Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Trees and Shrubs
Edition1st Edition First Published2020 eBook Published1 November 2020 Pub. locationNew York ImprintApple Academic Press DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1201/9780429322266 Pages244 pages eBook ISBN9780429322266 SubjectsEnvironment & Agriculture
The existence and competition of trees and shrubs to sustain and put forth growth under varied environmental conditions is dependent on the interactions that occur between the plant metabolic processes and the prevailing environmental conditions. In order to understand the productivity of trees and shrubs, it is a prerequisite to know the experimental techniques of these vital processes. This volume provides a comprehensive presentation of this topic.
The first part of this book deals with various aspects of experimental ecophysiology and recent research results of studies on plant pigments, epicuticular wax, leaf nutrients, carbon fixation, all supported by literature. The second part of the volume describes various laboratory techniques such as diffusion, imbibition, calorimetry, atomic absorption, mineral nutrition, nutrition analysis of forage, litterfall chemistry, nutrient cycle, etc. The third and fourth parts deal with advances in the techniques in the development of ecophysiology.
The book will serve as an important handbook and resource for students, faculty and teachers, technicians, and researchers and scientists involved in forest science dealing with ecophysiology and biochemistry of woody and crop plants.
Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry Laboratory Techniques of Physiology and Biochemistry Technological Developments Research AdvancesTABLE OF CONTENTS
Leaf Pigments
Leaf Epicuticular Wax
Leaf Nutrients
Carbon Fixation (Carbon Sequestration)
Wood Carbon and Nitrogen
Leaf/Wood Chemical Composition
Revision of Terminology and Laboratory Techniques
Diffusion and Osmosis
Imbibition of Seeds
Estimation of Water Potential in Potato Tuber from Changes in Weight and Volume
Influence of pH on Coloration of Anthocyanin and Betalaine
Colorimetry as a Tool in Plant Physiology
Determination of Pigment Contents in Leaf Tissue
Water Relations
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Mineral Nutrition and Symptoms of Deficiency of Nutrients
Leaf Epicuticular Wax
Carbon Fixation (Carbon Sequestration)
Chemical Composition of Wood in Woody Plants
Litterfall Chemistry
Study of the Various Aspects of Mineral Nutrition, Accumulation and Distribution of Micro- and Macro-Elements in Woody Plants
Allied Microtechniques
Advances in Technology Development in Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry
Modern Methods and Research Directions of Biochemistry of Boreal Plants
