Plant physiology

For the scientific journal of the same name see Plant Physiology (journal).

In botany, plant physiology is the study of the function, or physiology, of plants. Fundamental processes such as photosynthesis, respirationand transpirationare studied by plant physiologists.

It is closely related to biochemistryand molecular biology.

Julius von Sachsunified the pieces of plant physiology and put them together as a discipline. His Lehrbuch der Botanik was the bible of its time.

External links

• Plant physiology online study aid

Bibliography

• Frank B. Salisbury, Cleon W. Ross Plant physiology Wadsworth, 1992. - ISBN 0534151620undergraduate textbook in plant physiology
• Lambers, H. Plant physiological ecology Springer-Verlag New York 1998. ISBN 0387983260
• Larcher, W. (2001) Physiological plant ecology 4th ed. Springer ISBN 3540435166
• Duane Isely, "Julius von Sachs" in One Hundred and One Botanists Iowa State University Press, Ames, pp 216-219, ISBN 0813824982

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