本书结合在东北林业大学温室内的实验研究，分5个章节，对文朵灵、长春质碱、长春碱三种生物碱，果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖三种可溶性糖，光合和呼吸作用，以及ABA、GA和IAA三种激素在长春花生长发育和响应不同环境变化过程中的代谢动态及分子机制进行了重点研究，并着重探讨了上述生理活性分子之间的相互作用以及在响应环境变化中的生物学功能。该书可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

本书是关于长春花生理生态学原始研究结果的专著。主要运用植物生理学的理论和方法，结合蛋白质组学技术，初步研究和揭示了长春花在生长发育和响应环境变化过程中的生理学过程和机制。包括长春碱、长春质碱和文朵灵三种生物碱，果糖、葡萄糖和蔗糖三种可溶性糖，光合和呼吸作用及aba、ga和iaa三种植物激素在长春花生长发育，响应光照、温度、水分和生物分子胁迫过程中的代谢动态和相互作用，并探讨了它们的生物学功能和相互联系。

本书可供植物生态学和植物生理学研究领域的科研教学人员和研究生参考。

Foreword to the Series

Foreword

Preface

1 Introduction

 1.1 Plant physiological ecology

 1.2 Main questions involved with plant physiological ecology

 1.3 Introduction of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

 1.4 Previous studies on C. roseus

 References

2 Alkaloid Metabolisms

 2.1 Reviews on alkaloid metabolisms of C. roseus

2.1.1 Introduction

2.1.2 Biosynthesis pathway and comparmentation of C. roseus alkaloids

2.1.3 Regulation of C. roseus alkaloids

2.1.4 Conclusions and perspectives

 2.2 The tissue-controlled alkaloid metabolisms of C. roseus

 2.3 The development-controlled alkaloid metabolisms of C. roseus

2.3.1 Alkaloid contents of different age leaves

2.3.2 Alkaloid contents of leaf during seedling development

 2.4 The environment-controlled alkaloid metabolisms of C. roseus alkaloids.

2.4.1 Temperature-controlled alkaloid metabolism in C. roseus

2.4.2 Water-controUed alkaloid metabolism in C. roseus seedlings

2.4.3 Irradiance-controlled alkaloid metabolism in C. roseus seedlings

 2.5 Alkaloid metabolism in C. roseus seedlings controlled by biotic factors

2.5.1 Alkaloid metabolisms controlled by phytohormone

2.5.2 Alkaloid metabolisms controlled by nitrate

2.5.3 Alkaloid metabolisms controlled by external H2O2

 References

3 Soluble Sugar Metabolisms

 3.1 Reviews of regulation of sugars in the development of plant

3.1.1 Introduction

3.1.2 Plant vegetative development

3.1.3 Nutrient organ development

3.1.4 Plant reproductive development

3.1.5 The regulation of source and sink

 3.2 Source-sink regulation by harvest of Catharanthus roseus seedlings

3.2.1 Introduction

3.2.2 Sugar content changes in differently positional leaves

3.2.3 AI activity variations in differently positional leaves

3.2.4 Photosynthesis and gas exchange features of differently positional leaves

3.2.5 Discussion and conclusion

 3.3 Effects of environmental factors on soluble sugar variations

3.3.1 Effects of temperature on soluble sugar

3.3.2 Effects of phytohormones on soluble sugar and endogenous ABA

3.3.3 Effects of water deficit on soluble sugar

3.3.4 Effects of light intensity on soluble sugar

 References

4 Photosynthesis

 4.1 Introduction

 4.2 Photosynthesis and respiration during development of Catharanthus roseus

4.2.1 Introduction

4.2.2 Results

4.2.3 Conclusion and discussion

 4.3 Response of photosynthesis of Catharanthus roseus to light

4.3.1 Introduction

4.3.2 Plant material

4.3.3 Results and discussions

 4.4 Response of respiration and photosynthesis of Catharanthus roseus to temperature

4.4.1 Introduction

4.4.2 Results

 4.5 Response of photosynthesis of Catharanthus roseus to re-hydration

 4.6 Response of photosynthesis of Catharanthus roseus to exogenous hormones

4.6.1 Light-response curves induced by different treatment of ABA and GA

4.6.2 Response of photosynthesis rate and gas exchanges to hormones

 References

5 Phytohormone

 5.1 Introduction

5.1.1 Majorrole ofabscisic acid (ABA)

5.1.2 Gibberellin (GA)

5.1.3 Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)

 5.2 Phytohormone changes during development of Catharanthus roseus

 5.3 Physiological effects of exogenous ABA and GA on C. roseus

5.3.1 Phytohormone changes induced by exogenous ABA and GA on leaves

5.3.2 Phytohormone changes induced by exposure of roots of C. roseus to ABA and GA solution for short-time course

 5.4 Effects of temperature and light intensity on phytohormone and soluble sugar changes of C. roseus

5.4.1 Anthocyanin content changes of stems exerted by different light and temperature environments

5.4.2 Phytohormone changes exerted by different light and temperature environments

5.4.3 Soluble sugar changes exerted by different light and temperature environments

 5.5 ABA-induced heat tolerance in catharanthus roseus seedlings

5.5.1 Introduction

5.5.2 Results

5.5.3 Discussion

5.5.4 Methods

References