Orobanchegenus, 789–802
DNA, 791–793
evolution of, 793–796
host plant and, 789–802
chloroplast spots, 796
DNA, 791–793
evolution of, 793–796
molecular evolutionary hypothesis, 793
nuclear, plastid genome, 794
physiological relations with host, 796
RAPD molecular markers, 790–793
molecular evolutionary hypothesis, 793
RAPD molecular markers, 790–793
Orobanche ramosa, 790–791
Oscillatoria chalybea, 318
Osmolyte accumulation, 739–740
Osmotic adjustment, 626–627, 668
ion regulation, 626–627
proteins, 668
Osmotic volume, 338–339
Ostrya virginiana, 101
Ovary, 148
inferior, fruits from, 147–149
superior, fruits from, 146–147
Ovule, 148
Oxidation, 1
Oxidative stress, change in calcium level from, 699
Oxygen, 3, 60, 672–673
seeds, 60
uptake, rate of, 3
Oxygen deprivation, protein induction, 672–673
anaerobic polypeptides, 672
ethylene synthesis, 672–673
oxygen radicals, 673
physiology, 672
signal transduction, 673
Oxygen radicals, protein induction, 673
Ozone, 4, 699
stress, change in calcium level from, 699
P34 protein kinase, 232
Pale-purple coneflower, 492
Panax quinquefolium, 20, 489
Pandanusspecies, 314
Pandorina, 804
Panicum maximum, 598, 601
Panicum, 365, 367, 598, 601
Panicum milliaceum, 365, 367
Papaver rhoeas, 85
Parasitic plants, 789–802
Orobanchegenus, host plant and, 789–802
chloroplast spots, 796
DNA, 791–793
evolution of, 793–796
molecular evolutionary hypothesis, 793
nuclear, plastid genome, 794
physiological relations with host, 796
RAPD molecular markers, 790–793
Parsley, 39, 374
Parsnip, 374
Parthenocarpy, defined, 144
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, 102
Partially green leaves, chlorophyll biosynthesis,
270–271
Paspalum, 623–625, 866
Paspalum dilatatum, 623
Paspalum notanum, 624
Paspalum vaginatum, 625, 866
Pasteur, Louis, 4
Pathogenesis-related proteins, 659–661
Paulownia tomentosa, 102
Pchlide, 267–273
Childe cycle, 273
transformation of to Chlide, 267–272
Pea, 15, 39, 315, 374, 517, 641, 648, 683, 927
Peach, 16, 29, 172
Peanut, 374, 927
Pear, 155
Pearl millet, 638
Pennellii, 797
Pennisetum, 572, 638
Pennisetum glaucum, 638
Pennisetum typhoides, 572
Penstemon gloxinioides, 85
Peperomiaspecies, 22
Pepper, 919
Peppermint, 374
Perianth senescence, 553–554
Permeability changes, dormancy and, 174
Peroxidase, 661, 752
metal and, 752
Peroxide, hydrogen, 4
Peroxyacetyl nitrate, 4
Persea americana, 154, 520
Peruvianum, 797
Petroselinum crispum, 112
Petunia hybrida, 707, 710
pH, 307, 340, 346–352, 354, 387–389, 431, 435,
436, 440, 442, 557, 597, 638, 648, 673,
765, 767, 776, 777, 884, 885, 888, 889,
932
Phacelia campanularia, 85
Phaeodactylum tricornutum, 317
Phalaenopsis, 549, 553
Phalaris canariensis, 502
Phaseolus, 15, 25, 314, 506, 517, 572, 593, 638,
641, 643, 861
Phaseolus aconitifolius, 641
Phaseolus coccineus, 861INDEX 961
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