An introduction to the physiology of crop yield
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An introduction to the physiology of crop yield
Longman Scientific & Technical , Wiley, 1989
- : US
- : UK
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Bibliography: p. [257]-283
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: US ISBN 9780470211922
Description
Reviews and analyzes recent advances in in our knowledge of the functioning of crop plants in the field. Emphasis is on north-temperate cropping (although examples are included from other regions), material being drawn from both the laboratory and the field. Also covered are crop simulation and interactions between plant disease and plant physiology, with thoughtful discussion of the complexity of crop/environment/management relationships.
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: UK ISBN 9780582408081
Description
Crop physiology is one of the foundations of improvement of crops and cropping systems, wheter the aim is to increase yield or to improve efficiency of use of resources. Great strides forward have been made in the understanding of the functioning of crop plants in the field, and this book is reviews and analyzes the advances at a level which can be assimilated by degree students. The emphasis is on north-temperature cropping, although examples are drawn from elsewhere, and the authors have used a combination of findings from the laboratory and the field. Other features include an introduction to crop simulation and consideration of the interactions between plant disease and crop physiology. Overall the book aims to provide a clear explanation of difficult concepts, bearing in mind the complexity of crop/environment/management relationships. It is designed to meet the needs of advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students stydying agricultural science, plant science, ecology and environmental sciences, as well as being of practical use to research workers in crop sciences and agricultural advisers.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1 Fundamental principles of crop physiology
- Interception of solar radiation by the crop canopy
- Photosynthetic efficiency - photosynthesis and photorespiration
- Photosynthetic efficiency - respiration
- Dry-matter partitioning
- Part 2 Crop case histories
- Temperate cereals
- Potatoes
- Grassland
- Part 3 Crop Simulation
- Mathematical models and crop physiology
- References Index
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