Vascular Differentiation and Plant Hormones

Introduction.- Structure, Development and Patterns of Primary, Secondary and Regenerative Vascular Tissues.- The Hormonal Signals that Regulate Plant Vascular Differentiation.- Importance of NO3- and PO4-  for Development, Differentiation and Competition.- Phloem and Xylem Differentiation.- Apical Dominance and Vascularization.- Leaf Development and Vascular Differentiation.- Flower Biology and Vascular Differentiation.- Can a Differentiating Vessel Induce Lateral Root Initiation?.- Vascular Regeneration and Grafting.- Regulation of Cambium Activity.- Regulation of Juvenile-Adult Transition and Rejuvenation.- The Control of Tracheid Size, Vessel Widening and Density along the Plant Axis.- Circular Vascular Tissues, Vessel Endings and Tracheids in Organ Junctions.- Ray Differentiation - the Radial Pathways.- Environmental Adaptation of Vascular Tissues.- Resin Glands and Traumatic Duct Formation in Conifers.- Hormonal Controlof Reaction Wood Formation.- Hormonal Control of Wood Evolution.- How Vascular Differentiation in Hosts Is Regulated by Parasitic Plants and Gall-Inducing Insects.- Cancer and Vascular Differentiation.

Dr. Roni Aloni completed his studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He graduated in Biology (1968), obtained MSc in Plant Ecology (1970) and PhD in Plant sciences (1973). Became Lecturer in Biology at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology (1973-77). PostDoc as Visiting Fellow in Biology at Princeton University, USA (1974-76). In 1977 he moved to Botany at Tel Aviv University, Israel, became Professor in 1992 and Professor emeritus in 2013; He continues teaching and runs active research. He is an author of numerous scientific publications, including Springer's book: "Vascular Differentiation and Plant Growth Regulators" by: LW Roberts, PB Gahan, R Aloni (1988). His research goal is to understand the hormonal mechanisms that induce and regulate plant vascular differentiation, adaptation and evolution in organized tissues, galls and tumors. Since 2005, he is a Member of Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Science; since 1991 a Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science, on the Academy Board (2014-20). He served as the President of the Botanical Society of Israel (1996-98). Coordinated the working parties on "Biological control of wood quality" (5.01.01) and "Xylem physiology" (2.01.10) of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) (1990-2012). He was an Adjunct Professor of Biology at the University of Waterloo, Canada (1989-99). Spent Sabbaticals at Harvard University, USA (1982-83), University of Waterloo, Canada (1989), University of Vermont, USA (1991), University of Reading, England (1995), University of California, Berkeley, USA (1999-2000), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany (2004), Simon Fraser University, Canada (2009-10). Since 2008, he is an Editor of Planta, was Editor of Trees, Structure and Function (1990-2013), and was an Editor or on the Editorial Board of a few international plant science journals.