Special Issue: Daphne J. Osborne (1925-2006). (Special Issue: Daphne J. Osborne (1925-2006).)

摘要

There has been a plethora of tributes and obituaries for Daphne Osborne, who died in Oxford, UK, on 16 June 2006 and in whose honour this Special Issue is produced. Daphne Osborne is an active researcher for over 50 years and one of the leading plant physiologists of her generation. She had a passionate interest in how plants grow and survive. A collection of papers covering her areas of interest are presented. These include papers on the relationships between cell type, cell wall rheology and cell function; ethylene-promoted elongation as an adaptation to submergence stress; a role for IAA in the infection of Arabidopsis thaliana by Orobanche aegyptiaca; possible role of pectin-containing mucilage and dew in repairing embryo DNA of seeds adapted to desert conditions; and the role of ethylene in the regulation of senescence processes in transgenic Nicotiana sylvestris plants.