UID:
edocfu_9958128921402883
Format:
1 online resource (446 p.)
ISBN:
0-323-13983-3
Content:
Any explanation of the physiological ecology of plant growth--why plants survive in particular environments--requires the measurement of the effects of environmental factors. This book reviews the history, development, and current status of instruments and measurement techniques that have been particularly useful in field studies of plant physiological ecology. It will be of interest to researchers and students in plant physiology and biochemistry, crop scientists, horticulturalists, and foresters.There is particularly noteworthy coverage of: * Miniaturized, portable gas exchange m
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Based on a symposium entitled "Instrumentation and Physiological Ecology", held in Tokyo in 1985.
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Front Cover; Measurement Techniques in Plant Science; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; INSTRUMENTATION AND PROGRESS IN SCIENCE; OVERVIEW OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FROM ASPECTS OF PLANT SCIENCE; I . INTRODUCTION; II. WATER STATUS MEASUREMENTS; III. TRANSPIRATION AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS MEASUREMENT METHODS; IV. MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR GROWTH PROCESSES; V. STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL MEASUREMENT METHODS; REFERENCES; FROM SENSOR DEVICES TO INTELLIGENT SENSING SYSTEMS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STRUCTURE OF INTELLIGENT SENSING SYSTEMS
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III. ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE IN SENSORSIV. ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE IN MIDDLE LAYER; V. APPROACHES TO REALIZATION OF SENSOR INTELLIGENCE; VI. APPROACH BY NEW FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; VII. APPROACH BY FUNCTIONAL MECHANICAL STRUCTURE; VIII. APPROACH BY INTEGRATION WITH COMPUTER - Part 1; IX. APPROACH BY INTEGRATION WITH COMPUTER - Part 2; X. FUTURE CONCEPTS OF INTELLIGENT SENSING SYSTEMS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Water Relations; A BRIEF HISTORY OF WATER STRESS MEASUREMENT; I. INTRODUCTION; II. METHODS OF MEASURING WATER STRESS; III. WATER POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; IV. MEASUREMENTS OF STOMATAL APERTURE
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V. RECENT DEVELOPMENTSVI. RESEARCH NEEDS; VII. SUMMARY; REFERENCES; ESTIMATING TREE CANOPY TRANSPIRATION FROM MEASUREMENTS OF LEAF CONDUCTANCE; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STOMATAL BEHAVIOR UNDER FOREST CONDITIONS; ΙII. SUMMARY; REFERENCES; FIELD USE OF RECORDING VISCOUS FLOW POROMETERS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES; ΙII. COMPARISON OF FISO WITH CONVENTIONAL STRESS INDICATORS; IV. FISO AS AN IRRIGATION CONTROL PARAMETER; V. SUMMARY; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; WATER POTENTIAL AND ITS COMPONENTS IN GROWING TISSUES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE PROCESS OF CELL ENLARGEMENT
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III. MEASURING THE WATER STATUS OF CELLS AND TISSUES WITHOUT THE COMPLICATIONS OF GROWTHIV. MEASURING THE WATER STATUS OF GROWING CELLS AND TISSUES; V. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEASURING THE WATER STATUS OF GROWING CELLS AND TISSUES; REFERENCES; METHODS FOR STUDYING WATER RELATIONS OF PLANT CELLS AND TISSUES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CELL WATER RELATIONS; III. WATER TRANSPORT IN TISSUES; IV. WATER TRANSPORT IN ROOTS; V. MEASUREMENT OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; VI. REFERENCES; MEASUREMENTS OF THE WATER ECONOMY OF MANGROVE LEAVES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. MATERIALS AND METHODS; II. RESULTS
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REFERENCESMEASUREMENT OF SOIL MOISTURE AND WATER POTENTIAL; I. INTRODUCTION; II. REVIEW OF SOME CURRENT METHODS OF MEASURING SOIL WATER CONTENT; III. REVIEW OF CURRENT METHODS OF MEASURING SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; IV. NEW METHODS OF MEASURING SOIL WATER; V. APPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Photosynthesis; MEASURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS: PAST AND PRESENT APPROACHES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BRIEF HISTORY; III. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN INFRARED GAS ANALYZERS; IV. MEASUREMENT APPROACHES; V. OBJECTIVES OF FIELD GAS-EXCHANGE MEASUREMENTS; VI. MODERN FIELD SYSTEMS
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VII. TO BUY OR TO BUILD?
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-330585-3
Language:
English
