Photosynthesis and Production in a Changing Environment : a field and laboratory manual
D. O. Hall (Editor), J. M. O. Scurlock (Editor), H. R. Bolhàr-Nordenkampf (Editor), R. C. Leegood (Editor), S. P Long (Editor)
The majority of the world's people depend research work should be carried out at the local and regional level by locally trained on plants for their livelihood since they grow them for food, fuel, timber, fodder and people. many other uses. A good understanding Following the success of our earlier book of the practical factors which govern the (Techniques in Bioproductivity and PhotoƯ synthesis; Pergamon Press, 1985), which productivity of plants through the process of photosynthesis is therefore of paramount was translated into four major languages, importance, especially in the light of curƯ the editors and contributors have extenƯ rent concern about global climate change sively revised the content and widened the and the response of both crops and natural scope of the text, · so it now bears a title ecosystems. in line with current concern over global The origins of this book lie in a series of climate change. · In particular, we have training courses sponsored by the United added chapters on remote sensing, conƯ Nations Environment Programme (Project trolled-environment studies, chlorophyll No. FP/6108-88-0l (2855); 'Environment fluorescence, metabolite partitioning and changes and the productivity of tropical the use of mass isotopes, all of which grasslands'), with additional support from techniques are increasing in their applicaƯ many international and national agencies. tion and importance to this subject area
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Springer Netherlands Imprint : Springer, Dordrecht, 1993
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1 Measurement of plant biomass and net primary production of herbaceous vegetation
2 Remote sensing of biomass and productivity
3 Growth analysis
4 Plant microclimate
5 Controlled-environment studies
6 Canopy structure and light interception
7 Functional leaf anatomy
8 Water relations
9 Measurement of CO2 assimilation by plants in the field and the laboratory
10 Polarographic measurement of oxygen
11 Carbon isotope discrimination
12 Chlorophyll fluorescence as a tool in photosynthesis research
13 Modelling of solar irradiance, leaf energy budget and canopy photosynthesis
14 Modelling of canopy carbon and water balance
15 Carbon partitioning
16 Carbon metabolism
17 Chloroplasts and protoplasts
18 Thylakoid components and processes
19 Nitrogen fixation and nitrate reduction
20 Ammonia assimilation, photorespiration and amino acid biosynthesis
21 Microalgae: laboratory growth techniques and the biotechnology of biomass production
Appendix A Epuipment for plant physiology research in a changing environment
Manufacturer's addresses
Appendix B Experimental design and presentation of results
References
Appendix C Biomass production and data
Reference
Recommended Journals
Appendix D Units, symbols and abbreviations
Further reading
Appendix E 'GASEX': a program to study the influence of data variations on caculated rates of photosynthesis and transpiration
E.1 Introduction
E.2 Calculations of gas exchange parameters
E.2.1 Calculation of 'molar flow'
E.2.2 Calculation of the transpiration rate
E.2.3 Calculation of net leaf photosynthesis
E.2.4 Calculation of leaf temperature
E.3 Description of the program
E.3.1 Running the program
References and further reading
Appendix F 'TISWAT. BAS': a program to calculate simple water-relations parameters from pressure chamber measurements
F.1 Introduction
F.2 Calculation of water-relations parameters
F.2.1 A simple approach
F.2.2 Rehydration
F.2.3 Measuring water potential and relative water content
F.2.4 Calculation of turgid weight
F.2.5 Calculation of osmotic potential at full turgor and apoplastic water content
F.2.6 Calculation of turgor pressure
F.2.7 Calculation of bulk modulus of elasticity
F.3 Description of program
F.3.1 The 'Main Menu'
F.3.2 How to input the data
F.3.3 Analysis of results
F.4 Additional notes and instructions
References
Appendix G 'ENERGY', 'SOLAR' and 'TLEAF': sun and leaf modeling programs
References and further reading