Plants under Stress: Biochemistry, Physiology and Ecology and their Application to Plant Improvement

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511661587

The volume identifies how stressful conditions affect plants. Various stresses, such as drought, salinity, waterlogging, high and low temperatures, can have a major impact on plant growth and survival - with important economic consequences in crop plants. This book examines some of the more important stresses, shows how they affect the plant and then reviews how new varieties or new species can be selected which are less vulnerable to stress. The wide-ranging and important consequences of stress should ensure that the volume is widely read by plant biologists at the graduate and research level.

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Frontmatter
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Contributors
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Preface
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- By H. G. Jones, Wellesbourne, T. J. Flowers, Sussex, M. B. Jones, Dublin
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1 - Introduction: some terminology and common mechanisms
pp 1-10
- By H.G. Jones, M.B. Jones
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2 - The impact of environmental stresses on ecosystems
pp 11-30
- By F.I. Woodward
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3 - Whole-plant responses to stress in natural and agricultural systems
pp 31-46
- By J.P. Grime
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4 - Photosynthesis and gas exchange
pp 47-70
- By G.D. Farquhar, S.C. Wong, J.R. Evans, K.T. Hubick
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5 - Regulation of growth and development of plants growing with a restricted supply of water
pp 71-94
- By R.E. Sharp, W.J. Davies
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6 - Stresses, membranes and cell walls
pp 95-114
- By R. Gareth Wyn Jones, J. Pritchard
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7 - Desiccation injury, anhydrobiosis and survival
pp 115-130
- By G.R. Stewart
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8 - Molecular biology: application to studies of stress tolerance
pp 131-156
- By Stephen G. Hughes, John A. Bryant, Nicholas Smirnoff
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9 - Environmental control of gene expression and stress proteins in plants
pp 157-180
- By Tuan-Hua David Ho, Martin M. Sachs
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10 - Plant tissue and protoplast culture: applications to stress physiology and biochemistry
pp 181-196
- By D.W. Rains
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11 - Breeding methods for drought resistance
pp 197-216
- By A. Blum
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12 - Selection for physiological characters – examples from breeding for salt tolerance
pp 217-234
- By A.R. Yeo, T.J. Flowers
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13 - Prospects for improving crop production in stressful environments
pp 235-248
- By R.B. Austin
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Index
pp 249-257
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Biochemistry, Physiology and Ecology and their Application to Plant Improvement

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Contributors
pp vi-vii

Preface
pp viii-x

1 - Introduction: some terminology and common mechanisms
pp 1-10

2 - The impact of environmental stresses on ecosystems
pp 11-30

3 - Whole-plant responses to stress in natural and agricultural systems
pp 31-46

4 - Photosynthesis and gas exchange
pp 47-70

5 - Regulation of growth and development of plants growing with a restricted supply of water
pp 71-94

6 - Stresses, membranes and cell walls
pp 95-114

7 - Desiccation injury, anhydrobiosis and survival
pp 115-130

8 - Molecular biology: application to studies of stress tolerance
pp 131-156

9 - Environmental control of gene expression and stress proteins in plants
pp 157-180

10 - Plant tissue and protoplast culture: applications to stress physiology and biochemistry
pp 181-196

11 - Breeding methods for drought resistance
pp 197-216

12 - Selection for physiological characters – examples from breeding for salt tolerance
pp 217-234

13 - Prospects for improving crop production in stressful environments
pp 235-248

Index
pp 249-257

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