Physiology of Woody Plants

by Theodore T. Kozlowski, Stephen G. Pallardy

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080538976
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	10/18/1996
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	411
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Stephen Pallardy’s research interests include the physiological responses of plants to water stress and comparative water relations, and the mechanisms by which seedlings of selected woody species and ecotypes are able to resist drought stress more effectively than others. The underlying motivation for that research included understanding how selective pressures that are associated with xeric habitats influence the evolution of drought adaptations among and within species and potential genetic improvements as a result.

Table of Contents

Introduction. The Woody Plant Body. Vegetative Growth. Reproductive Growth. Photosynthesis. Enzymes. Energetics, And Respiration. Carbohydrates. Lipids, Terpenes, And Related Substances. Nitrogen Metabolism. Mineral Nutrition. Absorption of Water and Ascent of Sap. Transpiration and Plant Water Balance. Plant Hormones and Other Growth Regulators. Chapter Summaries. General References. Scientific Name Index. Bibliography. Subject Index.

Editorial Reviews

The first volume of a multi-volume handbook intended to provide professional mathematicians with information on topics outside their own areas. The level is graduate and up; treatment of topics is too dense for use as a textbook. Articles in seven areas are to be published as they are received--rather than in volumes covering a single area--to avoid prolonged publishing delays. In addition to primary information, reference to relevant articles, books, and lecture notes guide the reader. Indexing is detailed. Volume 1 contains papers on linear (in)dependence; fields, Galois theory, and algebraic number theory; generalizations of fields and related objects; category theory; commutative rings and algebras; associative rings and algebras; and cohomology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"...the book is an excellent review on what has been done in this field and a valuable source of knowledge for researchers, agronomists and foresters. The illustration of the book is adequately done by monochrome pictures especially in the structure related chapters and by diagrams redrawn from original papers with uniform labeling." —Wolfgang Ruhle, JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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