I. Structure and Information Systems of Plant Cells 1 Plant and Cell Architecture 2 Cell Walls: Structure, Formation, and Expansion 3 Genome Structure and Gene Expression 4 Signals and Signal Transduction II. Transport and Translocation of Water and Solutes 5 Water and Plant Cells 6 Water Balance of Plants 7 Mineral Nutrition 8 Solute Transport III. Biochemistry and Metabolism 9 Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions 10 Photosynthesis: The Carbon Reactions 11 Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations 12 Translocation in the Phloem 13 Respiration and Lipid Metabolism 14 Assimilation of Inorganic Nutrients 15 Abiotic Stress IV. Growth and Development 16 Signals from Sunlight 17 Germination and Establishment 18 Vegetative Growth on the Primary Axis 19 Secondary Vegetative Growth 20 Control of Flowering and Floral Development 21 Gametophyte Development, Pollination, and Fruit Development 22 Embryogenesis: The Origin of Plant Architecture 23 Plant Senescence and Cell Death 24 Biotic Interactions

"An excellent textbook for use in both plant physiology and plant biochemistry courses. The book presents concepts in language undergraduates readily grasp, with excellent illustrations, as well as great digital resources for the instructors." - Joshua Blakeslee "The integration of climate change is a huge bonus to me and one that I think will make the material more relevant to students." - Danielle Way "Well organized description of the minerals needed by plants, why they are needed, and a good review of uptake and implications of this to the larger picture or general plant adaptions envinmental concerns." - Joseph Sullivan "It is an excellent textbook for introductory plant physiology that covers all most all aspects of plant growth nd development." - Susheng Gan "All things considered, this international 7th edition of Plant Physiology and Development by Lincoln Taiz, Ian Max Møller, Angus Murphy and Eduardo Zeiger is a most impressive textbook - for the subjects it covers." -- Nigel Chaffey, Botany One

Lincoln Taiz is Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He received his Ph.D. in Botany from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Taiz's main research focus has been on the structure, function, and evolution of vacuolar H+-A TPases. He has also worked on gibberellins, cell wall mechanical properties, metal transport, auxin transport, and stomata] opening. Ian Max Møller is Associate Professor at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University, Denmark. He received his Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry from Imperial College, London, UK. He has worked at Lund University, Sweden and, more recently, at Riso National Laboratory and the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen, Denmark. Professor Moller has investigated plant respiration throughout his career. His current interests include turnover ofreactive oxygen species and the role of protein oxidation in plant cells. Angus Murphy is Professor and Chair of the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland. He earned his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1996. Dr. Murphy studies ATP-binding cassette transporters, auxin transport proteins, and the role of auxin transport in programmed and plastic growth. Eduardo Zieger is a Professor Emiritus of Biology at the University of California at Los Angeles. He received a Ph.D. in Plant Genetics at the University of California at Davis. His research interests include stomatal function, the sensory transduction of blue-light responses, and the study of stomatal acclimations associated with increases in crop yields.

Selling point: Collaboration with a stellar group of contributing plant biologists ensures a current and authoritative volume that incorporates all the latest findings Selling point: Full-color illustrations complement and clarify the text Selling point: Referenced throughout, Web Topics and Web Essays on the Companion Website (Oxford Learning Link) enhance the textbook's coverage on a wide range of topics Selling point: In-text bold-facing highlights key terms defined in the glossary Selling point: Each chapter includes a Summary and Suggested Reading