The Growth and Functioning of Leaves
Proceedings of a Symposium Held Prior to the Thirteenth International Botanical Congress at the University of Sydney 18–20 August 1981

This 1983 book investigates the generation of leaves, their persistence and eventual senescence.

J. E. Dale (Edited by), F. L. Milthorpe (Edited by)

9780521279284, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 June 2011

558 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.81 kg

Crop yields and vegetation productivity depend upon a very large degree on the interception of light by the leaf surface. Hence understanding of the generation of leaves, their persistence and eventual senescence, and their physiological processes are of paramount importance in the quest for increasing productivity. This book was first published in 1983 and was written by leading international experts. It provides an integrated, coherent account of these aspects. Although the chapters were written as components of an integrated advanced text, the principle contributors were able to present and discuss their concepts in conjunction with the Thirteenth International Botanical Symposium at the University of Sydney in August 1981. A valuable adjunct to the volume is a summary of this discussion. This is a useful study for all those interested in the history of research into physiology of plants, crop physiology, agronomy, horticulture and ecology.

List of participants
Preface J. E. Dale and F. L. Milthorpe
Part I. Initiation and Early Growth: 1. The mechanism of leaf initiation R. F. Lyndon
2. Primary vascularization and the siting of primordia P. R. Larson
3. The geometry of phyllotaxis R. O. Erickson
4. Kinematic analysis of leaf expansion W. K. Silk
5. The shoot apex in transition: flowers and other organs R. W. King
6. The shoot apex in transition: flowers and other organs R. W. King
Summary and discussion T. A. Steeves
Part II. Leaf Growth and the Development of Function: 7. General features of the production and growth and leaves J. E. Dale and F. L. Milthorpe
8. Environmental influences of leaf expansion N. Terry, L. J. Waldron and S. E. Taylor
9. Hormonal influences on leaf growth P. B. Goodwin and M. G. Erwee
10. Photomorphogenesis in leaves D. Vince-Prue and D. J. Tucker
11. The development of photosynthetic capacity in leaves R. M. Leech and N. R. Baker
Summary and discussion J. Moorby
Part III. The Mature Leaf and its Significance: 12. Water relations of the mature leaf E. W. R. Barlow
13. External factors influencing photosynthesis and respiration M. M. Ludlow
14. Internal factors influencing photosynthesis and respiration J. D. Hesketh, E. M. Larson, A. J. Gordon and D. B. Peters
15. Transport functions of leaves U. Lüttge
16. Physiological responses, metabolic changes and regulation during leaf senescence H. W. Woolhouse and G. I. Jenkins
17. Modelling leaf growth and function D. A. Charles-Edwards
18. Performance and productivity of foliage in the field J. L. Monteith and J. Elston
Summary and discussion D. Geiger and F. L. Milthorpe
Index.

Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST]