| Description |
viii, 664 pages, <12> pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Perspectives on plant science -- Pt. II. Processes and resources for growth. 1. Light use and leaf gas exchange. 2. Carbon dioxide assimilation and respiration. 3. Gaining water and nutrients: root function. 4. Using water and nutrients: cell growth. 5. Vascular integration and resource storage. 6. Growth analysis: a quantitative approach -- Pt. III. Coordination of growth and reproduction. 7. Plant growth and options for reproduction. 8. Physical cues for growth and reproduction. 9. Plant hormones: chemical signalling in plant development. 10. Differentiation and gene expression. 11. Fruit growth and postharvest physiology -- Pt. IV. Ecophysiology in natural and managed communities. 12. Sunlight: an all-pervasive source of energy. 13. Carbon dioxide: a universal substrate. 14. Temperature: a driving variable for plant growth and development. 15. Water: a limiting factor. 16. Nutrients: a sparse resource. 17. Salt: an environmental stress. 18. Waterlogging and submergence: surviving poor aeration. 19. Fire: an ecosystem sculptor. 20. Herbicide resistance: a case of rapid evolution |
| Summary |
Accompanying CD-ROM includes 600 figures, tables and color plates from the book Plants in action which can be used for the production of color transparencies or for projections in lectures |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Title on accompanying computer optical disc: Plants in actions-presentations |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography |
| Notes |
Also available in an electronic version via the internet. Address as at 18/10/2010: http://plantsinaction.science.uq.edu.au/edition1 |
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System requirements for accompanying computer optical disc: MAC of PC with Windows 95/NT or 3.x |
| Subject |
Growth (Plants)
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Plant ecophysiology.
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Plant physiology.
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Plants -- Adaptation.
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| Author |
Atwell, Brian James
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Kriedemann, Paul E.
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Turnbull, Colin G. N.
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Australian Society for Plant Physiologists
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| LC no. |
00361043 |
| ISBN |
0732944392 |
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