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About this book
This thoroughly revised and updated edition provides an accessible overview of the rapidly advancing field of plant physiology. Key topics covered include absorption of water, ascent of sap, transpiration, mineral nutrition, fat metabolism, enzymes and plant hormones. Separate chapters are included on photosynthesis, respiration and nitrogen metabolism, and emphasis is placed on their contribution to food security, climate resilient farming (or climate-smart agriculture) and sustainable development. There is also a chapter on the seminal contributions of plant physiologists. Supported by the inclusion of laboratory experimental exercises and solved numerical problems, the text emphasises the conceptual framework, for example, in coverage of topics such as thermodynamics, water potential gradients and energy transformation during metabolic processes, water use efficiency (WUE) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). Bringing together the theoretical and practical details, this text is accessible, self-contained and student-friendly.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Plant Physiology
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Some Common Abbreviations used in the Text
- Abbreviations for Units
- Unit I: Water and Mineral Translocation in Plants
- Unit II: Metabolism and Bioenergetics
- Unit III: Growth and Development
- Unit IV: Physiological Stress and Secondary Metabolites – Their Role in Metabolism
- Unit V: Crop Physiology – An Innovative Approach
- Unit VI: Breakthroughs in Plant Physiology
- Unit VII Some Experimental Exercises
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Colour Plates