Photosynthesis and Production in a Changing Environment A field and laboratory manual - Hall, D.O.; Scurlock, J.M.O.; Bolhar-Nordenkampf, H.R.; Leegood, Richard C.; Long, S.P.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1993)
1 Measurement of plant biomass and net primary production of herbaceous vegetation -- 2 Remote sensing of biomass and productivity -- 3 Growth analysis -- 4 Plant microclimate -- 5 Controlled-environment studies -- 6 Canopy structure and light interception -- 7 Functional leaf anatomy -- 8 Water relations -- 9 Measurement of CO2 assimilation by plants in the field and the laboratory -- 10 Polarographic measurement of oxygen -- 11 Carbon isotope discrimination -- 12 Chlorophyll fluorescence as a tool in photosynthesis research -- 13 Modelling of solar irradiance, leaf energy budget and canopy photosynthesis -- 14 Modelling of canopy carbon and water balance -- 15 Carbon partitioning -- 16 Carbon metabolism -- 17 Chloroplasts and protoplasts -- 18 Thylakoid components and processes -- 19 Nitrogen fixation and nitrate reduction -- 20 Ammonia assimilation, photorespiration and amino acid biosynthesis -- 21 Microalgae: laboratory growth techniques and the biotechnology of biomass production -- Appendix A Epuipment for plant physiology research in a changing environment -- Manufacturer's addresses -- Appendix B Experimental design and presentation of results -- References -- Appendix C Biomass production and data -- Reference -- Recommended Journals -- Appendix D Units, symbols and abbreviations -- Further reading -- Appendix E 'GASEX': a program to study the influence of data variations on caculated rates of photosynthesis and transpiration -- E.1 Introduction -- E.2 Calculations of gas exchange parameters -- E.2.1 Calculation of 'molar flow' -- E.2.2 Calculation of the transpiration rate -- E.2.3 Calculation of net leaf photosynthesis -- E.2.4 Calculation of leaf temperature -- E.3 Description of the program -- E.3.1 Running the program -- References and further reading -- Appendix F 'TISWAT.BAS': a program to calculate simple water-relations parameters from pressure chamber measurements -- F.1 Introduction -- F.2 Calculation of water-relations parameters -- F.2.1 A simple approach -- F.2.2 Rehydration -- F.2.3 Measuring water potential and relative water content -- F.2.4 Calculation of turgid weight -- F.2.5 Calculation of osmotic potential at full turgor and apoplastic water content -- F.2.6 Calculation of turgor pressure -- F.2.7 Calculation of bulk modulus of elasticity -- F.3 Description of program -- F.3.1 The 'Main Menu' -- F.3.2 How to input the data -- F.3.3 Analysis of results -- F.4 Additional notes and instructions -- References -- Appendix G 'ENERGY', 'SOLAR' and 'TLEAF': sun and leaf modeling programs -- References and further reading.
Keywords: Plant physiology; Ecology .; Forestry; Plant Physiology; Ecology; Forestry