As superficial structures, non-glandular trichomes, protect plant organs against multiple
biotic and abiotic stresses. The protective and defensive roles of these epidermal …

Light plays an important role in plants' growth and development throughout their life cycle.
Plants alter their morphological features in response to light cues of varying intensity and …

From the reviews of the 3rd edition:" The textbook of Walter Larcher (...) belongs certainly to
the most successful manuals that ever existed."(Photosynthetica, Czech Republic)"(...) it …

Recent measurements of ozone levels have led to concern that the stratospheric ozone
layer is being depleted as a result of contamination with man-made chlorofluorocarbons …

Amongst the diversity of methods used by organisms to reduce damage caused by
ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the synthesis of UV-screening compounds is almost ubiquitous …

The leaf anatomical features of two olive cultivars ('Mastoidis' and 'Koroneiki') were
comparatively studied in irrigated and drought stressed plants. Drought stress in both …

Phenolic compounds occur as secondary metabolites in all plants. 1 They embrace a
considerable range of substances possessing an aromatic ring bearing one or more hydroxy …

This review examines how leaf trichomes influence leaf physiological responses to abiotic
environmental drivers. Leaf trichomes are known to modulate leaf traits, particularly radiation …

Although biologists have long assumed that plant resistance characters evolved under
selection exerted by such natural enemies as herbivores and pathogens, experimental …

* We thank Antonio Hall, Bob Loomis, María-Inés Mínguez, Hava Rapoport, David Smith and
four reviewers for comments and suggestions on the manuscript and also Joan Girona …