Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on evolutionary significance of phenotypic
plasticity in plants. The expression of an individual genotype is modified by its environment.
The amount by which it can be modified is termed its plasticity. This plasticity can be either
morphological or physiological; these are interrelated. The plasticity of a character is related
to the general pattern of its development, and apart from this, that plasticity is a general
property of the whole genotype. Plasticity of a character appears to be specific for that …