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Respiration and Crop Productivity /

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This book examines the quantitative role of respiration in the growth and productivity of major field crops, an issue of profound significance for theoretical and applied plant sciences. The biochemistry and physiology of crop plants are coupled to a functional model that considers respiration in te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amthor, Jeffrey S.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 1989.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Agriculture.
Forests and forestry.
Botany.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A Functional Model of Respiration
  • Biochemistry of Respiration
  • Physiology of Respiration
  • Crop Growth and Maintenance Respiration
  • Crop Respiration and Growth Efficiency
  • Stress and Respiration
  • Respiration and Yield
  • Summary
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Index.