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Changing climate and resource use efficiency in plants /
Changing Climate and Resource Use Efficiency in Plants reviews the efficiencies for resource use by crop plants under different climatic conditions. This book focuses on the challenges and potential remediation methods for a variety of resource factors. Chapters deal with the effects of different cl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Elsevier Ltd. : Academic Press,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Global climate change and its impact on agriculture
- Radiation-use efficiency under different climatic conditions
- Water-use efficiency under changing climatic conditions
- Nitrogen-use efficiency under changing climatic conditions
- Changing environmental condition and phosphorus-use efficiency in plants.
- Front Cover; Changing Climate and Resource Use Efficiency in Plants; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Global Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture; 1.1 Climate Change; 1.1.1 Weather and Climate; 1.2 Crop Responses to Expected Climate Change Factors; 1.2.1 Light; 1.2.2 Temperature; 1.2.3 Precipitation; 1.2.4 Wind; 1.3 Interactive Effects of Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change; 1.3.1 Photosynthetic and Productivity Interactions; 1.4 Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Sinks; 1.5 Climate Change and Resource Use Efficiency; 1.6 Climate Change and Water-Use Efficiency.
- 1.7 Climate Change and Radiation-Use Efficiency1.8 Climate Change and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency; 1.9 Implications of Fertilizers Under Changing Climate; 1.10 Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture; 1.11 Direct Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture; 1.11.1 Changes in Mean Climate; 1.11.2 Climate Variability and Extreme Weather Events; 1.11.3 Extreme Temperatures; 1.11.4 Drought; 1.11.5 Heavy Rainfall and Flooding; 1.11.6 Tropical Storms; 1.12 Nonclimate Impacts Related to Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Impacts of Changes in Atmospheric Composition; 1.12.1 CO2 Fertilization; 1.12.2 Ozone.
- 1.13 Climate Change Impact on Water Availability1.14 Climate Change Impacts on Crop Water Productivity; 1.15 Agricultural Productivity and Food Security; 1.16 Future Impact of Climate Change; References; Further Reading; 2 Radiation-Use Efficiency Under Different Climatic Conditions; 2.1 Solar Radiation; 2.2 Effect of Interception of Radiation Leaf Area Index on Crop Growth and Production; 2.2.1 Leaf Area Index; 2.2.2 Effect of Intercepted Radiation and Leaf Area Index on Growth and Crop Production; 2.3 Low Soil Moisture and Radiation-Use Efficiency.
- 2.4 Radiation-Use Efficiency as Affected by Temperature2.5 Light Interception Efficiency; 2.6 Radiation-Use Efficiency Under Different Abiotic Factors; 2.6.1 Nutrient Application; 2.6.2 Vapor Pressure Deficit; 2.6.3 Diffused Light; 2.6.4 Undersoil Salinity Condition; 2.6.5 Under Optimal Growth Conditions; 2.7 Canopy Structure, Row Orientation, and Radiation-Use Efficiency; 2.8 Radiation-Use Efficiency and Crop Growth; 2.9 Radiation-Use Efficiency and Crop Yield; 2.10 Temperature and Radiation-Use Efficiency; 2.11 Low Soil Moisture and Radiation-Use Efficiency.
- 2.12 Elevated CO2 Concentration and Radiation-Use Efficiency2.13 Genetic Variability in Radiation-Use Efficiency; 2.13.1 Radiation-Use Efficiency in Diverse C4 Grasses; 2.14 Avenues for Genetic Modification of Radiation-Use Efficiency; References; Further Reading; 3 Water-Use Efficiency Under Changing Climatic Conditions; 3.1 Water-Use Efficiency; 3.2 Properties of Water; 3.3 Water at Equilibrium: Water Potential and Its Components; 3.3.1 Osmotic Pressure; Influence of Gravity; 3.3.2 Positive and Negative Hydrostatic Pressures.