Dormancy in Plants: From Whole Plant Behaviour to Cellular Control

Developed from papers presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Plant Dormancy, held in Angers in July 1999, this books contains up to date research on this fascinating but little written about subject. It covers topics including whole plant and organ physiology, water relations and stress, abscisic acid and hormonal control, biochemical and cellular aspects and genetics and molecular biology.