Crop Yield Physiology and Processes /

Crop Yield Physiology and Processes /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Smith, Donald L. (Editor ), Hamel, Chantal. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1999.
Edición:1st ed. 1999.
Materias:
Agriculture.
Forestry.
Plant science.
Botany.
Plant Sciences.
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58554-8
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Physiological Control of Growth and Yield in Wheat: Analysis and Synthesis
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Components of Yield
  • 3 Wheat Development
  • 4 Quantitative Aspects of Development: Canopy Generation
  • 5 Leaf (Green) Area Index and the Interception of PAR
  • 6 Radiation-Use Efficiency
  • 7 Quantitative Aspects of Development: Generation of Grain Population Density
  • 8 Conclusions
  • References
  • Growth and Development of Oat with Special Reference to Source-Sink Interaction and Productivity
  • 1 Oat as a Subject for Crop Physiological Studies
  • 2 Phenostages and Phenophases of Oat with Agricultural Interest
  • 3 Canopy Architecture and Function in Relation to Dry-Matter Production
  • 4 Vegetative Organs as Competing Sinks During Formation and Realization of Yield Potential
  • 5 The Need for Description of Oat Ideotypes?
  • References
  • Barley: Physiology of Yield
  • 1 Apex Development and Contribution to Yield
  • 2 Tillering and Tiller Contribution to Grain Yield
  • 3 Grain Filling
  • 4 Carbon Metabolism
  • 5 Nitrogen Metabolism
  • 6 Protein Synthesis and Amino Acid Composition
  • 7 Contribution of Preanthesis Carbon and Nitrogen to Yield
  • 8 Phosphorus Uptake and Mycorrhizal Associations
  • 9 Potassium Uptake
  • 10 Plant Lodging and Growth Regulators
  • 11 Conclusions
  • References
  • Rice
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Growth and Development
  • 3 Photosynthesis and Dry-Matter Production
  • 4 Environmental Control of Growth and Yield
  • 5 Yield Determining Processes
  • 6 Analysis of Yield Components
  • 7 Response to Cultural Factors
  • 8 Improving Yield Potential
  • 9 New Plant Types
  • 10 Hybrid Rice
  • 11 Biotechnological Approaches
  • 12 Future Directions
  • References
  • Physiology of Maize
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Phenology
  • 3 Dry Matter Accumulation
  • 4 Dry Matter Partitioning
  • 5 Genetic Improvement
  • References
  • Leaf Expansion and Phenological Development: Key Determinants of Sunflower Plasticity, Growth and Yield
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Phenotypic Plasticity
  • 3 Leaf Area
  • 4 Phenological Development
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Cotton: Factors Associated with Assimilation Capacity, Flower Production, Boll Set, and Yield
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Root and Canopy Development
  • 3 CO2-Assimilation Capacity
  • 4 Fruiting-Form Formation
  • 5 Carbohydrate Metabolism and Utilization
  • 6 Environmental Effects
  • 7 Monitoring and Management
  • 8 Breeding and Yield Physiology Research Challenges
  • 9 Summary
  • 10 Glossary of Cotton Yield Physiology Terms
  • References
  • Jute
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Seed: Viability and Germination
  • 3 Seedling Growth and Initial Field Operations
  • 4 Root System
  • 5 Leaf Area, Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis
  • 6 CO2 Metabolism and Carbon-Use Efficiency
  • 7 Assimilate Translocation and Partitioning
  • 8 Photoperiod and Flowering
  • 9 Improvement of Jute Productivity: Problems and Prospects
  • References
  • Sugarcane
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Growth and Yield Dynamics
  • 3 Sucrose Synthesis and Partitioning
  • 4 Conclusion: Prospects for Increasing Sucrose Yield
  • References
  • Sugar Beet
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Crop Establishment and Early Development
  • 3 Leaf Growth and Development
  • 4 Fibrous Root Development
  • 5 Growth and Development of the Storage Root
  • 6 Photosynthesis and Growth
  • 7 Water Relations and Stress
  • 8 Assimilate Partitioning
  • 9 Crop Growth and Sucrose Accumulation
  • 10 Sugar Beet and Climate Change
  • 11 Sugarbeet in the Future
  • References
  • Potato
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Basic Plan of the Potato Plant
  • 3 Physiological Age and Growth Vigour
  • 4 Interrelations Between Numbers of Component Plant Parts
  • 5 The Process of Tuber Formation
  • 6 Rate and Duration of Development Processes
  • 7 Radiation Interception, Growth Rate and Total Dry Matter Production
  • 8 Temperature and the Rate of Growth Processes
  • 9 Dry Matter Distribution
  • 10 Nitrogen Nutrition and Potato Production
  • 11 Drought and Potato Production
  • 12 Second Growth
  • 13 Tuber Size Distribution
  • References
  • Cowpea
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Grain Yield in Optimal Environments
  • 3 Grain Yield Under Drought
  • 4 Photoperiod and Temperature Effects on Phenology and Responses to Stress
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] Physiology and Symbiotic Dinitrogen Fixation
  • 1 Origin and Introduction
  • 2 Plant Development
  • 3 Plant Physiology
  • 4 Symbiotic Dinitrogen Fixation
  • References
  • Physiological Control of Growth and Yield in White Clover
  • 1 Growth Form of White Clover
  • 2 Physiological Control of Growth
  • References
  • Physiological Control of Alfalfa Growth and Yield
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Alfalfa Yield Component Analysis
  • 3 Factors Influencing Alfalfa Yield Components
  • 4 Conclusions and Future Prospects
  • References
  • Physiological Control of Forage Grass Yield and Growth
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Dynamic Models
  • 3 Seasonal Models
  • 4 Examples
  • 5 Summary
  • References.

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