Plant Electrophysiology, 2012 Signaling and Responses

This book, written by the leading experts in the field of plant electrophysiology, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the current state of knowledge on electrical signaling and responses in plant physiology. It covers a significant interdisciplinary area for a broad range of researchers, emphasizing the physical, chemical, biological, and technological aspects of plant electrophysiology, while also demonstrating the role of electrochemical processes and ion channels in plant life cycles. Separate chapters describe the electrophysiology of the Venus flytrap, the Telegraph plant, Mimosa pudica, and other interesting plant species. Subsequent sections focus on mechanisms of plant movement, the role of ion channels, morphing structures, and the effects of electrical signal transduction on photosynthesis and respiration. Further topics include the electrophysiology of plant-insect interactions, how plants sense different environmental stresses and stimuli, and how phytoactuators respond to them. All chapters analyze the generation and transmission of electrical signals in plants.

Morphing structures in the Venus flytrap.- Effect of electrical signals on photosynthesis and respiration.- Mathematical modeling, dynamics analysis and control of carnivorous plants.- The Telegraph plant: Codariocalyx motorius (formerly also Desmodium gyrans).- Regulatory mechanism of plant nyctinastic movement: an ion channel-related plant behavior.- Signal transduction in plant-insect interactions: from membrane potential variations to metabolomics.- Phytosensors and phytoactuators.- Generation, transmission and physiological effects of electrical signals in plants.- The role of plasmodesmata in the electrotonic transmission of action potentials.- Moon and cosmos: plant growth and plant bioelectricity.- Biosystems analysis of plant development concerning photoperiodic flower induction by hydro-electrochemical signal transduction.- Actin, myosin VIII and ABP1 as central organizers of auxin-secreting plant synapses.- Ion currents associated with membrane receptors.- Characterisation of root Ca2+-permeable cation channels: techniques and basic concepts.

Most comprehensive reference on plant electrophysiology – now in two volumes Written by the leading experts in this research area Describes how the Venus flytrap and similar plants function Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras