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· 제목 : Crops and Environmental Change: An Introduction to Effects of Global Warming, Increasing Atmospheric Co2 and O3 (Paperback)
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 기술공학 > 기술공학 > 농업 > 일반
· ISBN : 9781560229131
· 쪽수 : 421쪽
· 출판일 : 2005-02-07
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 기술공학 > 기술공학 > 농업 > 일반
· ISBN : 9781560229131
· 쪽수 : 421쪽
· 출판일 : 2005-02-07
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- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Human Population Growth
- Environmental Changes
- Crops and Food Supply
- Population, Crop Yield, and Crop Production
- Summary
- Chapter 2. Methods of Studying Effects of Environmental Change on Crops
- Correlations Between Observed Yield and Historical Patterns of Environmental Variation and Change
- Experimental Control of Environmental Conditions
- Methods for Salinity Studies
- Summary
- Chapter 3. Cellular Responses to the Environment
- Membrane Structure and Function
- Enzymes
- Cellular Mechanisms of Stress Resistance
- The Role of Calcium in Stress Responses
- Specificity, Cross-Talk, and Cross-Tolerance
- Summary
- Chapter 4. Water Relations
- The Future of Fresh Water Resources
- Effects of Climate Change on Global Hydrology
- Excess Precipitation
- Drought
- Water Uptake, Transport in Xylem, and Transpiration
- The Plant Surface
- Roots and Hydraulic Conductance
- The Crop Canopy
- Environmental Changes
- Summary
- Chapter 5. Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Biosynthesis
- Photosynthesis
- Effects of Environmental Conditions and Changes on Photosynthesis
- Respiration
- Effects of Environmental Conditions and Changes on Respiration
- Biosynthesis
- Summary
- Chapter 6. Partitioning of Photosynthate
- Source and Sink
- Harvest Index
- Methods for Studying Partitioning
- Carbon Partitioning Within Source Leaves
- Phloem Loading, Transport, and Unloading
- Regulation of Whole Plant Carbon Partitioning
- Environmental Changes
- Summary
- Chapter 7. Mineral Nutrition
- Nutrient Passage from Soil to Root and Beyond
- Regulation of Ion Uptake
- Kinetics of Nutrient Uptake
- Environmental Changes
- Summary
- Chapter 8. Vegetative Growth and Development
- Growth Patterns
- Meristems, Organs, and Development
- Shoots
- Roots
- Developmental Stages
- Environmental Changes
- Summary
- Chapter 9. Sexual Reproduction, Grain Yield, and Grain Quality
- Sexually Reproductive Development
- Yield Components and Variation
- Environmental Changes
- Interactive Effects of Environmental Changes on Yield
- Summary
- Chapter 10. The Biotic Environment
- Weeds
- Insect Pests and Diseases
- Symbiotic Relationships with Soil Organisms
- Multiple Environmental Changes and Implications for Biotic Interactions
- Summary
- Appendix A: List of Plant Species
- Appendix B: Definition of U.S. “Principal Crops”
- References
- Index
