University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Nutrient Uptake by Plants / Benjamin Jacoby -- 2. Plant-Water Relationships / Karl M. Volkmar and William Woodbury -- 3. Current Perspectives in Water Loss from Plants and Stomatal Action / J. P. Srivastava and Arvind Kumar -- 4. Role of Temperature in the Physiology of Crop Plants: Pre- and Postharvest / William Grierson -- 5. Germination and Emergence / Calvin Chong and Bernard B. Bible -- 6. Cell Cycle Control in Plants / A. S. N. Reddy -- 7. Vegetative and Elongation Growth Stages / Clarence J. Kaiser -- 8. Ecophysiological Aspects of the Vegetative Propagation of Saltbush (Atriplex spp.) and Mulberry (Morus spp.) / David N. Sen and Pramila Rajput -- 9. Mineral Nutrition of Plants / Kanapathipillai Wignarajah -- 10. Physiological and Growth Responses to Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration / David W. Wolfe -- 11. Absorption of Radiation, Photosynthesis, and Biomass Production in Plants / Luis Serrano, Francisco I. Pugnaire, Francisco Domingo and Jose A. Pardos -- 12. Carbohydrate Synthesis and Crop Metabolism / Monica A. Madore -- 13. Nitrogen Metabolism and Crop Productivity / Fred E. Below -- 14. Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes and Nitrogen Transfer in Crop Plants / Ranga R. Velagaleti and Gary R. Cline -- 15. C[subscript 6] Aldehydes in Plant Leaves and Preliminary Information on the in Vivo Control of Their Formation / David Hildebrand, Hong Zhuang, Roger A. Andersen and Thomas R. Hamilton-Kemp -- 16. Phloem Transport of Solutes in Crop Plants / Monica A. Madore -- 17. Assimilate Transport and Partitioning / John E. Hendrix -- 18. Solute Transport Across Plant Cell Membranes: Biochemical and Biophysical Aspects / Donald P. Briskin -- 19. Fruit Development, Maturation, and Ripening / William Grierson -- 20. Dormancy: Manifestations and Causes / Frank G. Dennis, Jr. -- 21. Senescence in Plants and Crops / Lola Penarrubia and Joaquin Moreno -- 22. Physiological Mechanisms of Plant Senescence / Larry J. Grabau -- 23. Abscission / Roy Sexton -- 24. Plant Growth Hormones: Growth Promotors and Inhibitors / Syed Shamshad Mehdi Naqvi -- 25. Physiological Adaptation of Plants to Environmental Stresses / G. N. Amzallag and H. R. Lerner -- 26. Adaptive Components of Salt Tolerance / James W. O'Leary -- 27. Photosynthesis in Plant/Crops Under Water and Salt Stress / Zvi Plaut -- 28. Physiological Mechanisms of Nitrogen Absorption and Assimilation in Plants Under Stressful Conditions / R. S. Dubey and Mohammad Pessarakli -- 29. Protein Synthetic Responses to Environmental Stresses / Timothy S. Artlip and Edward A. Funkhouser -- 30. Plant/Crop Hormones Under Stressful Conditions / Syed Shamshad Mehdi Naqvi -- 31. Salinity-Induced Changes in Rice: Effects on Plant-Insect Interactions / Muhammad Salim and Muhammad Akbar -- 32. Physiological Responses of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to Salt Stress / Mohammad Pessarakli -- 33. Metal Tolerance Aspects of Plant Cell Wall and Vacuole / Jian Wang and V. P. Evangelou -- 34. Calcium as a Messenger in Stress Signal Transduction / A. S. N. Reddy -- 35. Regulation of Gene Expression During Abiotic Stresses and the Role of the Plant Hormone Abscisic Acid / Elizabeth A. Bray -- 36. Physiological Responses of Plants and Crops to Ozone Stress / D. P. Ormrod and Beverley A. Hale -- 37. Physiological Responses of Plants and Crops to Ultraviolet-B Radiation Stress / D. P. Ormrod and Beverley A. Hale -- 38. Developmental Genetics in Lower Plants / John C. Wallace -- 39. Transpiration Efficiency: Avenues for Genetic Improvement / G. V. Subbarao, Chris Johansen, R. C. Nageswara Rao and Graeme C. Wright -- 40. Physiological Mechanisms Relevant to Genetic Improvement of Salinity Tolerance in Crop Plants / G. V. Subbarao and Chris Johansen -- 41. Whole-System Research Complements Reductive Research / Donald H. Wallace and Richard W. Zobel -- 42. AMMI Statistical Model and Interaction Analysis / Richard W. Zobel and Donald H. Wallace -- 43. Photoperiod x Temperature Interaction Effects on the Days to Flowering of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) / Donald H. Wallace, K. S. Yourstone, J. P. Baudoin, J. Beaver, D. P. Coyne, J. W. White and Richard W. Zobel -- 44. Genotype, Temperature, and Genotype x Temperature Interaction Effects on Yield of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) / Donald H. Wallace, Porfirio N. Masaya, Rafael Rodriguez and Richard W. Zobel -- 45. Control of Days to Flowering of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by Interaction of a Photoperiod Gene and a Nonphotoperiod Gene / Seja Mmopi, Donald H. Wallace, Porfirio N. Masaya, Rafael Rodriguez and Richard W. Zobel -- 46. Sustainable Primary Production -- Green Crop Fractionation: Effects of Species, Growth Conditions, and Physiological Development on Fractionation Products / Rolf Carlsson.

This comprehensive, single-source reference provides up-to-date, in-depth coverage of plant physiological stages and processes from seed germination to senescence and abscission under both normal and stress conditions - examining every important aspect of the field, including plant genetics and crop production. Organized into eight self-contained sections to facilitate access to specific information, Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology addresses nutrient uptake, plant-water relationships, and the role of temperature in the physiology of crop plants ... discusses growth promotor and growth inhibitor hormones ... illustrates the physiological responses of plants and crops to stress with detailed empirical investigations ... introduces developmental genetics in both higher and lower plants ... presents information on transpiration efficiency and the physiological mechanisms relevant to the genetic improvement of salinity tolerance in crop plants ... shows how whole-system research functions as a complement to reductive research ... elucidates the effects of species, growth conditions, and physiological development on the fractionation products of plants ... and much more. With over 4700 literature citations and some 360 photographs, drawings, tables, and equations, Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology is an indispensable resource for plant and crop physiologists; plant, crop, soil, and environmental scientists; botanists; agronomists; agriculturalists; horticulturists; biochemists; foresters; plant growers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.