proline, 757
proteins, 754–757
Metallothioneins, 754
Metasequoia glyptostroboides, 101
Methane, 931
Methanol, 931
Methionine, 456
Methyl mercaptan, 931
Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl,
10
Methyltranferase, 550
Metyhlfuran, 931
Microclimate, 15–16, 22–24
Millet, 374
Mimosa pudica, 700
Mineral cations, 348–351
Mineral.SeeMinerals.
Mineral nutrient transport, 337–361, 364
active, passive transport, differentiation of,
340–341
charge balance, 351–352
diffusion potential, 339–340
electrical potentials, plant cell membranes,
339–341
free space, osmotic volume, 338–339
membrane potential, 339
proton gradients, 339
proton motive force, 340
transport proteins, 341–351
calcium, 349
carriers, 344–348
channels, 342–344
ABC transporters, 346
contransport, 347–348
plasma membrane channels, 343–344
primary active transport, 345–347
pyrophosphatase, 347
structure, 342–343
tonoplast channels, 344
transport kinetics, 344–345
chloride, 349
mineral anion transport to vacuoles, 350
mineral cations, 348–351
uptake of heavy metals, 351
nitrate, 350
phosphate, 349
potassium, 348
sodium, 348
sulfate, 350
transport to shoot, 353–354
effects of transpiration, 353–354
resorption, 354
transport across root, 353
Mineral soils, sodium, 364
Minerals, 337–361, 364, 456
anion transport, to vacuoles, 350
translocated in phloem, 456
Mirabilis jalapa, 83
Mitosis, overview, 1
Moisture, seeds, 59–60
stage I (imbibition), 59
stage II (active metabolism, hydolysis), 60
stage III (visible germination), 60
Molecular genetics, physiological tools,
586–587
Moluccela laevis, 84
Monarda fistulosa, 84
Monocotyledons, 58
Morphological
catergories, fruits, 145–150
dormancy, 64, 65
Morus, 101, 132–139
Morus alba, 101
Morusspecies, vegetative propagation, 135–139
ecophysiological aspects, 134–135
field transfer, 134–135
indole butyric acid, 134
naphthalene acetic acid, 132–134
Moss, 803, 809
Motive force, proton, 340
Mulberry, ecophysiological aspects of vegetative
propagation, 135–139
field transfer, 134–135
indole butyric acid, 134
naphthalene acetic acid, 132–134
rooted cuttings, establishment of, 134–135
Multiple protein responses, 668
Munch pressure flow mechanism, phloem,
453–454
Musa sapientrum, structure, handling damage,
relation between, 149
Mustard, 374
Mutants, senescense, 184–185
Myo-inositol-3-methyl transferase, 898
Myo-inositol-3-phosphate synthase, 898
Myrica pensylvanica, 101NADPH.SeeNicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide
phosphate
Naphthalene acetic acid, 132–134
Narrow-leaf coneflower, 492
Nematode, 16
Nemesia strumosa, 84
Nemophila menziesii, 84
Neurosporene, 782
Nickel, toxicity, 768
Nicotiana alata, 84
Nicotiana tabacum, 315, 346, 700, 710
Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate, 539INDEX 959
[Metal toxicity]