Water relations of plants / / Paul J. Kramer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815359103321
• Autore: Kramer Paul J (Paul Jackson), <1904-1995.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y., : Academic Press, 1983
• ISBN: 1-299-22453-9; 0-323-13823-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 489 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 581.19/212
• Soggetti: Plant-water relationships
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-474) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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