Progress in Botany : Vol. 74

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on genetics, cell biology, physiology, comparative morphology, systematics, ecology, and vegetation science. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Half a Century of Pursuing the Pervasive Proton....Pages 3-34 Front Matter....Pages 35-35 Gene Transfer in Legumes....Pages 37-100 Physiology of the Potato– Potato Virus Y Interaction....Pages 101-133 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 Cellular Mechanisms of Environmental Adaptation: Learning from Non- Arabidopsis Model Species....Pages 137-151 Epigenetic Flexibility Underlying Phenotypic Plasticity....Pages 153-163 Whole-Plant Physiology: Synergistic Emergence Rather Than Modularity....Pages 165-190 Evo–Devo–Eco and Ecological Stem Species: Potential Repair Systems in the Planetary Biosphere Crisis....Pages 191-212 Roles of Organic Acid Metabolism in Plant Tolerance to Phosphorus-Deficiency....Pages 213-237 The Production and Protection of Nectars....Pages 239-261 Front Matter....Pages 263-263 Identifying Geographically Based Metapopulations for Development of Plant Materials Indigenous to Rangeland Ecosystems of the Western USA....Pages 265-291 Invasive Alien Plants and Their Effects on Native Microbial Soil Communities....Pages 293-319 Biotic Interactions in the Face of Climate Change....Pages 321-349 From Aral Sea to Aralkum: An Ecological Disaster or Halophytes’ Paradise....Pages 351-398 Back Matter....Pages 399-408 Progress in botany is devoted to all aspects of plant biology. The annual volumes consist of invited reviews spanning the fields of molecular genetics, cell biology, physiology, comparative morphology, systematics, ecology, biotechnology and vegetation science, and combine the depth of the frontiers of research with considerable breadth of view