Water and Plant Life: Problems and Modern Approaches

Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-5
The Structure of Water in the Biological Cell....Pages 6-18
The States of Water in the Plant Theoretical Consideration....Pages 19-31
The Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum....Pages 32-41
The Water Status in the Plant Experimental Evidence....Pages 42-58
Back Matter....Pages 5-5
Front Matter....Pages 59-62
Root Extension and Water Absorption....Pages 63-85
Resistance to Water Flow in the Roots of Cereals....Pages 86-100
Soil Water Relations and Water Exchange of Forest Ecosystems....Pages 101-131
Back Matter....Pages 62-62
Front Matter....Pages 133-136
Energy Exchange and Transpiration....Pages 137-147
Water Permeability of Cuticular Membranes....Pages 148-159
Physiological Basis of Stomatal Response....Pages 160-168
Current Perspectives of Steady-state Stomatal Responses to Environment....Pages 169-188
Water Uptake, Storage and Transpiration by Conifers: A Physiological Model....Pages 189-202
Back Matter....Pages 136-136
Front Matter....Pages 203-206
Water Stress, Ultrastructure and Enzymatic Activity....Pages 207-224
Water Stress and Hormonal Response....Pages 225-242
Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism Under Water Stress....Pages 243-252
Water Stress During Freezing....Pages 253-267
Cell Permeability and Water Stress....Pages 268-280
Water Stress and Dynamics of Growth and Yield of Crop Plants....Pages 281-305
Back Matter....Pages 206-206
Front Matter....Pages 307-312
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM): CO 2 and Water Economy....Pages 313-322
Balance Between C 3 and CAM Pathway of Photosynthesis....Pages 323-334
Back Matter....Pages 311-312
Front Matter....Pages 307-312
C 4 Pathway and Regulation of the Balance Between C 4 and C 3 Metabolism....Pages 335-363
Ecophysiology of C 4 Grasses....Pages 364-386
Back Matter....Pages 311-312
Front Matter....Pages 387-391
The Use of Correlation Models to Predict Primary Productivity from Precipitation or Evapotranspiration....Pages 392-407
The Use of Simulation Models for Productivity Studies in Arid Regions....Pages 408-420
Irrigation and Water Use Efficiency....Pages 421-431
Estimating Water Status and Biomass of Plant Communities by Remote Sensing....Pages 432-438
Plant Production in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas....Pages 439-451
Water Content and Productivity of Lichens....Pages 452-468
Back Matter....Pages 390-391
Front Matter....Pages 469-472
Water Relations and Alpine Timberline....Pages 473-491
The Water Factor and Convergent Evolution in Mediterranean-type Vegetation....Pages 492-505
The Water-Photosynthesis Syndrome and the Geographical Plant Distribution in the Saharan Deserts....Pages 506-521
Back Matter....Pages 471-472
Back Matter....Pages 523-538