Physiology of Woody Plants (eBook)

Theodore T. Kozlowski, Stephen G. Pallardy (Autoren)

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1996 | 2. Auflage
411 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-053897-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This completely revised classic volume is an up-to-date synthesis of the intensive research devoted to woody plants. Intended primarily as a text for students and a reference for researchers, this interdisciplinary book should be useful to a broad range of scientists from agroforesters, agronomists, and arborists to plant pathologists, ecophysiologists, and soil scientists. Anyone interested in plant physiology will find this text invaluable.

Key Features
* Includes supplementary chapter summaries and lists of general references
* Provides a solid foundation of reference information
* Thoroughly updated classic text/reference

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This completely revised classic volume is an up-to-date synthesis of the intensive research devoted to woody plants. Intended primarily as a text for students and a reference for researchers, this interdisciplinary book should be useful to a broad range of scientists from agroforesters, agronomists, and arborists to plant pathologists, ecophysiologists, and soil scientists. Anyone interested in plant physiology will find this text invaluable. - Includes supplementary chapter summaries and lists of general references- Provides a solid foundation of reference information- Thoroughly updated classic text/reference

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Physiology of Woody Plants 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
Preface 14
Chapter 1. Introduction 16
HEREDITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF GROWTH 16
PHYSIOLOGICAL REGULATION OF GROWTH 17
PROBLEMS OF FORESTERS, HORTICULTURISTS, AND ARBORISTS 18
SUMMARY 20
GENERAL REFERENCES 21
Chapter 2. The Woody Plant Body 22
INTRODUCTION 22
CROWN FORM 23
STEM FORM 25
VEGETATIVE ORGANS AND TISSUES 25
LEAVES 26
STEMS 32
WOOD STRUCTURE OF GYMNOSPERMS 36
WOOD STRUCTURE OF ANGIOSPERMS 38
BARK 39
ROOTS 40
REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES 45
SUMMARY 47
GENERAL REFERENCES 48
Chapter 3. Vegetative Growth 49
INTRODUCTION 50
DORMANCY 50
SHOOT GROWTH 51
SHOOT TYPES AND GROWTH PATTERNS 54
SHOOT GROWTH IN THE TROPICS 59
CAMBIAL GROWTH 59
ROOT GROWTH 68
SHEDDING OF PLANT PARTS 71
MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF GROWTH 77
SUMMARY 81
GENERAL REFERENCES 101
Chapter 4. Reproductive Growth 83
INTRODUCTION 83
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN ANGIOSPERMS 84
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN GYMNOSPERMS 91
MATURATION OF SEEDS 97
ABSCISSION OF REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES 98
SUMMARY 100
GENERAL REFERENCES 101
Chapter 5. Photosynthesis 102
INTRODUCTION 102
CHLOROPLAST DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE 103
THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC MECHANISM 105
CARBON DIOXIDE UPTAKE BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES 111
CARBON ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS 112
VARIATIONS IN RATES OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS 113
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 121
PLANT FACTORS 140
SUMMARY 145
GENERAL REFERENCES 147
Chapter 6. Enzymes, Energetics, and Respiration 149
INTRODUCTION 150
ENZYMES AND ENERGETICS 150
RESPIRATION 152
RESPIRATION OF PLANTS AND PLANT PARTS 158
FACTORS AFFECTING RESPIRATION 165
ASSIMILATION 171
SUMMARY 172
GENERAL REFERENCES 173
Chapter 7. Carbohydrates 174
INTRODUCTION 174
KINDS OF CARBOHYDRATES 174
CARBOHYDRATE TRANSFORMATIONS 178
USES OF CARBOHYDRATES 179
ACCUMULATION OF CARBOHYDRATES 182
AUTUMN COLORATION 185
SUMMARY 187
GENERAL REFERENCES 187
Chapter 8. Lipids, Terpenoids, and Related Substances 189
INTRODUCTION 189
LIPIDS 190
WAXES, CUTIN, AND SUBERIN 191
INTERNAL LIPIDS 194
ISOPRENOIDS OR TERPENOIDS 195
SUMMARY 202
GENERAL REFERENCES 202
Chapter 9. Nitrogen Metabolism 204
INTRODUCTION 204
DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS OF NITROGEN 205
IMPORTANT NITROGEN COMPOUNDS 211
NITROGEN REQUIREMENTS 215
SOURCES OF NITROGEN 217
THE NITROGEN CYCLE 220
SUMMARY 223
GENERAL REFERENCES 223
Chapter 10. Mineral Nutrition 225
INTRODUCTION 225
FUNCTIONS OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS AND EFFECTS OF DEFICIENCIES 226
ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS 230
MINERAL CYCLING 230
THE SOIL MINERAL POOL 231
LOSSES OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS FROM ECOSYSTEMS 238
ABSORPTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS 244
SUMMARY 250
GENERAL REFERENCES 251
Chapter 11. Absorption of Water and Ascent of Sap 252
INTRODUCTION 252
ABSORPTION OF WATER 259
WATER ABSORPTION PROCESSES 270
ROOT AND STEM PRESSURES 270
ASCENT OF SAP 274
THE WATER CONDUCTING SYSTEM 275
SUMMARY 282
GENERAL REFERENCES 283
Chapter 12. Transpiration and Plant Water Balance 284
TRANSPIRATION 285
FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPIRATION 288
INTERACTIONS OF FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPIRATION 298
MEASUREMENT OF TRANSPIRATION 299
TRANSPIRATION RATES 302
WATER LOSS FROM PLANT STANDS 303
THE WATER BALANCE 309
EFFECTS OF WATER STRESS 314
ADAPTATION TO DROUGHT 315
SUMMARY 322
GENERAL REFERENCES 323
Chapter 13. Plant Hormones and Other Endogenous Growth Regulators 324
INTRODUCTION 324
NATURALLY OCCURRING PLANT HORMONES 325
OTHER REGULATORY COMPOUNDS 330
MECHANISMS OF HORMONE ACTION 332
SUMMARY 333
GENERAL REFERENCES 333
Scientific and Common Names of Plants 336
Bibliography 360
Index 416

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.10.1996
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-053897-5 / 0080538975
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-053897-6 / 9780080538976