Frost Survival Of Plants

Author : Akira Sakai,Walter Larcher
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642717451

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Frost Survival of Plants by Akira Sakai,Walter Larcher Pdf

Low temperature represents, together with drought and salt stress, one of the most important environmental constraints limiting the pro ductivity and the distribution of plants on the Earth. Winter survival, in particular, is a highly complex phenomenon, with regards to both stress factors and stress responses. The danger from winter cold is the result not only of its primary effect, i. e. the formation of ice in plant tissues; additional threats are presented by the freezing of water in and on the ground and by the load and duration ofthe snow cover. In recent years, a number of books and reviews on the subject of chilling and frost resistance in plants have appeared: all of these publications, however, concentrate principally on the mechanisms of injury and resistance to freezing at the cellular or molecular level. We are convinced that analysis of the ultrastructural and biochemical alterations in the cell and particularly in the plasma membrane during freezing is the key to understanding the limits of frost resistance and the mechanisms of cold acclimation. This is undoubtedly the immediate task facing those of us engaged in resistance research. It is nevertheless our opinion that, in addition to understanding the basic physiological events, we should be careful not to overlook the importance of the comparative aspects of the freezing processes, the components of stress avoidance and tolerance and the specific levels of resistance.

Author : P.H. Li
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323150712

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Plant Cold Hardiness and Freezing Stress by P.H. Li Pdf

Plant Cold Hardiness and Freezing Stress: Mechanisms and Crop Implications contains the proceedings of an International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar, held in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 2-4, 1977. Organized into seven parts, this book contains a collection of valuable articles on the advances in plant cold hardiness research. This text first addresses the freezing stress in plants in nature, in the field, or as a result of laboratory experiments intended to explain the process. Some chapters follow that discuss the effect of cold acclimation and freezing on plant's cell membrane, the mechanism of cold acclimation in plants, and the super cooling stress in plants. The survival, breeding, cryopreservation, and cryoprotection of plants are also explained.

Author : Ernst-Detlef Schulze,Erwin Beck,Klaus Müller-Hohenstein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-02-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 354020833X

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Plant Ecology by Ernst-Detlef Schulze,Erwin Beck,Klaus Müller-Hohenstein Pdf

This textbook covers Plant Ecology from the molecular to the global level. It covers the following areas in unprecedented breadth and depth: - Molecular ecophysiology (stress physiology: light, temperature, oxygen deficiency, drought, salt, heavy metals, xenobiotica and biotic stress factors) - Autecology (whole plant ecology: thermal balance, water, nutrient, carbon relations) - Ecosystem ecology (plants as part of ecosystems, element cycles, biodiversity) - Synecology (development of vegetation in time and space, interactions between vegetation and the abiotic and biotic environment) - Global aspects of plant ecology (global change, global biogeochemical cycles, land use, international conventions, socio-economic interactions) The book is carefully structured and well written: complex issues are elegantly presented and easily understandable. It contains more than 500 photographs and drawings, mostly in colour, illustrating the fascinating subject. The book is primarily aimed at graduate students of biology but will also be of interest to post-graduate students and researchers in botany, geosciences and landscape ecology. Further, it provides a sound basis for those dealing with agriculture, forestry, land use, and landscape management.

Author : Boris Rewald,Christian Ammer,Thorsten Grams,Henrik Hartmann,Guenter Hoch,Katharina Maria Keiblinger,Andrey V. Malyshev,Ina Christin Meier
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889636402

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Woody Plants and Forest Ecosystems in a Complex World – Ecological Interactions and Physiological Functioning Above and Below Ground by Boris Rewald,Christian Ammer,Thorsten Grams,Henrik Hartmann,Guenter Hoch,Katharina Maria Keiblinger,Andrey V. Malyshev,Ina Christin Meier Pdf

Author : Paul H. Li
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351086424

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Advances in Plant Cold Hardiness by Paul H. Li Pdf

Advances in Plant Cold Hardiness provides a detailed, up-to-date discussion of plant cold hardiness research. The molecular mechanisms of plant cold hardiness development, a subject not covered in any other low temperature stress book, is examined in depth. Other major topics addressed include the freezing tolerance and injury of plant tissues in vivo and in vitro, in addition to how research findings impact agricultural applications. The articles featured in Advances in Plant Cold Hardiness were presented as key papers at the 4th International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar held at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala in July, 1991. The book will appeal to all researchers, students, and instructors in plant biology, agriculture, and forestry.

Author : Jacob Levitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Freezes (Meteorology)
ISBN : WISC:89041294067

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Frost Killing and Hardiness of Plants by Jacob Levitt Pdf

Author : Mohammad Pessarakli
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000373042

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Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology by Mohammad Pessarakli Pdf

Continuous discoveries in plant and crop physiology have resulted in an abundance of new information since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology. Following its predecessors, the fourth edition of this well-regarded handbook offers a unique, comprehensive, and complete collection of topics in the field of plant and crop physiology. Divided into eleven sections, for easy access of information, this edition contains more than 90 percent new material, substantial revisions, and two new sections. The handbook covers the physiology of plant and crop growth and development, cellular and molecular aspects, plant genetics and production processes. The book presents findings on plant and crop growth in response to climatic changes, and considers the potential for plants and crops adaptation, exploring the biotechnological aspects of plant and crop improvement. This content is used to plan, implement, and evaluate strategies for increasing plant growth and crop yield. Readers benefit from numerous tables, figures, case studies and illustrations, as well as thousands of index words, all of which increase the accessibility of the information contained in this important handbook. New to the Edition: Contains 37 new chapters and 13 extensively revised and expanded chapters from the third edition of this book. Includes new or modified sections on soil-plant-water-nutrients-microorganisms physiological relations; and on plant growth regulators, both promoters and inhibitors. Additional new and modified chapters cover the physiological responses of lower plants and vascular plants and crops to metal-based nanoparticles and agrichemicals; and the growth responses of plants and crops to climate change and environmental stresses. With contributions from 95 scientists from 20 countries, this book provides a comprehensive resource for research and for university courses, covering plant and crop physiological responses under normal and stressful conditions ranging from cellular aspects to whole plants.

Author : Joe H. Cherry
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642791338

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Biochemical and Cellular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in Plants by Joe H. Cherry Pdf

Environmental stresses, such as high and low temperature, salinity, and drought, represent limiting factors to agricultural productivity worldwide. Their impact is not only on crops that are presently being cultivated, but they are also significant barriers to the introduction of crop plants into noncultivated areas. The book describes the cellular, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms in plants that regulate tolerance to stresses. Also discussed are prospects of engineering stress-tolerant plants through the modification of germplasm.

Author : James G. Horsfall
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323147682

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Plant Disease: An Advanced Treatise by James G. Horsfall Pdf

Plant Diseases An Advanced Treatise, Volume III: How Plants Suffer from Disease deals with the mechanism on how individual plants suffer from disease. Organized into 19 chapters, this volume discusses plant growth, the conceptual theory of disease development in plants, and the occurrence of different kinds of impairment in diseased plant system. The opening chapters outline the array of physiological functions that are essential in the growth and development of healthy plants. This text also describes the effect of disease on the capture, transfer, and utilization of energy by plants. The subsequent chapters discuss specific types of dysfunction in plant system, including food flow, water system, mineral nutrition, and growth alteration. Other chapters deal with other plant diseases, such as crown gall, teratoma, dysfunction and shortfalls of symbiont responses, disrupted reproduction, and tissue disintegration. This volume also examines various physical factors of the environment that impose mechanical or other physical stresses on plants. It also discusses the engineering mechanics of growing plants and the effect of various pathogens and microorganisms on plant strength and plant organ structural integrity. Other chapters deal with the effect of disease on cell membrane and permeability and on intermediary plant metabolism. The concluding chapters cover the genetic aspects of diseased plants and the diseases that induce senescence and diseases that senescence induced. This volume is an invaluable source for plant pathologists and researchers, mycologists, virologists, and graduate students.

Author : Mohammad Pessarakli
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1034 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466553286

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Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology, Third Edition by Mohammad Pessarakli Pdf

Continuous discoveries in plant and crop physiology have resulted in an abundance of new information since the publication of the second edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology, necessitating a new edition to cover the latest advances in the field. Like its predecessors, the Third Edition offers a unique, complete collection of topics in plant and crop physiology, serving as an up-to-date resource in the field. This edition contains more than 90 percent new material, and the remaining 10 percent has been updated and substantially revised. Divided into nine parts to make the information more accessible, this handbook covers the physiology of plant and crop growth and development, cellular and molecular aspects, and production processes. It addresses the physiological responses of plants and crops to environmental stresses, heavy metals, and agrichemicals; presents findings on small RNAs in response to temperature stress; and discusses the use of bioinformatics in plant/crop physiology. The book deals with the impacts of rising CO2 levels and climate change on plant/crop growth, development, and production. It also offers guidance on plants and crops that can be successfully cultivated under more stressful conditions, presented in six chapters that examine alleviation of future food security issues. With contributions from 105 scientists from 17 countries, this book provides a comprehensive resource for research and for university courses, covering plant physiological processes ranging from the cellular level to whole plants. The content provided can be used to plan, implement, and evaluate strategies for dealing with plant and crop physiology problems. This edition includes numerous tables, figures, and illustrations to facilitate comprehension of the material as well as thousands of index words to further increase accessibility to the desired information.

Author : Rajeev Arora
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1560221119

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Adaptations and Responses of Woody Plants to Environmental Stresses by Rajeev Arora Pdf

Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.

Author : Walter Larcher
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540435166

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Physiological Plant Ecology by Walter Larcher Pdf

With contributions by numerous experts.

Author : Paul A. Keddy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107114234

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Plant Ecology by Paul A. Keddy Pdf

This book presents a global and interdisciplinary approach to plant ecology, guiding students through essential concepts with real-world examples.

Author : F.J. Bigras,Stephen J. Colombo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401596503

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Conifer Cold Hardiness by F.J. Bigras,Stephen J. Colombo Pdf

Conifer Cold Hardiness provides an up-to-date synthesis by leading scientists in the study of the major physiological and environmental factors regulating cold hardiness of conifer tree species. This state-of-the-art reference comprehensively explains current understanding of conifer cold hardiness ranging from the gene to the globe and from the highly applied to the very basic. Topics addressed encompass cold hardiness from the perspectives of ecology, ecophysiology, acclimation and deacclimation, seedling production and reforestation, the impacts of biotic and abiotic factors, and methods for studying and analyzing cold hardiness. The content is relevant to geneticists, ecologists, stress physiologists, environmental and global change scientists, pathologists, advanced nursery and silvicultural practitioners, and graduate students involved in plant biology, plant physiology, horticulture and forestry with an interest in cold hardiness.

Author : Mark Mount
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780323146043

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Phytopathogenic Prokaryotes V1 by Mark Mount Pdf

Phytopathogenic Prokaryotes, Volume 1, provides an understanding of the diversity and complexity of diseases caused by phytopathogenic prokaryotes. It is part of a two-volume treatise that summarizes current research on these organisms. The book is organized into four parts. Part I covers the physical nature of prokaryotic phytopathogens as well as how they are presently classified, the limitation of this artificial classification, and the biology of the pathogen's invasion of plants. Part II presents conceptual hypotheses for the formation of the agricorpus (pathogen/host complex as a biological unit) and how this association may be detrimental or beneficial to both members of the unit. Other topics include the basic determinant of evolutionary change (the gene), and the evolution of vectors for dispersal of pathogens. Part III elaborates on the interaction at the plant/environment/pathogen interface (the plant surface). It presents information on the interaction of prokaryotes in the rhizosphere and phyllosphere, and how this interaction developed. Part IV shows how prokaryotes affect their hosts once infection has been established. This information is presented in sequence progressing from the disease-causing mechanisms of the facultative endophytic pathogens to those of the obligate endophytic pathogens.