Welcome to

Plant Physiology Online

a companion to Plant Physiology, Third Edition
by Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger, published by Sinauer Associates.

ABOUT THE SITE

This site provides a wealth of additional material to accompany the textbook. Much of the content is referenced in the textbook (as well as listed at the end of each chapter), but the site is a continuously growing resource, so check back regularly to see what new material has been added.

There are four main categories of content on the site:

1. Web Topics: This is material that adds to the coverage in the textbook. Topics include text, figures, and tables, and are referenced throughout textbook (and also listed at the end of each chapter).

2. Web Essays: These are original articles on various topics related to each chapter, written by experts in the field.

3. Study Questions: These short answer-style questions are designed to help you learn the key concepts covered in each chapter, and apply them to problems.

4. Readings: Suggested readings for further study.

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USING THE SITE

The contents of the site can be accessed one of two main ways, either by chapter, or by category. From the main page, you can choose a chapter from the chapter menu at the center of the page, or you can click one of the four category buttons (Topics, Essays, Study Questions, Readings) on the right. If you choose a chapter, you will see a list of all material related to that chapter. If you choose a category, you will see a list of all the items in that category (across all chapters). From either list, simply click the title of the item you wish to access.

Once within a content page, simply scroll down to read the text. All images (figures, tables, and text) will display within the text, and these can also be clicked to open a larger version. (This is useful for very detailed figures that may be hard to read at the smaller size.)

The "breadcrumb" line at the top of the content area keeps track of where you are, and is an easy way to get back to a chapter list or the main page. The breadcrumb line looks like this: HOME :: CHAPTER 1 :: Topic 1.6. Simply click the chapter title or the Home link. Also, at any time you can choose a new chapter from the chapter menu at the top of the contents pages.

CHAPTERS 2 & 14

Chapter 2 (Energy and Enzymes) and Chapter 14 (Gene Expression and Signal Transduction) are available in their entirety as Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. In order to view these files, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Acrobat Reader may be installed from the Adobe website:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Web browsers can be configured to handle PDF files in different ways. The most common setting is for the browser to open the PDF file when you click the link. However, if your browser is not set up to do this, it will most likely download the entire PDF file to your machine (and it will ask you where you would like to save it). In this case, you can open the PDF file after it has downloaded.

PRINTING

To facilitate printing, the site has a "Printable Version" button that presents the text in a window that does not have the graphical interface elements. This makes printing faster, and fills more of the page with the text of the article.

(You can print articles from their main pages (with the graphical interface elements showing), but results may not be optimal. Some browsers may clip the right side of the page slightly, causing words to be cut off or left off entirely.)

CITATION GUIDELINES

Please use the following format when citing material contained in this website:

Cruiziat, P. and Richter, H. 2002. The cohesion-tension theory at work. 4e.plantphys.net. Essay 4.2.

CORRECTIONS

Please visit the Plant Physiology, Third Edition corrections page for a list of corrections to the first printing of the textbook.

ESSAY TOPIC SUGGESTIONS

If you are an instructor or researcher, and would like to suggest new topics for web essays for this site, please forward your suggestions to either Dr. Eduardo Zeiger (for Chapters 3-12, 18, and 25) or Dr. Lincoln Taiz (for Chapters 1, 2, 13-17, 19-24), care of Sinauer Associates, at publish@sinauer.com. Please also include the names of potential authors—either yourself or those directly involved in the work.

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