Advances in Botanical Research

Advances in Botanical Research is a multi-volume publication that brings together reviews by recognized experts on subjects of importance to those involved in botanical research. For more than thirty years, Advances in Botanical Research has earned a reputation for excellence in the field. Academic Press has merged Advances in Plant Pathology into Advances in Botanical Research. The plant science community will find that the merger of these two serials will provide one comprehensive resource for the field. To ensure complete coverage, John Andrews and Inez Tommerup, the editors of Advances in Plant Pathology, have joined the editorial board of the new series, which will include equal coverage of plant pathology and botany in both thematic and mixed volumes. The first few volumes of the new series will be slanted toward botany or plant pathology; however, future eclectic volumes will be fully integrated. The resulting synergy of these two serials greatly benefits the plant science community by providing a more comprehensive resource under one roof. The joint aim is to continue to include the very best articles, thereby maintaining the status of a high impact factor review series.

1;Front Cover;1 2;Advances in Botanical Research incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology, Volume 30;2 3;Copyright Page;5 4;Contents;6 5;Contributors to Volume 30;10 6;Contents of Volumes 1829;12 7;Preface;22 8;Chapter 1. Nitrate and Ammonium Nutrition of Plants: Physiological and Molecular Perspectives;24 8.1;I. Introduction;25 8.2;II. Nitrogen Nutrition in its Natural Context;26 8.3;III. Physiology of NO-3 Uptake;28 8.4;IV. Molecular Genetics of NO-3 Transport in Microorganisms;44 8.5;V. Molecular Genetics of NO-3 Transport in Plants;51 8.6;VI. Physiology of NH+4 Uptake;63 8.7;VII. Molecular Genetics of NH+4 Transport;72 8.8;VIII. Efflux of NO-3 and NH+4;75 8.9;IX. Regulation by the Shoot of NO7 and NH: Uptake by Roots;84 8.10;X. Concluding Remarks: Looking Back and Looking Forward;90 8.11;Acknowledgements;92 8.12;References;92 9;Chapter 2. Secondary Metabolites in PlantInsect Interactions: Dynamic Systems of Induced and Adaptive Responses;114 9.1;I. Introduction;115 9.2;II. Feeding and Other Contact Interactions Involving Involatile Metabolites;116 9.3;III. Insect Interactions With Plants Using Volatile Signals;123 9.4;IV. Plant Interactions With Predatory and Parasitic Insects;126 9.5;V. Interactions Between Secondary Metabolites and Insect Pheromone Systems;128 9.6;VI. Future Prospects;128 9.7;Acknowledgements;130 9.8;References;130 10;Chapter 3. Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Caffeine and Related Purine Alkaloids in Plants;140 10.1;I. Introduction;141 10.2;II. Occurrence of Purine Alkaloids in Plants;143 10.3;III. Purine Nucleotide Metabolism in Higher Plants;146 10.4;IV. Biosynthesis of Purine Alkaloids;166 10.5;V. Metabolism of Purine Alkaloids in Plants;197 10.6;VI. Biotechnology of Purine Alkaloids;209 10.7;VII. Summary;213 10.8;Acknowledgements;214 10.9;References;214 11;Chapter 4. Arabinogalactan-proteins in the Multiple Domains of the Plant Cell Surface;230 11.1;I. Introduction;231 11.2;II. Soluble AGPS in the Cell Wall and Extracellular Spaces;234 11.
3;III.Cell Wall AGPs (CW-AGPs);261 11.4;IV. Plasma Membrane AGPs (PM-AGPs);279 11.5;V. Conclusions and Future Prospects;293 11.6;Acknowledgements;297 11.7;References;297 12;Chapter 5. Plant Disease Resistance: Progress in Basic Understanding and Practical Application;314 12.1;I. Introduction;315 12.2;II. Pathogenicity and Virulence Mechanisms;316 12.3;III. Active Disease Resistance;322 12.4;IV. Approaches to the Use of New Knowledge Disease Control;334 12.5;V. Conclusions and Future Directions;338 12.6;References;338 13;Author Index;352 14;Subject Index;376