Water Dynamics in Plant Production (eBook)

Wilfried Ehlers, Michael Goss (Autoren)

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2016 | 2. Auflage
272 Seiten
CABI (Verlag)
978-1-78064-383-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This new edition describes the basic scientific principles of water transport in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, explains the linkage between transpirational water use and dry matter production paying particular attention to the various agronomic strategies for adaptation to climate-driven limitations of water resources.

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Water is the most basic essential for plant growth; an inadequate supply causes severe problems, as plants rely on the water transmitted by soil to meet their physiological and nutritional needs. Since the first edition was published, flooding and droughts throughout the world have made water an even more topical subject, as the importance and instability of our water supplies have been brought to the forefront of daily life. This new edition of Water Dynamics in Plant Production focuses on the dynamics of water through the hydrologic cycle and the associated mechanisms that plants employ to optimize growth and development. It describes the basic scientific principles of water transport in the soil-plant atmosphere continuum, and explains the linkage between transpirational water use and dry matter production. Paying particular attention to the various agronomic strategies for adaptation to climate-driven limitations of water resources, the efficiency of water use in plant production and in achieving an economic yield is presented in detail. This book offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the fundamentals and applications of water dynamics in natural and managed ecosystems. Including text boxes throughout, as well as online supplementary material, it provides an essential state of-the-art resource for students and researchers of soil and plant science, hydrology and agronomy. This book is enhanced with supplementary resources.

Rezensionen

"The authors have made a real effort to use units consistently throughout the book, which is an example of good scientific practice and will be a great help to students and novice researchers. The 'boxes' are also appealing, where a wealth of additional information is offered." - A. Verhoef - European Journal of Soil Science, July 2017, 68, 573

'This book...will appeal to undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students, as well as to more experienced scientists in these or related research areas. It is a versatile resource for class room teaching, but also of sufficient scientific publications. It is also a useful source of information for researchers or practitioners in such subjects as water resources (e.g. irrigation) planning and ecological conservation. '

'I learned a great deal from this book and I would certainly recommend it to my students, and scientists and practitioners in my network.'

'The second edition of Water Dynamics in Plant Production is a welcome addition to the literature on soil- and plant-water relationships. It will be an excellent textbook for classes that deal with water in the soil and plant. Basic principles are given, including equations that govern water movement through the soil-plant-atmosphere system. Boxes, inserted into the text, explain important concepts, such as "How lysimeters work" and "Collection of water south of Sahel". The boxes also give example problems, which will be useful for students to solve in order to understand the principles being presented. The text is amply illustrated with clearly drawn figures. The figures will be especially useful for instructional purposes'.

'The book will be an important reference in the graduate class that I teach on plant-water relations. I recommend it highly. It should be read by all students and scientists studying water use in plant production.'


- M.B.Kirkham,

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.3.2016
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 1-78064-383-7 / 1780643837
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78064-383-0 / 9781780643830