Plant cells Genome organization and gene expression Water and plant cells Water balance of plants Mineral nutrition Solute transport Photosynthesis : the light reactions Photosynthesis : carbon reactions Photosynthesis : physiological and ecological considerations Translocation in the phloem Respiration and lipid metabolism Assimilation of mineral nutrients Secondary metabolites and plant defense Signal transduction Cell walls : structure, biogenesis, and expansion Growth and development Phytochrome and light control of plant development Blue-light responses : morphogenesis and stomata movements Auxin : the first discovered plant growth hormone Gibberellins : regulators of plant height and seed germination Cytokinins : regulators of cell division Ethylene : the gaseous hormone Abscisic acid : a seed maturation and stress-response hormone Brassinosteroids : regulators of cell expansion and development The control of flowering Responses and adaptations to abiotic stress.