Plant Modification for More Efficient Water Use

Content: 
Copyright page
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Front Matter
Page III

Foreword
Pages VII-VIII
J.R. JOHNSTON

Preface
Pages IX-X
JOHN F. STONE

Introduction to Genetic Engineering
Page 1
A.H. FERGUSON, J.F. STONE

Breeding for More Efficient Water Use—Is it Real Or a Mirage?
Pages 3-11
L.P. REITZ

Genetic Engineering as a Key to Water-Use Efficiency
Pages 13-23
R.F. ESLICK, E.A. HOCKETT

Use of Variety Isogenes in Plant Water-Use Efficiency Studies
Pages 25-29
HAYDEN FERGUSON

Genetic Modification of Cotton Plants for more Efficient Water Use
Pages 31-38
L.L. RAY, C.W. WENDT, BRUCE ROARK, J.E. QUISENBERRY

Phenotype and Drought Tolerance in Wheat
Pages 39-55
E.A. HURD

Introduction to Physiological and Environmental Factors
Page 57
M.L. HORTON, E.L. SKIDMORE, J.F. STONE

Plant Responses to Water Deficits, Water-Use Efficiency, and Drought Resistance
Pages 59-84
THEODORE C. HSIAO, EDMUNDO ACEVEDO

Plant Water Balance – its Relationship to Atmospheric and Edaphic Conditions
Pages 85-98
MERRILL R. KAUFMANN, ANTHONY E. HALL

Impact of the CO2 Requirement on Plant Water Use
Pages 99-112
RICHARD W. TINUS

Plant Physiological Responses to Water Stress
Pages 113-127
CHARLES Y. SULLIVAN, JERRY D. EASTIN

Soil Physical and Chemical Barriers to More Efficient Water Use by Crops
Pages 129-152
J.O. REUSS, R.E. DANIELSON

Reducing Turbulent Transfer to Increase Water-Use Efficiency
Pages 153-168
L.J. HAGEN, E.L. SKIDMORE

Soil- and Air-Temperatures as Limitations to More Efficient Water Use
Pages 169-181
L.N. NAMKEN, C.L. WIEGAND, W.O. WILLIS

Atmospheric and Soil Water Influences on the Plant Water Balance
Pages 183-198
J.T. RITCHIE

Calculations of Evapotranspiration from Crop Surface Temperature
Pages 199-209
K.W. BROWN

Radiant Energy and Light Environment of Crops
Pages 211-225
E.T. KANEMASU, G.F. ARKIN

Introduction to Modelling
Page 227
N.J. ROSENBERG, J.F. STONE

A Parametric Analysis of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomata
Pages 229-241
DON W. DeMICHELE, PETER J.H. SHARPE

Modelling of Plant Growth for Yield Prediction
Pages 243-253
W.E. SPLINTER

A Critical Review of Light Models for Estimating the Shortwave Radiation Regime of Plant Canopies
Pages 255-286
RAOUL LEMEUR, BLAINE L. BLAD

The Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Model and some of its Predictions
Pages 287-307
R.W. SHAWCROFT, E.R. LEMON, L.H. ALLEN Jr., D.W. STEWART, S.E. JENSEN

Plant Modification for More Efficient Water Use: The Challenge
Pages 311-320
DALE N. MOSS, J.T. WOOLLEY, J.F. STONE