Units, symbols, and terminology for plant physiology : a reference for presentation of research results in the plant sciences /

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This book represents a beginning toward a concensus on units, symbols, and terminology in the plant sciences. Written by 27 specialists and reviewed by several others, each discussion is condensed for easy reference, but still thorough enough to answer virtually any question concerning plant termino...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Association for Plant Physiology
Otros Autores: Salisbury, Frank B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Temas:
Plant physiology > Terminology.
Botany > Terminology.
Plant physiology > Authorship.
Physiologie végétale > Terminologie.
Botanique > Terminologie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
NATURE > Plants > General.
Botany.
Plant physiology.
Plants > Physiology
Terminology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • CONTENTS
  • CONTRIBUTORS
  • PREFACE
  • SECTION I58; THE BASICS
  • 146; Summary of the International System of Units 40;SI Units41;
  • Quantities and Units
  • Le Syst232;me International D39;Unit233;s 40;SI41;
  • The SI Tables
  • Some Special Considerations
  • Rules for Botanical Nomenclature
  • Documentation
  • Taxonomic Groups 40;Taxa59; singular58; Taxon41;58; Some Rules of Nomenclature
  • Form of Scientific Names
  • Special Situations
  • 346; Statistics
  • General terms58;
  • Measures of Central Tendency
  • Variability
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Test of Hypothesis
  • Regression Analysis
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Covariance Analysis
  • Nonparametric Tests
  • Miscellaneous
  • SECTION II58; PLANT BIOPHYSICS
  • 446; Basic Thermodynamic Quantities
  • Basic Concepts and the Chemical Potential
  • Free Energy and Water Potential
  • Enthalpy
  • Water Potential in the Vapor State
  • Components of Water Potential
  • Water Potential of Aqueous Solutions
  • Theory of the Pressure45;Chamber Apparatus
  • 546; Solutions 40;Ionic Relations41;
  • Abbreviations Used as Subscripts and Superscripts
  • The Tables
  • 646; Water Relations
  • The Tables
  • 746; Energy Transfer
  • Terms44; Symbols44; and Units Appropriate in Energy45;Transfer Studies
  • Some Equations Used in Heat45;Transfer Studies
  • 846; Phloem Transport
  • The Tables
  • 946; Electromagnetic Radiation
  • The Tables
  • SECTION III58; PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
  • 1046; Plant Biochemistry
  • Instructions on Chemical and Mathematical Usage
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • The Tables
  • 1146; Plant Molecular Biology and Gene Designations
  • Terminology
  • Gene Designations
  • SECTION IV58; PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
  • 1 Morphogenesis and the Kinetics of Plant Growth
  • The Biometry of Growth
  • Shoot and Root Morphogenesis
  • 1346; Growth Analysis and Yield Components
  • General Considerations
  • Units for Growth Analysis and Yield Components
  • 1446; Plant Movements
  • Types and Mechanisms of Movement
  • Control of Movement58; General
  • Terms for Induced Movements 40;Types of Response41;
  • Stimuli
  • Direction or Sense of Response
  • Terms for Autonomous Movements
  • 1546; Growth Substances
  • 1646; Biological Timing
  • 1746; Dormancy44; Photoperiodism44; and Vernalization
  • 1846; Stress Physiology
  • General Stress45;Physiology Terms
  • Chilling Injury
  • Cold Hardiness
  • Water Stress
  • Salinity Stress
  • APPENDICES58; PRESENTING SCIENTIFIC DATA
  • A46; Some Suggestions About Scientific Writing
  • The Sentence
  • Modifying Words
  • Modifying Phrases and Clauses
  • Verbs
  • Some Further Notes about Punctuation
  • Abbreviations
  • Unnecessary Words
  • Words with Special Problems
  • Some Suggestions about Format and Word Processors
  • Summary
  • B46; Standards for Effective Presentations
  • Slide Presentations
  • Poster Presentations
  • ti.

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