 The Concept of Modules and Super-Networks......Page 290
3 The Theoretical Framework of Network Dynamics......Page 292
4 Historical Experience: Development of Metabolic Networks and Compartmentation......Page 301
5 Network Dynamics as a New View on Data Mountains......Page 302
6 A Case Study of Simple Network Dynamics......Page 306
7 Network Dynamics as a Tool for Interpreting Biological Systems......Page 313
References......Page 315
Ecology......Page 322
1 Introduction......Page 323
2 Overview of UV-B and Plants......Page 324
3 Morphological Responses of Plants to UV-B......Page 325
4 Are UV-B-Induced Changes in Morphology Adaptive?......Page 332
5 UV-B Radiation and Plant–Plant Interactions......Page 333
6 Summary and Conclusions......Page 341
References......Page 342
1 Introduction......Page 351
2 Spatial Distribution of Individual Roots in Response to Soil Conditions......Page 353
3 Spatial Structure of Root Systems of Individual Plants......Page 360
4 Spatial Structure of Root Systems in Plant Populations and Communities......Page 363
5 Belowground Spatial Structure of Global Vegetation......Page 366
6 Scaling from Root to Globe: Predictive Models......Page 368
7 Conclusions and Future Challenges......Page 374
References......Page 375
1 Introduction......Page 384
2 Ectomycorrhizal Community Structure......Page 385
3 Estimation of the Extramatrical Mycelium......Page 388
4 Structure of Communities and Sampling......Page 390
5 Relating Ectomycorrhizal Community Structure to Ecosystem Function......Page 396
References......Page 397
1 Introduction......Page 402
2 Tracing Intraspecific Population Structure – From Plants in Wild Communities to Cultivated Plants in Agriculture and Forestry......Page 403
3 Tracing interactions of Genetically Modified Plants with Other Plants and Microorganisms......Page 405
4 Tracing Mycorrhizas as a Biological Link That Connects Plants Together and to the Soil Medium......Page 408
5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives......Page 411
References......Page 413
1 The Problem of Reliably Dating Paleoecological Events......Page 419
2 The Paleoclimatological Background of Changes in the Paleoecological Setting......Page 421
4 Modern Eolian Pollen Transport......Page 424
5 The History of Flora and Vegetation......Page 428
References......Page 442
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Y......Page 461