Chemical Manipulation Of Crop Growth And Development

Author : J S McLaren
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483192413

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Chemical Manipulation of Crop Growth and Development by J S McLaren Pdf

Chemical Manipulation of Crop Growth and Development presents a critical review of the plant growth regulators in field crops. It discusses the strategies to discover plant growth regulators for agronomic crops; the methods of modifying stomatal movement; and the possible use of chemicals for photorespiration control. Some of the topics covered in the book are the hormonal control of photosynthesis and assimilate distribution; manipulation of crop growth by ethylene and some implications of the mode of generation; genetic and chemical manipulation of crops to confer tolerance to chemicals; and effects of allelochemicals on crop growth and development. The control of development of potato plant by using endogenous and exogenous growth regulators is covered. The analysis of crop physiology to assess plant growth regulation in sugar beet is also discussed. An in-depth analysis of the influence of auxin antagonists on pod and seed number is provided. The effect of foliar applications of synthetic plant growth regulators on the agronomic characteristics of field-growth corn is presented. A chapter is devoted to the use and effect of cerone in developing winter barley. The book can provide useful information to farmers, botanists, students, and researchers.

Author : C. J. Wright
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483164465

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Manipulation of Fruiting by C. J. Wright Pdf

Manipulation of Fruiting contains the proceedings of the 47th University of Nottingham Easter School in Agricultural Science, held at Sutton Bonington, England on April 18-22, 1988. The papers explore developments in the manipulation of fruiting and cover topics ranging from intra-plant competition to pollination, fruit set, and light interception and canopy manipulation. Genetic regulation and chemical manipulation of fruiting are also discussed. This monograph is comprised of 26 chapters divided into nine sections. The first section deals with the interactions that occur between vegetative and reproductive growth, focusing on source-sink effects and dry matter partitioning. The following three sections examine the sequential stages of producing a fruit from flower initiation, dormancy, and anthesis, through pollination to fruit set. Models that describe dormancy and flowering are presented; pollen incompatibility is considered; and the time available for pollination is analyzed. The physiology of fruit set is discussed together with methods to improve fruit set. The next three sections detail methods of manipulating fruiting, either physically by altering plant canopy structure and therefore light interception, genetically by breeding and selection, or chemically by the use of plant growth regulators. This book concludes with a look towards the future using genetic manipulation to alter fruit physiology. This text will be a valuable resource for crop researchers, plant physiologists, geneticists, and others interested in the state of research into fruiting.

Author : Louis G. Nickell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351084208

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Plant Growth Regulating Chemicals by Louis G. Nickell Pdf

The purpose of this two-volume work is to make available both to the investigator and user, on a crop by crop basis, the latest information on the use of chemicals to regulate plant growth and development. Emphasis is given to the major crops and to those which the most success has been achieved.

Author : M. B. Tesar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951000137218Q

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Physiological Basis of Crop Growth and Development by M. B. Tesar Pdf

Author : L. W. Shemilt
Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080292427

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Chemistry and World Food Supplies by L. W. Shemilt Pdf

Author : Louis G. Nickell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351084192

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Plant Growth Regulating Chemicals by Louis G. Nickell Pdf

The purpose of this two-volume work is to make available both to the investigator and user, on a crop by crop basis, the latest information on the use of chemicals to regulate plant growth and development. Emphasis is given to the major crops and to those which the most success has been achieved.

Author : Roger L. Mitchell
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813803772

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Crop Growth and Culture by Roger L. Mitchell Pdf

The leaf and light energy transformation; Light utilization by leaf and crop surfaces; Mineral nutrition; Carbohydrate, protein, and lipid nutrition; Limiting factors and concepts relating to their influence on crop growth; Stand density, plant distribution, and crop yield; Growth regulators; Growth and differentiation: with special emphasis on shoot and bud development; Root growth and development; Seed development, germination, and production; Seeding; Winter and drouth survival of crop plants; Weed control; Insect and disease problems; Harvest and storage.

Author : Jeremy A. Roberts
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461575924

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Plant Growth Regulators by Jeremy A. Roberts Pdf

What are plant growth regulators? In the title, and throughout the text, we have adopted this expression to describe a population of endogenous molecules and synthetic compounds of similar structure that are be lieved to play important roles in the regulation of plant differentiation and development. For many years, plant scientists have endeavoured to understand the nature and action of plant growth regulators and, as a result, an awesome quantity of written material now exists describing these chemicals and their effects. In this book we have aimed to distil this wealth of information into a more digestible form, and in particular we have focused our attention on a critical appraisal of the literature. The past few years have witnessed a change of emphasis in plant growth regulator research, which has been fuelled by powerful new techniques in molecular and cell biology. Today we can do more than just apply a plant growth regulator and quantify its effects; we have reached an exciting crossroads where plant scientists, molecular bio logists and chemists can pool their expertise and apply it to the out standing problems in this area. The combination of these three disciplines within the book is clear evidence of this. In keeping with a volume of this size, we have assumed that the reader has a sound knowledge of plant physiology and biochemistry. However, wherever possible, we have highlighted useful reviews which provide background information, along with recent publications that have contributed significantly to the literature.

Author : Martin Bopp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642710186

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Plant Growth Substances 1985 by Martin Bopp Pdf

The 12th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances was held from 26th to 31st August 1985 in Heidelberg, F. R. G. , under the auspices of the IPGSA (International Plant Growth Sub stances Association) and the University of Heidelberg in its 599th year. As many as 750 participants from 40 countries all over the world attended the conference, including guests and staff members of the local organizers. Fine days provided an excellent background for a fruitful and pleasant meeting and all the activities accompanying the scientific programme. During the conference all current aspects concerning growth substances were treated. Altogether the par ticipants presented 207 oral reports organized in four parallel sessions and about 300 posters, for which 2 hours' poster sessions were reserved each day. The conference gained in perspective from the arrangement of five workshops in which special aspects and the most recent results could be presented by specialists in the particular fields. The topics of the workshop were: actual methods of hormone detection (orga nizer H. Kende), auxin transport (organizer R. Hertel), growth sub stances and tumour formation (organizer J. Schroder), evolution of the hormone system (organizer W. Jacobs) and problems of ap plication (organizer J. Jung). The abstracts of all presentations were collected in a Book of Abstracts available during the conference, giving a rough surveY of the whole field of plant growth substances in its present state.

Author : Mohamed A. El-Esawi
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789237481

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Physical Methods for Stimulation of Plant and Mushroom Development by Mohamed A. El-Esawi Pdf

Chemical additives used for increasing plant productivity can contaminate the raw materials used in food production. Physical methods represent alternative promising sources for stimulating plant and mushroom development and increasing vegetable production. Many physical factors are currently used for plant treatment, including electromagnetic waves, optical emission, laser, magnetic field, gamma rays and ultrasound and ionizing radiation. This book discusses these physical methods for stimulation of plant and mushroom development and seed invigoration. Current research trends, future research directions and challenges are also discussed. This book will be of interest to many readers, researchers and scientists who can find this information useful for the advancement of their research works towards a better understanding of physical methods in plant and mushroom development.

Author : Harold W. Gausman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000147858

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Plant Biochemical Regulators by Harold W. Gausman Pdf

A textbook for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in biotechnology in a wide range of fields concerned with plants. Describes the use of both endogenous and introduced biochemical regulators to manipulate plant responses. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Author : Leonard G Copping,H Geoffrey Hewitt
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781847550422

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Chemistry and Mode of Action of Crop Protection Agents by Leonard G Copping,H Geoffrey Hewitt Pdf

This book examines the chemistry and mode of action of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators. It follows crop protection strategies from early discoveries to the present day, emphasising the biochemical targets of the compounds discussed. Chemistry and Mode of Action of Crop Protection Agents provides an in-depth, yet easy to read and understand, review of the major classes of pesticides, explaining also the basis of their activity and selectivity. Throughout, there are many references to allow the reader to pursue areas of special interest, and each chapter contains questions to ensure that the text has been understood. This is the first book on the mode of action of pesticides to have been published in over ten years, and as such will have a very wide audience. It is aimed primarily at graduate level but will also be relevant to the needs of some sixth form and undergraduate courses, as well as to industrialists and advisors in the field of crop protection.

Author : Donald L. Smith,Chantal Hamel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642585548

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Crop Yield by Donald L. Smith,Chantal Hamel Pdf

This book has been prepared for those seeking a better understanding of the functioning of crop plants, particularly the processes that lead to the genera tion of products valued by human beings. The contributors, who are among the world's foremost experts on the important crops upon which humanity depends for food or fibre, address the relevant processes for their specific crop. Currently, the world population is continuing to increase. It is projected to plateau around the middle of the next century, and while there is considerable controversy regarding the population level when this plateau is achieved, most estimates are in the area of 10 000 000 000. At present, there are about 800000000 people in the world who do not have secure access to food. Over the last 50 years various aspects of agricultural research have been combined to increase the output of world crops approximately 2.5-fold. Given the need to feed the increasing population, and to provide better access, it is predicted that during the next 50 years the agricultural research community must repeat this achievement.

Author : J. Perry Gustafson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461324294

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Gene Manipulation in Plant Improvement by J. Perry Gustafson Pdf

The results obtained to date involving the use of in ~ methods to facilitate wide hybridization in plants are voluminous and impressive. The techniques of embryo culture, ovule culture, and in~ pollination and fertilization represent an extension of the normal sexual hybridization process. Successes recorded in obtaining hybrids stem largely from circumventing prezygotic or postzygotic hybridization barriers. Numerous recent successful hybridizations were possible because of the development of improved tissue and cell culture systems for crop plants and attention given to genotypes used in hybridization attempts. Interspecific and intergeneric hybridization utilizing the process of protoplast fusion will bypass the limits set by all sexual me'thods. In addition to combining complete genomes from two different species through protoplast fusion, this system affords unique opportunities for creating novel cytoplasmic combinations, transfer of individual chromosomes, transfer of cytoplasmic organelles, manipulation of male sterility, and for single gene transfer. Some caution must be noted with regard to the extent of hybridization possible between distantly related species. Although practically no limit exists to the physical fusion of protoplasts from widely divergent species, the restrictions imposed by somatic incompatibility have not been adequately addressed. Regeneration of plants from the protoplast or single heterokaryon level is still a major hurdle for many important crop species before somatic cell fusion can be exploited to produce interspecific and intergeneric hybrids. Identification and selection of hybrids is also a limitation to the efficient application of cell fusion methods.

Author : M. B. (Ed.). TESAR
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Crops
ISBN : OCLC:841761125

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Physiological Basis of Crop Growth and Development by M. B. (Ed.). TESAR Pdf