{"product_id":"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-paperback-9780521279284","title":"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 (Paperback) 9780521279284","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Growth and Functioning of Leaves\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eProceedings of a Symposium Held Prior to the Thirteenth International Botanical Congress at the University of Sydney 18–20 August 1981\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1983 book investigates the generation of leaves, their persistence and eventual senescence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. E. Dale (Edited by), F. L. Milthorpe (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521279284, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 9 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e558 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.81 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCrop 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of participants\u003cbr\u003e Preface J. E. Dale and F. L. Milthorpe\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Initiation and Early Growth: 1. The mechanism of leaf initiation R. F. Lyndon\u003cbr\u003e 2. Primary vascularization and the siting of primordia P. R. Larson\u003cbr\u003e 3. The geometry of phyllotaxis R. O. Erickson\u003cbr\u003e 4. Kinematic analysis of leaf expansion W. K. Silk\u003cbr\u003e 5. The shoot apex in transition: flowers and other organs R. W. King\u003cbr\u003e 6. The shoot apex in transition: flowers and other organs R. W. King\u003cbr\u003e Summary and discussion T. A. Steeves\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e 8. Environmental influences of leaf expansion N. Terry, L. J. Waldron and S. E. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e 9. Hormonal influences on leaf growth P. B. Goodwin and M. G. Erwee\u003cbr\u003e 10. Photomorphogenesis in leaves D. Vince-Prue and D. J. Tucker\u003cbr\u003e 11. The development of photosynthetic capacity in leaves R. M. Leech and N. R. Baker\u003cbr\u003e Summary and discussion J. Moorby\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Mature Leaf and its Significance: 12. Water relations of the mature leaf E. W. R. Barlow\u003cbr\u003e 13. External factors influencing photosynthesis and respiration M. M. Ludlow\u003cbr\u003e 14. Internal factors influencing photosynthesis and respiration J. D. Hesketh, E. M. Larson, A. J. Gordon and D. B. Peters\u003cbr\u003e 15. Transport functions of leaves U. Lüttge\u003cbr\u003e 16. Physiological responses, metabolic changes and regulation during leaf senescence H. W. Woolhouse and G. I. Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e 17. Modelling leaf growth and function D. A. Charles-Edwards\u003cbr\u003e 18. Performance and productivity of foliage in the field J. L. Monteith and J. Elston\u003cbr\u003e Summary and discussion D. Geiger and F. L. 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