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Water and Plant Life

Problems and Modern Approaches

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 19)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Direct and Indirect Water Stress

    1. Water Stress, Ultrastructure and Enzymatic Activity

      • J. Vieira da Silva
      Pages 207-224
    2. Water Stress and Hormonal Response

      • C. Itai, A. Benzioni
      Pages 225-242
    3. Water Stress During Freezing

      • U. Heber, K. A. Santarius
      Pages 253-267
    4. Cell Permeability and Water Stress

      • O. Y. Lee-Stadelmann, E. J. Stadelmann
      Pages 268-280
    5. Water Stress and Dynamics of Growth and Yield of Crop Plants

      • T. C. Hsiao, E. Fereres, E. Acevedo, D. W. Henderson
      Pages 281-305
  2. Back Matter

    Pages 206-206
  3. Water Relations and CO2 Fixation Types

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 307-312
    2. Balance Between C3 and CAM Pathway of Photosynthesis

      • K. Winter, U. Lüttge
      Pages 323-334
    3. Ecophysiology of C4 Grasses

      • M. M. Ludlow
      Pages 364-386
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 311-312
  5. Water Relations and Productivity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 387-391
    2. The Use of Simulation Models for Productivity Studies in Arid Regions

      • H. van Keulen, C. T. de Wit, H. Lof
      Pages 408-420
    3. Irrigation and Water Use Efficiency

      • J. F. Bierhuizen
      Pages 421-431
    4. Plant Production in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas

      • M. Evenari, E.-D. Schulze, O. L. Lange, L. Kappen, U. Buschbom
      Pages 439-451
    5. Water Content and Productivity of Lichens

      • G. P. Harris
      Pages 452-468

Editors and Affiliations

  • Botanisches Institut der Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Fed. Rep. Germany

    O. L. Lange, L. Kappen

  • Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Fed. Rep. Germany

    E.-D. Schulze

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Water and Plant Life

  • Book Subtitle: Problems and Modern Approaches

  • Editors: O. L. Lange, L. Kappen, E.-D. Schulze

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66429-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 1976

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-66431-1Published: 07 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-66429-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 538

  • Topics: Plant Physiology, Biomedicine general

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology

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