Water relations of plants / Paul J. Kramer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kramer, Paul J. (Paul Jackson), 1904-1995.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant-water relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 489 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Academic Press, 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front Cover; Water Relations of Plants; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Water: Its Functions and Properties; Introduction; Uses of Water in Plants; Properties of Water; Properties of Aqueous Solutions; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 2. Cell Water Relations; Introduction; Cell Structure; Distribution of Water in Cells; Cell Membranes; Movement of Water and Solutes in Plants; Cell Water Terminology; Components of the Water Potential Equation; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 3. Soil and Water; Introduction; Important Characteristics of Soil

How Water Occurs in Soil; Movement of Water in Soil; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 4. Measurement and Control of Soil Water; Introduction; Field Measurements of Soil Water; Laboratory Measurements of Soil Water; Experimental Control of Soil Water Content; Irrigation; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 5. Root Growth and Functions; Introduction; Functions of Roots; Root Growth; The Absorbing Zone of Roots; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 6. Development of Root Systems; Introduction; Root Systems; Internal Factors Affecting the Development of Root Systems

Environmental Factors Affecting Root Growth; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 7. Water Movement in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum; Introduction; The Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Concept; Driving Forces and Resistances; Water Movement through Plants; Varying Resistances in Roots; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 8. The Absorption of Water and Root and Stem Pressures; Introduction; Absorption Mechanisms; Root and Stem Pressures; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 9. Factors Affecting the Absorption of Water; Introduction; Efficiency of Root Systems as Absorbing Surfaces

Environmental Factors Affecting Water Absorption; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 10. The Conducting System and the Ascent of Sap; Introduction; The Conducting System; The Ascent of Sap; Conduction in Leaves; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 11. Transpiration; Introduction; The Process of Transpiration; Plant Factors Affecting Transpiration; Interaction of Factors Affecting Transpiration; Measurement of Transpiration; Evaporation from Stands of Plants; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 12. Water Deficits and Plant Growth; Introduction

Cause and Development of Water Deficits; Effects of Water Deficits; Measurement of Plant Water Stress; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Chapter 13. Drought Tolerance and Water Use Efficiency; Introduction; Drought; Water Use Efficiency; Summary; Supplementary Reading; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-474) and index.

ISBN:

1-299-22453-9

0-323-13823-3

OCLC:

830166979