Plant Physiology 9
A Treatise: Water and Solutes in Plants
- 1st Edition - October 2, 1986
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: F.C. Steward
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 2 5 1 1 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 4 4 2 6 - 1
Plant Physiology: A Treatise, Volume IX: Water and Solutes in Plants explores problems associated with water and solutes of plants as they grow. This book considers water relations… Read more
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Request a sales quotePlant Physiology: A Treatise, Volume IX: Water and Solutes in Plants explores problems associated with water and solutes of plants as they grow. This book considers water relations of plant cells, along with transpiration and water balance, the physiology of stomata, ion uptake by roots from the soil, and salt relations of plants. This volume is organized into seven chapters and begins with an introduction to the water potential terminology used by plant physiologists in describing the water relations of plant communities, individual plants and their organs, and plant cells. An account of the elastic properties and hydraulic conductivity of plant cell walls is provided. The following chapters focus on the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, water uptake and movement through plants, the effects of water deficit on plant development and other processes, and the mechanics of stomatal functioning. The book also introduces the reader to salt relations of plant cells, tissues, and roots as well as long-distance transport in the phloem, and then concludes by discussing the solute composition of cells during development. This book is a valuable resource for teachers, research workers, and students with specific interest in plant physiology.
Contributors to Volume IX
Preface to Volume IX
An Explanatory Note
Note on the Use of Plant Names
Chapter One Water Relations of Plant Cells
I. Introduction
II. Water Potential Terminology
III. Recent Developments in Techniques
IV. Elastic Properties and Hydraulic Conductivity
V. The Control of Turgor
VI. Future Developments
References
Chapter Two Transpiration and the Water Balance of Plants
I. Introduction
II. Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum
III. Water Uptake and Movement through Plants
IV. Plant Water Loss
V. Development and Effects of Plant Water Deficit
VI. Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter Three The Physiology of Stomata: New Insights into Old Problems
I. Introduction
II. Cytology of Guard Cells
III. Mechanics of Stomatal Functioning
IV. Mechanisms behind the Turgor Changes of Guard Cells
V. Responses to Light
VI. Agents Causing Stomatal Closure
VII. Energy Requirements for Stomatal Functioning
VIII. Antitranspirants
IX. Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter Four Salt Relations of Cells, Tissues, and Roots
I. Introduction
II. Practical Aspects
III. The Hunt for Carriers
IV. Transport Systems
V. Ion Transport and Metabolism
VI. Regulation of Transport
VII. Free Space
VIII. Movement across the Cytoplasm to the Vacuole
IX. Movement of Ions in the Symplasm
X. Movement of Ions through the Root into the Xylem
XI. Ion Uptake by Roots from the Soil
XII. Epilogue
References
Chapter Five Salt Relations of Intact Plants
I. Introduction
II. Ion Uptake
III. Movement of Ions across the Root
IV. Transport in the Xylem
V. Salt Relations of Specialized Organs
VI. Salt Relations of Specialized Plants: Halophytes
VII. Patterns of Redistribution of Ions
VIII. Salt Relations and Growth
References
Chapter Six Phloem Transport
I. Introduction
II. Sources and Sinks
III. The Channel
IV. Mechanisms of Translocation
V. Regulation of Translocation
References
Chapter Seven Solutes in Cells: Their Responses during Growth and Development
I. Introduction
II. Solutes in Relation to Cells in Culture
III. Procedures and Media That Affect Growth and Solutes
IV. Other Salient Factors That Affect the Complement of Solutes in Cells
V. Morphogenetic and Environmental Effects on the Solutes of Cells
VI. Resume, Reflections, and Concluding Remarks
References
Index to Plant Names
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 2, 1986
- No. of pages (eBook): 630
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124125117
- eBook ISBN: 9780323144261
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