Laiz (biology, U. of California, Santa Cruz) and Zeiger (biology, U. of California, Los Angeles) provide a textbook written by an international group of scholars of biology, biochemistry, plant physiology, and related fields. The text covers the transport and translocation of water and solutes, biochemistry and metabolism, and growth and development. Both author and subject indexes are provided. This edition has a new chapter on brassinosteriods; a rewritten chapter on growth and development; updates on developments in the light reactions and biochemistry of photosynthesis, respiration, ion transport, and water relations; new information on signaling pathways and regulatory mechanisms; and coverage of the control of flowering. Annotation ⓒ2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)