Chapter 36
Plant Responses to the Environment
![Plant Hormones](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11114.jpg)
Plant hormones—or phytohormones—are chemical molecules that modulate one or more physiological processes of a plant. In animals, hormones…
![Photoreceptors and Plant Responses to Light](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11115.jpg)
Light plays a significant role in regulating the growth and development of plants. In addition to providing energy for photosynthesis, light provides…
![Responses to Gravity and Touch](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11117.jpg)
Gravitropism: Plant Responses to Gravity
Higher plants sense gravity using statocytes, cells found near the vascular tissue in shoots, and in the…
![Responses to Drought and Flooding](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11118.jpg)
Water plays a significant role in the life cycle of plants. However, insufficient or excess of water can be detrimental and pose a serious threat to…
![Analysis of Protein Import into Chloroplasts Isolated from Stressed Plants](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/54717_t.png)
Analysis of Protein Import into Chloroplasts Isolated from Stressed Plants
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Chloroplasts are organelles with many vital roles in plants, which include not only photosynthesis but numerous other metabolic and signaling…
![Bacterial Leaf Infiltration Assay for Fine Characterization of Plant Defense Responses using the <em>Arabidopsis thaliana-Pseudomonas syringae</em> Pathosystem](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/53364_t.png)
In the absence of specialized mobile immune cells, plants utilize their localized programmed cell death and Systemic Acquired Resistance to defend…
![Analysis of <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em> Growth Behavior in Different Light Qualities](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/57152_t.png)
Analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana Growth Behavior in Different Light Qualities
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Plant biologists often need to observe the growth behavior of their chosen species. To this end, the plants need constant environmental and stable…