Phillips -- Introduction -- The REDUCED HEJGHT-1 (Rht-1) alleles of wheat -- Pleiotropic effects of Rht-1 alleles -- Rht-1 orthologues in other crop species -- The SEMI-DWARF-1(SD-1) alleles of rice -- The Elongated Uppermost Internode (EUI) gene of rice -- Commercially useful alleles of other genes from the gibberellin pathway -- Transgenic approaches to manipulation of gibber ell in-dependent processes in crops -- Cereals -- Other crop species -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References
Signal Achievements in Gibberellin Research: The Second Half-Century / Valerie M. Sponsel -- Introduction -- Gibberellin biosynthesis -- Gibberellin signalling -- Physiological responses to gibberellins -- References -- Gibberellin Biosynthesis in Higher Plants / Peter Hedden -- Introduction -- Synthesis of ent-kaurene -- Formation of trans-geranylgeranyl diphosphate -- Formation of ent-kaurene from trans-geranylgeranyl diphosphate -- Reactions catalysed by cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases -- Reactions catalysed by 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases -- Sites of gibberellin biosynthesis -- Regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis -- Developmental control -- Gibberellin homoeostasis -- Regulation by other hormones -- Regulation by environmental factors -- Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Inactivation Processes / Hiroshi Magome, Yuji Kamiya -- Introduction -- Gibberellin inactivation -- Gibberellin 2-oxidase -- Gibberellin methyltransferase -- Gibberellin 16,17-oxidase -- Gibberellin 13-oxidase and 12a-oxidase -- Conjugation with sugar -- Regulation of gibberellin inactivation -- Developmental regulation -- Gibberellin homoeostasis -- Regulation by other hormones -- Environmental regulation -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Gibberellin Transport / Jonathan Dayan -- Introduction -- Gibberellins can be translocated along plant bodies -- Gibberellin transport in seeds -- Pattern of gibberellin biosynthesis in transport analysis -- Grafting experiments -- Significance for secondary growth -- Orientation of gibberellin signal flow: source and sink tissues -- Monitoring intra- and intercellular gibberellin concentration -- Conclusion: new aspects for gibberellin transport -- Potential transporters -- Analysis through perception -- Links to sugar transport -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Gibberellins in Fungi, Bacteria and Lower Plants: Biosynthesis, Function and Evolution / Bettina Tudzynski, Lena Studt, Maria Cecilia Rojas -- Introduction -- Gibberellin biosynthesis in fungi -- The biosynthetie pathway in F. fujikuroi: genes and enzymes -- Gibberellin production in distantly related fungi -- Evolution of the gibberellin biosynthetie gene cluster in fungi -- The role of gibberellins in plant infection -- Strain improvement -- Gibberellin biosynthesis in bacteria -- Free-living rhizobacteria -- Symbiotic rhizobacteria: genes and reactions of the gibberellin biosynthetic pathway -- Function and evolution -- Gibberellin biosynthesis and signalling components in lower plants -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Gibberellin Hormone Signal Perception: Down-Regulating DELLA Repressors of Plant Growth and Development / Sven K. Nelson, Camille M. Steber -- Introduction -- DELLA proteins are repressors of gibberellin responses -- Gibberellin signalling lifts DELLA repression of gibberellin responses -- The gibberellin receptor GID1 (GA-INSENSITIVE DWARF1) -- The structural requirements for gibberellin binding by GID1 -- The structural requirements for the GID1-DELLA protein-protein interaction -- The DELLA destruction model: negative regulation of DELLA repressors by SLY1/GID2 and the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway -- Regulation of DELLA by phosphorylation and O-GlcNAc modification -- Evidence for gibberellin-independent DELLA regulation -- Evidence for gibberellin signalling without DELLA destruction -- Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- DELLA Proteins: Master Regulators of Gibberellin-Responsive Growth and Development / Stephen G. Thomas, Miguel A. Blázquez, David Alabadí -- Introduction -- DELLAs regulate downstream gibberellin signalling -- Gibberellins relieve DELLA-growth repression by targeting their degradation -- Functional diversification of DELLA genes -- DELLA activity invokes rapid changes in the transcriptome -- DELLA proteins activate transcription -- DELLAs regulate transcription by physical interaction with transcriptional regulators -- DELLAs sequester bona fide TFs by physical interaction -- DELLAs interact with TFs in the context of promoters -- DELLAs interact with other transcriptional regulators -- DELLAs regulate chromatin dynamics -- A non-genomic response regulated by DELLAs -- Analysis of DELLA protein structure-function -- GAMYB: A transcriptional regulator of gibberellin responses during cereal grain germination and pollen development -- GAMYB positively regulates gene expression in cereal aleurone cells -- GAMYB regulates gibberellin-dependent anther development -- Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Interactions Between Gibberellins and other Hormones / John J. Ross, Asemeh Miraghazadeh, Amelia H. Beckett, Laura J. Quittenden, Erin L. McAdam -- Introduction -- Interactions involving effects of other hormones on gibberellin levels -- Auxin promotes gibberellin biosynthesis -- Ethylene inhibits gibberellin biosynthesis -- Do gibberellin and abscisic acid inhibit each other's synthesis? -- Do brassinosteroids act by affecting gibberellin levels? -- Possible effects of other hormones on gibberellin synthesis -- Interactions between hormone signal transduction pathways -- Do other hormones affect DELLA stability? -- DELLAs interact with proteins horn the signalling pathways of other hormones -- Gibberellins and auxin transport -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Gibberellins and Seed Germination / Terezie Urbanova, Gerhard Leubner-Metzger -- Introduction -- Spatiotemporal expression of gibberellin metabolism during Brassicaceae seed germination -- Gibberellin signalling and seed germination -- The GIDlac and GID1b pathways in seeds -- DELLA proteins and seed germination -- Gibberellin and abiotic stress factors: thermoinhibition of seed germination -- Gibberellin and biotic stress factors: allelochemical interference of gibberellin biosynthesis during seed germination -- Conclusions and perspectives -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Gibberellins and Plant Vegetative Growth / Cristina Martínez, Ana Espinosa-Ruiz, Salomé Prat -- Introduction -- Gibberellins and shoot development -- Control of SAM function and leaf size -- Elongation of the hypocotyl -- Apical hook formation -- Gibberellin function in root development -- Hormonal control of root growth -- Gibberellin signalling from the endodermis -- DELLAs downstream signalling in the root -- DELLAs promote mycorrhizal symbiosis -- Growth under unfavourable conditions -- DELLAs promote resistance to abiotic stress -- DELLAs and biotic stress -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Gibberellins and Plant Reproduction / Andrew R.G. Plackett, Zoe A. Wilson -- Introduction -- The floral transition -- Gibberellin promotes flowering through multiple interacting pathways -- Sites of gibberellin biosynthesis and action during the floral transition -- Gibberellin and flowering in perennial species -- Floral development -- Floral patterning and early development -- Gibberellin and fertility -- Seed and fruit development -- Fruit development -- Embryo and seed development -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chemical Regulators of Gibberellin Status and their Application in Plant Production / Wilhelm Rademacher -- Introduction -- Gibberellins -- Inhibitors of gibberellin biosynthesis -- Quaternary ammonium compounds -- Compounds with a nitrogen-containing heteroeycle -- Structural mimics of 2-oxqgSutaric acid -- 16,17-Dihydro-gibberellins -- Uses for gibberellins and inhibitors of gibberellin biosynthesis in crop production -- Wheat, barley, rye, oats and other small-grain cereals -- Rice -- Sugarcane -- Pasture and turf grasses -- Oilseed rape -- Cotton -- Peanuts -- Opium poppy -- Fruit trees growing in temperate climate -- Fruit and nut trees growing in subtropical and tropical climates -- Grapevines -- Ornamentals -- Hybrid seed production -- Outlook -- References -- Genetic Control of Gibberellin Metabolism and Signalling in Crop Improvement / Andrew L.