Plants and Microclimate
A Quantitative Approach to Environmental Plant Physiology

An authoritative introduction to plant responses and adaptation to the aerial environment, ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

Hamlyn G. Jones (Author)

9780521279598, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 12 December 2013

423 pages, 170 b/w illus.
24.5 x 18.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.91 kg

'This book's continued emphasis on using primary quantitative data to illustrate plant behaviour and function maintains its authoritative position as the core text for environmental plant physiology. This third edition sees the scope of the book expanding upwards and outwards with a new section on remote sensing, and inwards to cover the emerging 'omics', whilst always retaining its focus on the whole plant. I have lost four copies of the second edition to light-fingered students over the years - convincing evidence of its irresistible value. I firmly expect this third edition to be equally desirable!' Mark Rayment, Bangor University

This rigorous yet accessible text introduces the key physical and biochemical processes involved in plant interactions with the aerial environment. It is designed to make the more numerical aspects of the subject accessible to plant and environmental science students, and will also provide a valuable reference source to practitioners and researchers in the field. The third edition of this widely recognised text has been completely revised and updated to take account of key developments in the field. Approximately half of the references are new to this edition and relevant online resources are also incorporated for the first time. The recent proliferation of molecular and genetic research on plants is related to whole plant responses, showing how these new approaches can advance our understanding of the biophysical interactions between plants and the atmosphere. Remote sensing technologies and their applications in the study of plant function are also covered in greater detail.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Detailed glossary of symbols and abbreviations
1. A quantitative approach to plant-environment interactions
2. Radiation
3. Heat, mass and momentum transfer
4. Plant water relations
5. Energy balance and evaporation
6. Stomata
7. Photosynthesis and respiration
8. Light and plant development
9. Temperature
10. Drought and other abiotic stresses
11. Other environmental factors: wind, altitude, climate change and pollutants
12. Physiology and crop yield improvement
Appendices
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV], Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Applied ecology [RNC], The environment [RN], Plant ecology [PSTS], Plant pathology & diseases [PSTP], Plant reproduction & propagation [PSTL], Plant physiology [PSTD], Botany & plant sciences [PST]