Plant Modification For More Efficient Water Use
Plant Modification for More Efficient Water Use is a compilation of the proceedings of the Symposium on Plant Modification for More Efficient Water Use. These proceedings aim to make significant progress in identifying the physiological and morphological characteristics of plants by providing considerable control of evapotranspiration and by exploring their possible manipulation. This book is divided into four parts focusing on genetic engineering, physiological and environmental factors, and modeling. The first part includes articles about breeding, genetic engineering, use of variety iso
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Front Cover; Plant Modification for More Efficient Water Use; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; PART I: GENETIC ENGINEERING; CHAPTER 1. BREEDING FOR MORE EFFICIENT WATER USE
IS IT REAL OR A MIRAGE; ABSTRACT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. GENETIC ENGINEERING AS A KEY TO WATER-USE EFFICIENCY ; ABSTRACT; THE PLANT BREEDERS DILEMMA; ISOGENIC ANALYSIS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. USE OF VARIETY ISOGENES IN PLANT WATER-USE EFFICIENCY STUDIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 4. GENETIC MODIFICATION OF COTTON PLANTS FOR MORE EFFICIENT WATER USE; ABSTRACT. DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN COTTONQUANTITATIVE VARIETY AND WATER-USE RELATIONSHIPS; PLANT CHARACTERISTICS AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; FRUITING CHARACTERISTICS AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; PLANT SPACING AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. PHENOTYPE AND DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN WHEAT; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; PART II: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; CHAPTER 6. PLANT RESPONSES TO WATER DEFICITS, WATER-USE EFFICIENCY, AND DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; BASES FOR DIFFERENCES IN WATER-USE EFFICIENCY AND DROUGHT RESISTANCE. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND METABOLIC CHANGES EFFECTED BY WATER STRESSIMPLICATIONS FOR YIELD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7. PLANT WATER BALANCE
ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ATMOSPHERIC AND EDAPHIC CONDITIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; PLANTS AND THE SOIL-PLANT-ATMOSPHERE CONTINUUM; INTERPRETING LEAF WATER POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL TESTS OF THE LEAF WATER POTENTIAL MODEL; APPLICATIONS OF THE MODEL APPROACH; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. IMPACT OF THE CO2 REQUIREMENT ON PLANT WATER USE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; PATHWAYS OF CO2; IMPLICATIONS FOR INCREASING WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; REFERENCES. CHAPTER 9. PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO WATER STRESSABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; STRESS TOLERANCE; STRESS HARDENING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STOMATAL RESPONSE; STAGE OF GROWTH; APPLICATION OF DESICCATION AND HEAT TOLERANCE TESTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. SOIL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BARRIERS TO MORE EFFICIENT WATER USE BY CROPS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SOIL PHYSICAL BARRIERS; SOIL CHEMICAL BARRIERS; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11. REDUCING TURBULENT TRANSFER TO INCREASE WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; EFFECTS OF WIND: LEAF SCALE. EFFECTS OF WIND: LARGE SCALEMODIFYING CROP HEIGHT; MODIFICATION BY WIND BARRIERS; MODIFICATION WITH TALL PLANTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 12. SOIL- AND AIR-TEMPERATURES AS LIMITATIONS TO MORE EFFICIENT WATER USE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; PLANT RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE; MODIFICATION OF SOIL AND AIR TEMPERATURE; CROP-SEASON SHIFTS TO INCREASE WATER-USE EFFICIENCY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 13. ATMOSPHERIC AND SOIL WATER INFLUENCES ON THE PLANT WATER BALANCE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE DYNAMICS OF THE PLANT WATER BALANCE; PLANT GROWTH AND PLANT W ATER BALANCE
CONSEQUENCES OF MODERATE PLANT-WATER DEFICITS ON YIELD AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY