Ethylene in plant biology Ethylene in Plant Biology presents ethylene research from leading laboratories around the globe to allow readers to gain strong foundational coverage of the topic and aid in further ethylene research as it pertains to plant biology. The work details the overall role of ethylene in plant biology a gaseous plant hormone that has emerged as an important signaling molecule which regulates several steps of a plants life cycle covering both general ideas as well as more specific and technical knowledge. The ideas covered in the work range from discovery of ethylene to its wide roles in plant growth and development all the way to niche topics such as stress acclimation