Fundamentals of Plant Physiology emphasizes essential concepts, offering a concise, accessible, and focused approach to the topic while maintaining a high standard of scientific accuracy and pedagogical richness for which the Taiz franchise is renowned. Fundamentals of Plant Physiology is a concise and accessible textbook that meets the needs of undergraduate students studying plant physiology and structure/function classes. This fundamentals version is a response to requests from educators for an up-to-date and accessible text, specifically tailored for students who may not have extensive training in organic chemistry, genetics, or molecular biology. The second edition has been updated to reflect the remarkable advancements in plant sciences. These advancements, coupled with rapid progress in molecular breeding genome editing techniques, have enabled the development of crops that can sustain various challenges, including climate change, soil degradation, and the introduction of new pathogens and pests. The text addresses these new realities and explores topics that are closely linked to these advancements.

"Fundamentals was originally developed in response to requests from educators for a textbook that is both up-to-date and accessible. It was designed to be used as the primary textbook for undergraduate plant physiology and structure/function classes, where students may not yet have had extensive training in organic chemistry, genetics, plant anatomy, biochemistry, or molecular biology. Fundamentals presents plant physiology in the context of anatomy and growth in a manner that is particularly suited to programs in applied plant biology, such as horticulture and agronomy, or in ecology programs where training in physiology is a mandatory or optional component. Each chapter has been carefully tailored to achieve a discrete set of learning outcomes and overall competence to apply essential concepts of plant physiology to real-world problems"--