Flooding and Plant Growth

ContributorsPreface1. Extent, Causes, and Impacts of Flooding I. Introduction II. Floodplains III. Reservoirs IV. Consequences of Flooding References2. Effects of Flooding on Soils I. Introduction II. Physical Effects III. Biotic Zonation IV. Electrochemical Changes V. Chemical Transformations VI. Effects on Fertility VII. Soil Formation References3. Effects of Flooding on Growth and Metabolism of Herbaceous Plants I. Introduction II. Root Growth and Metabolism III. Shoot Growth and Development IV. Conclusions References4. Responses of Woody Plants to Flooding I. Introduction II. Species Distribution, Composition, and Succession in Response to Flooding III. Factors Influencing Responses to Flooding IV. The Nature of Responses to Flooding References5. Effect of Flooding on Water, Carbohydrate, and Mineral Relations I. Introduction II. Water Relations III. Carbohydrate Relations IV. Mineral Relations References6. Effects of Flooding on Hormone Relations I. Introduction II. Effects of Flooding on Synthesis, Metabolism, and Transport of Hormones III. Interaction of Altered Balance of Hormones on Growth and Development IV. Conclusions References7. Effects of Flooding on Plant Disease I. Introduction II. Flood-Prone Soils III. Flooding Effects on the Host Plant: Morphology and Function IV. Predisposition Effect of Waterlogging V. Flooding Effect on Plant Pathogens VI. Dissemination of Pathogens by Flooding VII. Root-Pathogen Interactions VIII. Plant Water Stress as a Predisposing Factor IX. Control of Disease by Flooding References8. Adaptations to Flooding with Fresh Water I. Introduction II. Seed Germination III. Growth and Dormancy IV. Morphological Characteristics V. Anatomical Characteristics VI. Oxidation of Rhizosphere VII. Metabolic Adaptations VIII. Mineral Relations and Mycorrhizae References9. Adaptations of Plants to Flooding with Salt Water I. Introduction II. Soil Salinity and Adaptation at the Level of the Population III. Adaptation at the Level of the Individual IV. Adaptations at the Level of the Cultured Cell ReferencesIndex