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Plants and microclimate : a quantitative approach to environmental plant physiology /

"This rigorous yet accessible text introduces the key physical and biochemical processes involved in plant interactions with the aerial environment. It is designed to make the more numerical aspects of the subject accessible to plant and environmental science students, and will also provide a v...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Jones, Hamlyn G.
Format: Printed Book
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Delhi Cambridge University Press 2014
Udgivelse:3rd.
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  • Machine generated contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; Detailed glossary of symbols and abbreviations; 1. A quantitative approach to plant-environment interactions; 2. Radiation; 3. Heat, mass and momentum transfer; 4. Plant water relations; 5. Energy balance and evaporation; 6. Stomata; 7. Photosynthesis and respiration; 8. Light and plant development; 9. Temperature; 10. Drought and other abiotic stresses; 11. Other environmental factors: wind, altitude, climate change and pollutants; 12. Physiology and crop yield improvement; Appendices; References; Index.