Plant Electrophysiology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Morphing Structures in the Venus Flytrap

   • Vladislav S. Markin, Alexander G. Volkov

   Pages 1-31

3. The Effect of Electrical Signals on Photosynthesis and Respiration

   • Andrej Pavlovič

   Pages 33-62

4. Mathematical Modeling, Dynamics Analysis and Control of Carnivorous Plants

   • Ruoting Yang, Scott C. Lenaghan, Yongfeng Li, Stephen Oi, Mingjun Zhang

   Pages 63-83

5. The Telegraph Plant: Codariocalyx motorius (Formerly Also Desmodium gyrans)

   • Anders Johnsson, Vijay K. Sharma, Wolfgang Engelmann

   Pages 85-123

6. Regulatory Mechanism of Plant Nyctinastic Movement: An Ion Channel-Related Plant Behavior

   • Yasuhiro Ishimaru, Shin Hamamoto, Nobuyuki Uozumi, Minoru Ueda

   Pages 125-142

7. Signal Transduction in Plant–Insect Interactions: From Membrane Potential Variations to Metabolomics

   • Simon Atsbaha Zebelo, Massimo E. Maffei

   Pages 143-172

8. Phytosensors and Phytoactuators

   • Alexander G. Volkov, Vladislav S. Markin

   Pages 173-206

9. Generation, Transmission, and Physiological Effects of Electrical Signals in Plants

   • Jörg Fromm, Silke Lautner

   Pages 207-232

10. The Role of Plasmodesmata in the Electrotonic Transmission of Action Potentials

    • Roger M. Spanswick

    Pages 233-247

11. Moon and Cosmos: Plant Growth and Plant Bioelectricity

    • Peter W. Barlow

    Pages 249-280

12. Biosystems Analysis of Plant Development Concerning Photoperiodic Flower Induction by Hydro-Electrochemical Signal Transduction

    • Edgar Wagner, Lars Lehner, Justyna Veit, Johannes Normann, Jolana T.P. Albrechtová

    Pages 281-301

13. Actin, Myosin VIII and ABP1 as Central Organizers of Auxin-Secreting Synapses

    • František Baluška

    Pages 303-321

14. Ion Currents Associated with Membrane Receptors

    • J. Theo M. Elzenga

    Pages 323-337

15. Characterisation of Root Plasma Membrane Ca2+-Permeable Cation Channels: Techniques and Basic Concepts

    • Vadim Demidchik

    Pages 339-369

16. Back Matter

    Pages 371-377

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This book, written by the leading experts in the field of plant electrophysiology, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the current state of knowledge on electrical signaling and responses in plant physiology. It covers a significant interdisciplinary area for a broad range of researchers, emphasizing the physical, chemical, biological, and technological aspects of plant electrophysiology, while also demonstrating the role of electrochemical processes and ion channels in plant life cycles. Separate chapters describe the electrophysiology of the Venus flytrap, the Telegraph plant, Mimosa pudica, and other interesting plant species. Subsequent sections focus on mechanisms of plant movement, the role of ion channels, morphing structures, and the effects of electrical signal transduction on photosynthesis and respiration. Further topics include the electrophysiology of plant-insect interactions, how plants sense different environmental stresses and stimuli, and how phytoactuators respond to them. All chapters analyze the generation and transmission of electrical signals in plants.

• Bioelectrochemistry
• Ion Channels
• Membrane Transport
• Plant Biophysics
• Plant Electrophysiology
• Venus Flytrap

• , Department of Chemistry, Oakwood University, Huntsville, USA

  Alexander G. Volkov

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