Water Relations Of Plants And Soils

Author : Paul J. Kramer,John S. Boyer
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995-07-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780124250604

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Water Relations of Plants and Soils by Paul J. Kramer,John S. Boyer Pdf

Water Relations of Plants and Soils, successor to the seminal 1983 book by Paul Kramer, covers the entire field of water relations using current concepts and consistent terminology. Emphasis is on the interdependence of processes, including rate of water absorption, rate of transpiration, resistance to water flow into roots, soil factors affecting water availability. New trends in the field, such as the consideration of roots (rather than leaves) as the primary sensors of water stress, are examined in detail. Addresses the role of water in the whole range of plant activities Describes molecular mechanisms of water action in the context of whole plants Synthesizes recent scientific findings Relates current concepts to agriculture and ecology Provides a summary of methods

Author : M.B. Kirkham
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780124200784

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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations by M.B. Kirkham Pdf

Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations, 2e describes the principles of water relations within soils, followed by the uptake of water and its subsequent movement throughout and from the plant body. This is presented as a progressive series of physical and biological interrelations, even though each topic is treated in detail on its own. The book also describes equipment used to measure water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system. At the end of each chapter is a biography of a scientist whose principles are discussed in the chapter. In addition to new information on the concept of celestial time, this new edition also includes new chapters on methods to determine sap flow in plants dual-probe heat-pulse technique to monitor water in the root zone. Provides the necessary understanding to address advancing problems in water availability for meeting ecological requirements at local, regional and global scales Covers plant anatomy: an essential component to understanding soil and plant water relations

Author : Paul J Kramer
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323138239

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Water Relations of Plants by Paul J Kramer Pdf

Water Relations of Plants attempts to explain the importance of water through a description of the factors that control the plant water balance and how they affect the physiological processes that determine the quantity and quality of growth. Organized into 13 chapters, this book first discusses the functions and properties of water and the plant cell water relations. Subsequent chapters focus on measurement and control of soil water, as well as growth and functions of root. This book also looks into the water absorption, the ascent of sap, the transpiration, and the water stress and its effects on plant processes and growth. This book will be useful for students, teachers, and investigators in both basic and applied plant science, as well as for botanists, agronomists, foresters, horticulturists, soil scientists, and even laymen with an interest in plant water relations.

Author : Bohdan Slavík
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Plant-water relationships
ISBN : 3540066861

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Methods of Studying Plant Water Relations by Bohdan Slavík Pdf

Water in cells and tissues; water content; Water exchange between plant roots and soils; Liquid water movement in plants; Water exchange between plant and atmosphere.

Author : Hans Lambers,F Stuart Chapin III,Thijs L. Pons
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387783413

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Plant Physiological Ecology by Hans Lambers,F Stuart Chapin III,Thijs L. Pons Pdf

Box 9E. 1 Continued FIGURE 2. The C–S–R triangle model (Grime 1979). The strategies at the three corners are C, competiti- winning species; S, stress-tolerating s- cies; R,ruderalspecies. Particular species can engage in any mixture of these three primary strategies, and the m- ture is described by their position within the triangle. comment briefly on some other dimensions that Grime’s (1977) triangle (Fig. 2) (see also Sects. 6. 1 are not yet so well understood. and 6. 3 of Chapter 7 on growth and allocation) is a two-dimensional scheme. A C—S axis (Com- tition-winning species to Stress-tolerating spe- Leaf Economics Spectrum cies) reflects adaptation to favorable vs. unfavorable sites for plant growth, and an R- Five traits that are coordinated across species are axis (Ruderal species) reflects adaptation to leaf mass per area (LMA), leaf life-span, leaf N disturbance. concentration, and potential photosynthesis and dark respiration on a mass basis. In the five-trait Trait-Dimensions space,79%ofallvariation worldwideliesalonga single main axis (Fig. 33 of Chapter 2A on photo- A recent trend in plant strategy thinking has synthesis; Wright et al. 2004). Species with low been trait-dimensions, that is, spectra of varia- LMA tend to have short leaf life-spans, high leaf tion with respect to measurable traits. Compared nutrient concentrations, and high potential rates of mass-based photosynthesis. These species with category schemes, such as Raunkiaer’s, trait occur at the ‘‘quick-return’’ end of the leaf e- dimensions have the merit of capturing cont- nomics spectrum.

Author : Burton Edward Livingston,Lon Adrian Hawkins,Howard Edward Pulling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Plants
ISBN : OCLC:6665090

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The Water-relation Between Plant and Soil by Burton Edward Livingston,Lon Adrian Hawkins,Howard Edward Pulling Pdf

Author : Frank Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135619725

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Understanding Reading by Frank Smith Pdf

Understanding Reading revolutionized reading research and theory when the first edition appeared in 1971 and continues to be a leader in the field. In the sixth edition of this classic text, Smith's purpose remains the same: to shed light on fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading--linguistic, physiological, psychological, and social--and on what is involved in learning to read. The text critically examines current theories, instructional practices, and controversies, covering a wide range of disciplines but always remaining accessible to students and classroom teachers. Careful attention is given to the ideological clash that continues between whole language and direct instruction and currently permeates every aspect of theory and research into reading and reading instruction. To aid readers in making up their own minds, each chapter concludes with a brief statement of "Issues." Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read, Sixth Edition is designed to serve as a handbook for language arts teachers, a college text for basic courses on the psychology of reading, a guide to relevant research on reading, and an introduction to reading as an aspect of thinking and learning. It is matchless in integrating a wide range of topics relative to reading while, at the same time, being highly readable and user-friendly for instructors, students, and practitioners.

Author : Kim H. Tan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482234466

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Humic Matter in Soil and the Environment by Kim H. Tan Pdf

The field of humic matter research has undergone drastic changes in concepts and principles since the first edition of Humic Matter in Soil and the Environment: Principles and Controversies was published more than a decade ago. Still the only book of its kind specifically addressing humic acid principles and controversies, the Second Edition presen

Author : M.N.V. Prasad,Jürgen Hagemeyer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662077450

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Heavy Metal Stress in Plants by M.N.V. Prasad,Jürgen Hagemeyer Pdf

Heavy metal phytotoxicity has been known for more than a century. However, research in the past years has confirmed the immense damage by metal pollution to plants, the soil and ultimately to humans. By reviewing both field and laboratory work, this book deals with the various functional and ecological aspects of heavy metal stress on plants and outlines the scope for future research and the possibilities for remediation.

Author : Burton Edward Livingston
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 066668720X

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The Water-Relation Between Plant and Soil (Classic Reprint) by Burton Edward Livingston Pdf

Excerpt from The Water-Relation Between Plant and Soil Roles of the soil in limiting plant activities. Plant World 12: 49 - 53. 1909. The relation of the osmotic pressure of the cell sap in plants to arid habitats. Plant World 14: 153 - 64. 1911. Present problems of physiological plant ecology. Amer. Nat. 43: 369 - 77. 1909. [the essentials of this paper appeared also, with same title, in Plant World 12: 41 - 6. Present problems in soil physics as related to plant activities. Amer. Nat. 46: 294-301. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : M.B. Kirkham
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080492169

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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations by M.B. Kirkham Pdf

Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations combines biology and physics to show how water moves through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. This text explores the instrumentation and the methods used to measure the status of water in soil and plants. Principles are clearly presented with the aid of diagrams, anatomical figures, and images of instrumentation. The methods on instrumentation can be used by researchers, consultants, and the military to monitor soil degradation, including measurements of soil compaction, repellency, oxygen diffusion rate, and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity. Intended for graduate students in plant and soil science programs, this book also serves as a useful reference for agronomists, plant ecologists, and agricultural engineers. * Principles are presented in an easy-to-understand style * Heavily illustrated with more than 200 figures; diagrams are professionally drawn * Anatomical figures show root, stem, leaf, and stomata * Figures of instruments show how they work * Book is carefully referenced, giving sources for all information * Struggles and accomplishments of scientists who developed the theories are given in short biographies.

Author : Abraham Blum
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441974914

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Plant Breeding for Water-Limited Environments by Abraham Blum Pdf

This volume will be the only existing single-authored book offering a science-based breeder’s manual directed at breeding for water-limited environments. Plant breeding is characterized by the need to integrate information from diverse disciplines towards the development and delivery of a product defines as a new cultivar. Conventional breeding draws information from disciplines such as genetics, plant physiology, plant pathology, entomology, food technology and statistics. Plant breeding for water-limited environments and the development of drought resistant crop cultivars is considered as one of the more difficult areas in plant breeding while at the same time it is becoming a very pressing issue. This volume is unique and timely in that it develops realistic solutions and protocols towards the breeding of drought resistant cultivars by integrating knowledge from environmental science, plant physiology, genetics and molecular biology.

Author : Kenneth J. Moore,Michael Collins,C. Jerry Nelson,Daren D. Redfearn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119436614

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Forages, Volume 2 by Kenneth J. Moore,Michael Collins,C. Jerry Nelson,Daren D. Redfearn Pdf

Forages: The Science of Grassland Agriculture, 7th Edition, Volume II will extensively evaluate the current knowledge and information on forage agriculture. Chapters written by leading researchers and authorities in grassland agriculture are aggregated under section themes, each one representing a major topic within grassland science and agriculture. This 7th edition will include two new additional chapters covering all aspects of forage physiology in three separate chapters, instead of one in previous editions. Chapters will be updated throughout to include new information that has developed since the last edition. This new edition of the classic reference serves as a comprehensive supplement to An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture, Volume I.

Author : Paul J. Kramer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Plant & Soil Water Relationships: A Modern Synthesis by Paul J. Kramer Pdf

Author : Amitav Bhattacharya
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 717 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789813362765

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Soil Water Deficit and Physiological Issues in Plants by Amitav Bhattacharya Pdf

This book explores the impact of soil water deficiency on various aspects of physiological processes in plants. The book explains the effects under soil water deficit condition such as lowering of plant water content, disturbance in carbon metabolism such in photosynthesis, photorespiration and respiration as well as effects of soil water deficit on nitrogen metabolism. The book also educates the readers about, mineral nutrition under soil water deficit condition and roles of different nutrient to overcome water deficit. Changes in growth and development pattern of plant under soil water deficit condition and effects on growth and development are elaborated. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists in botany and agriculture. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read. The in depth description of the major physiological issues in plants under soil water deficit that are presented in this book will help breeders tailoring crops for desirable physiological survival traits in the face of increasing soil water deficit. This book is an impactful addition to the library of any faculty members, researchers, agricultural policy planner, post graduate or student studying in plant physiology, biochemistry, microbiology and other subjects related to crop husbandry.