Soil Water Measurement, Plant Responses, and Breeding for Drought Resistance

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Other Volumes


1. Measurement of Water Content and the State of Water in Soils

I. Introduction

II. Methods of Measuring Soil-Water Content

III. Methods of Measuring Soil-Water Potential and Its Components

References


2. Structure and Functioning of Stomata

I. Introduction

II. Comparative Morphology and Fine Structure

III. Functioning

IV. Toward the Future—Models of Stomatal Functioning

References


3. Stomatal Conductance in the Control of Gas Exchange

I. Introduction

II. Measurement of Stomatal and Leaf Conductance

III. Relationships with Changes in the External Environment

IV. Relationships with Internal Factors

V. Significance of Stomata in Controlling Gas Exchange

References


4. Water Deficits and Photosynthesis

I. Inhibition of Photosynthetic Activity

II. Control of Stomatal Aperture, Chloroplast Activity, and Respiration

III. Inhibition of Leaf Growth

IV. Significance of Inhibition of Photosynthesis for Grain Production

V. Summary

References


5. Water Supply and Leaf Shedding

I. Introduction

II. Summer Drought and Leaf Shedding

III. Winter Desiccation and Leaf Shedding

IV. Flooding and Leaf Shedding

V. Disease-Induced Water Deficits and Leaf Shedding

VI. Chemically Induced Leaf Shedding

References


6. Water Deficits and Flow of Latex

I. Introduction

II. Occurrence and Composition of Latex

III. Tapping

IV. Mechanisms Involved in the Cessation of Latex Flow

V. Methods of Increasing Latex Flow

References


7. Water Deficits and Nitrogen-Fixing Root Nodules

I. Introduction

II. Effects on Nodule Formation, Morphology, and Structure

III. Physiological Effects on Nodules

IV. Field Studies

References


8. Plant Breeding for Drought Resistance

I. Breeding and Testing Methods

II. Parameters of Drought Resistance in a Breeding Program

III. Application of Drought-Resistance Measurements in Breeding Programs

References

Author Index

Subject Index