Responses of Fruit Trees to Global Climate Change

Global climate change is expected to produce increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, higher temperatures, aberrant precipitation patterns and a host of other climatic changes that would affect all life on this planet. This review article addresses the impact of climate change on fruit tre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Ramirez, Fernando (Autor), Kallarackal, Jose (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Plant Science,
Temas:
Forestry.
Environment.
Agriculture.
Botany.
Environmental Sciences.
Plant Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Response of trees to CO2 increase
  • 3. Nutrient value of fruits in response to eCO2
  • 4. The effect of increasing temperature on phenology
  • 5. Tree Phenology networks
  • 6. Phenology of temperate fruit trees
  • 7. Phenology of sub-tropical fruit trees
  • 8. Phenology of tropical fruit trees
  • 9. Climate change and chilling requirements
  • 10. Precipitation
  • 11. Ecophysiological adaptations and climate change
  • 12. Biodiversity implications and the spread of diseases
  • 13. Conclusion.

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