An informational resource for the phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) - initially focused on metabolism and signaling. It is maintained at the Plant Biotechnology Institute in Saskatoon, Canada and also includes descriptions of their research programs and related material.
This page gives an introduction to phototropism (a plant's response to light).
The CPL is primarily funded by NASA and most research is dedicated towards optimizing the growth of several plant species, including wheat, soybean, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, radishes, and carrots for use in bio-regenerative life support systems. The lab is also involved in several non-NASA related research projects, including phytoremediation and phytotoxicity experiments.
This web site is not designed to be a comprehensive presentation on nitrogen fixation, but rather it is intended as a forum to present informative images that are not otherwise easily available.
A herbalist's site but contains useful information on a range of compounds synthesized by plants. Currently incomplete.
A comprehensive site on plant hormones from the University of Bristol, UK.
This site lists Plant Hormones and their characteristics and goes on to try to provide unifying 'reasons' for their effects. It is not part of current scientific thinking.
Basic introduction to plant photosynthesis, includes brief explanations of the biochemistry involved.
Collection of links, pictures and other useful information for photosynthesis research, particularly PSI researchers.
An online companion to "Plant Physiology, Third Edition" by Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger. Includes Essays, Topics in Plant Physiology, Study Questions and Further Readings.
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