Foreword to the Series
Foreword
Preface
1 Introduction
1.1 Plant physiological ecology
1.2 Main questions involved with plant physiological ecology
1.3 Introduction of Catharanthus roseus(L.)G Don
1.4 Previous studies on C roseus
References
2 Alkaloid Metabolis;ms
2.1 Reviews on alkaloid metabolisms of C roseus
2.1.1 Introducfion
2.1.2 Biosynthesis pathway and comparmentation of C roseus alkaloids
2.1.3 Regulation of C I"OSeUS alkaloids
2.1.4 Conclusions and perspectives
2.2 The tissue—controlled alkaloid metabolisms of C roseus
2.3 The development.controlled alkaloid metabolisms of C roseus
2.3.1 Alkaloid contents of different age leaves
2.3.2 Alkaloid contents of leaf during seedling development
2.4 The environment.controHed alkaloid metabolisms of C Foseus alkaloids
2.4.1 Temperature.controlled alkaloid metabolism in C roseus
2.4.2 Water-controlled alkaloid metabolism in C roseus seedlings
2.4.3 Irradiance—controlled alkaloid metabolism in C.Foseus seedlings
2.5 AlkalOid metabolism in C Foseus seedlings controlled by biotic factors
2.5.1 Alkaloid metabolisms controHed by phytohormone
2.5.2 Alkaloid metabolisms controlled by nitrate
2.5.3 Alkaloid metabolisms controlled by external H202
References
3 Soluble Sugar Metabolisms
3.1 Reviews of regulation of sugars in the development of plant
3.1.1 Introduction
3.1.2 Plant vegetative development
3.1.3 Nutrient organ development
3.1.4 Plant reproductive development
3.1.5 The regulation of source and sink
3.2 Source.sink regulation by harvest of Catharanthus roseus seedlings
3.2.1 Introducfion
3.2.2 Sugar content changes in differently positional leaves
3.2-3 AI activity variations in differently positional leaves
3.2.4 Photosynthesis and gas exchange features of differently positional leaves
3.2.5 Discussion and conclusion
3.3 Effects of environmental factors on soluble sugar variations
3.3.1 Effects of temperature on soluble sugar
3.3.2 Effects of phytohormones on soluble sugar and endogenous ABA
3.3.3 Effects of water deficit on soluble sugar
3.3.4 Effects of light intensity on soluble sugar
References
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4.1 Introduction
4.2 Photosynthesis and respiration during development of Catharanthus
roseus
4.2.1 Introduction
4.2.2 Results
4.2.3 Conclusion and discussion
4.3 Response of photosynthesis of Catharanthus roseus to light
4.3.1 Introduction
4.3.2 Plant material
4.3.3 Results and discussions
4.4 Response of respiration and photosynthesis of Catharanthus roseus
to temperature
4.4.1 Introduction
4.4.2 Results
4.5 Response 0f phOtOsynthesis of Catharanthus Foseus to re—hydration
4.6 Response of photosynthesis of Catharanthus FoselAs to exogenous hormones
4.6.1 Light—response curves induced by different treatment of ABA and GA
4.6.2 Response of photosynthesis rate and gas exchanges to hormones
References
5 Phvtohorrnone
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Major role of abscisic acid(ABA:
5.1.2 Gibberellin(GA)
5.1.3 Indole一3一acetic acid(tAA)
5.2 Phytohormone changes during development of Catharanthus roseus
5.3 Physiological effects of exogenous ABA and GA on C roseus
5.3.1 Phytohormone changes induced by exogenous ABA and GA on leaves
5.3.2 Phytohormone changes induced by exposure of roots of C.FOSdRS to ABA and GA solution for short—time course
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