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Plant Responses to Environmental Stimuli

The Role of Specific Forms of Plant Memory

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Authors:
  1. Michel Thellier

    1. Emeritus Professor of the University of Rouen, Rouen, France

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  • Probes the possibility of unexpected existence of forms of memory in plants
  • Shows how these forms of memory are likely to play a crucial role in plant physio-ecology
  • Discusses the similarities and differences between plant and animal memory

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Me, a Plant

    • Michel Thellier
    Pages 1-5

  3. Plant Sensitivity to Stimuli

    • Michel Thellier
    Pages 7-22

  4. Discovery of the Existence of Memory in Bidens Seedlings

    • Michel Thellier
    Pages 23-35

  5. More About the Storage/Recall Form of Plant Memory

    • Michel Thellier
    Pages 37-49

  6. More About the Learning Form of Memory in Plants

    • Michel Thellier
    Pages 51-53

  7. Plant Memory vs. Animal and Human Memory

    • Michel Thellier
    Pages 55-57

  8. What Is the Need for a Plant to Have Memory?

    • Michel Thellier
    Pages 59-65

  9. Attempt at Synthesis

    • Michel Thellier
    Pages 67-76

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 77-106
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About this book

In this unique book, Michel Thellier has combined recent discoveries with older data dealing with plant memory and its potential role on plant acclimatization to environment stimuli. By placing memory within an evolutionary frame, the author persuades us that a new way of research has opened in plant physiology.Detailing experiments in a simplified manner, that general readers with an interest in this topic will find it easy to follow.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Emeritus Professor of the University of Rouen, Rouen, France

    Michel Thellier

About the author

Michel Thellier has had a career of professor in plant physiology and biophysics at the University. He has been the Chief Editor of the American journal “J. Trace Microprobe Techniques” and the Associate Editor of the series “Biology” of the proceedings of the French Academy of Science. He has been the author or editor of a dozen books dealing with plant and cell biology. He is a Member of the French Academy of Science and of the French Academy of Agriculture. 
All along his career, he has taken a particular interest in plant sensitivity to stimuli. Today, he wishes to help people understand how plant can possess a real capacity of memory, which is, both, so different from ours and so well adapted to the characteristics of its close environment. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plant Responses to Environmental Stimuli

  • Book Subtitle: The Role of Specific Forms of Plant Memory

  • Authors: Michel Thellier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1047-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Éditions Quæ 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1046-4Published: 03 March 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1475-2Published: 18 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-024-1047-1Published: 24 February 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 106

  • Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Éditions Quæ, Versailles, France

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Climate Change

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