Handbook of plant and crop physiology /
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| Edition: | 2nd ed., rev. and expanded |
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| Imprint: | New York : Marcel Dekker, c2002. |
| Description: | xvii, 973 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Books in soils, plants and the environment ; v. 84 Books in soils, plants, and the environment ; v. 84. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4560503 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Contributors
- Part I. Plants/Crops Growth Responses to Environmental Factors and Climactic Changes
- 1. Time, Plant Growth, Respiration, and Temperature
- 2. Role of Temperature in the Physiology of Crop Plants: Pre- and Postharvest
- 3. Crop Plant Responses to Rising CO[subscript 2] and Climate Change
- Part II. Physiology of Plant/Crop Growth and Developmental Stages
- 4. Germination and Emergence
- 5. Influence of Source Strength on Leaf Developmental Programming
- 6. Ecophysiological Aspects of the Vegetative Propagation of Saltbush (Atriplex spp.) and Mulberry (Morus spp.)
- 7. Fruit Development, Maturation, and Ripening
- 8. Dormancy: Manifestations and Causes
- 9. Senescence in Plants and Crops
- 10. Abscission
- Part III. Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Plant/Crop Physiology
- 11. Cell Cycle Regulation in Plants
- 12. Chlorophyll Biosynthesis During Plant Greening
- 13. Structure and Function of Photosynthetic Membranes in Higher Plants
- 14. Bioenergetic Aspects of Photosynthetic Gas Exchange and Respiratory Processes in Algae and Plants
- 15. Diffusive Resistances to CO[subscript 2] Entry in the Leaves and Their Limitations to Photosynthesis
- Part IV. Plant/Crop Physiology and Physiological Aspects of Plant/Crop Production Processes
- 16. Mineral Nutrient Transport in Plants
- 17. Sodium: A Functional Nutrient in Plants
- 18. Nitrogen Metabolism and Crop Productivity
- 19. Quantifying Immediate Carbon Export from Source Leaves
- 20. Production-Related Assimilate Transport and Partitioning
- 21. Phloem Transport of Solutes in Crop Plants
- 22. Carbohydrate Synthesis and Crop Metabolism
- 23. Production of Phytomedicinal Chemicals by Plants
- Part V. Plant Growth Regulators: The Natural Hormones (Growth Promoters and Inhibitors) and Plant Genes
- 24. Plant Growth Hormones: Growth Promoters and Inhibitors
- 25. The Activation Sequence-1 Cognate Promoter Elements Play Critical Roles in the Activation of Defense-Related Genes in Higher Plants
- 26. Multilevel Regulation of Glutathione Homeostasis in Higher Plants
- 27. Genes Associated with Orchid Flower
- Part VI. Physiological Responses of Plants/Crops Under Stressful (Salt, Drought, and Other Environmental Stresses) Conditions
- 28. Biology and Physiology of Saline Plants
- 29. Role of Physiology in Improving Crop Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses in the Tropics: The Case of Common Bean and Tropical Forages
- 30. Adaptive Components of Salt Tolerance
- 31. Growth and Physiological Adaptations of Grasses to Salinity Stress
- 32. Physiological Mechanisms of Nitrogen Absorption and Assimilation in Plants Under Stressful Conditions
- 33. Induction of Proteins in Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
- 34. Physiological Responses of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to Salt Stress
- 35. Calcium as a Messenger in Stress Signal Transduction
- 36. Regulation of Gene Expression During Abiotic Stresses and the Role of the Plant Hormone Abscisic Acid
- Part VII. Physiological Responses of Plants/Crops to Heavy Metal Concentration and Agrichemicals
- 37. How Plants Adapt Their Physiology to an Excess of Metals
- 38. The Negative Action of Toxic Divalent Cations on the Photosynthetic Apparatus
- 39. Physiological Mechanisms of Herbicide Actions
- Part VIII. Physiological Relationships Between Lower and Higher Plants
- 40. Parasitic Flowering Plants from Genus Orobanche: DNA Markers, Molecular Evolution, and Physiological Relations with the Host Plants
- Part IX. Physiology of Lower-Plant Genetics and Development
- 41. Developmental Genetics in Lower Plants
- Part X. Physiology of Higher-Plant/Crop Genetics and Development
- 42. Photosynthetic Efficiency and Crop Yield
- 43. Transpiration Efficiency: Avenues for Genetic Improvement
- 44. Physiological Mechanisms Relevant to Genetic Improvement of Salinity Tolerance in Crop Plants
- 45. Glycine Betaine Accumulation: Its Role in Stress Resistance in Crop Plants
- Part XI. Using Computer Modeling in Plant Physiology
- 46. Computer Simulation of Plant and Crop Allocation Processes
- Part XII. Plant/Crop Physiology Under Controlled Conditions, in Space, and on Other Planets
- 47. Composite Lighting for Controlled-Environment Plant Factories
- 48. Plant Growth and Human Life Support for Space Travel
- Index
