Physiology of crop production

Abstract

* Preface and Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. Plant Canopy Architecture * Introduction * Plant Height * Tillering * Leaf Characteristics * Breeding and Management Strategies for Ideal Plant Architecture * Conclusion * Chapter 2. Root Architecture * Introduction * Root Morphology * Shoot-Root Ratios * Root Growth Parameters and Methods of Measurement * Root Distribution in Soil * Root Development Relative to Plant Growth Stage * Root Characteristics Related to Drought Resistance * Soil Environment * Management Strategies for Maximizing Root Systems * Conclusion * Chapter 3. Physiology of Growth and Yield Components * Introduction * Theory of Growth and Yield Components Analysis * Yield Components Analysis * Dry Matter Production and Grain Yield * Duration of Reproductive Growth Period * Duration of Grain-Filling Period * Management Strategies for Ideal Yield Components * Conclusion * Chapter 4. Photosynthesis and Crop Yield * Introduction * Crop Photosynthesis * Canopy Photosynthesis * C3 and C4 Photosynthesis * Radiation Use Efficiency * Leaf Area Index * Partitioning of Assimilates * Respiration During Photosynthesis * Management Strategies for Maximizing Photosynthesis * Conclusion * Chapter 5. Source-Sink Relationships and Crop Yield * Introduction * Source-Sink Transitions * Physiological Aspects of Source-Sink Relationships in Annual Crop Plants * An Example of Yield Manipulation Using Source-Sink Concepts Relative to Nitrogen and Crop Development * Relationship Between Sink and Respiration * Formation of Yield Sinks * Modification in Source-Sink Relationships with Cultivar Improvement * Management Strategies for Maximizing Source-Sink Relationships * Conclusion * Chapter 6. Carbon Dioxide and Crop Yield * Introduction * Total Carbon in Soils of the World * Carbon Dioxide and Plant Growth * Carbon Dioxide and Photosynthesis * Carbon Dioxide and Water Use Efficiency * Carbon Dioxide and Radiation Use Efficiency * Management Strategies in Sequestration of CO2 * Conclusion * Chapter 7. Physiology of Drought in Crop Plants * Introduction * Water Use Efficiency * Crop Yield Relative to Water Stress * Drought and Nutrient Acquisition * Drought Resistance Mechanisms * Management Strategies for Reducing Drought * Conclusion * Chapter 8. Physiology of Mineral Nutrition * Introduction * Root Morphology * Active and Passive Ion Transport * Ion Uptake Mechanisms * Ion Absorption Measurement * Ion Translocation from Roots to Shoots * Physiological Functions of Nutrients * Beneficial and Toxic Elements * Conclusion * Appendix. Plant Species * References * Index