Water dynamics in plant production / Wilfried Ehlers, University of Göttingen, Germany and Michael Goss, University of Guelph, Canada.
Ehlers, Wilfried,
Water dynamics in plant production / Wilfried Ehlers, University of Göttingen, Germany and Michael Goss, University of Guelph, Canada. - 2nd edition. - xx, 375 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The role of water in plant life -- The role of water in soil -- The interdependence of soil water and vegetation -- Properties and energy state of water -- Water storage and movement in soil -- The root, the plant's organ for water uptake -- The water balance of the plant -- The plant as a link between soil and atmosphere : an overview -- Water use by crops -- Radiationa dn dry matter production -- Water use and dry matter production -- Influence of nutrient supply on water use and establishment of yield -- Development of economic yield under inadequate water supply -- Water stress in plants -- Climatic factors influencing yield -- Breeding for yield and water use -- Controlling the soil's water balance by soil management -- Controlling water use by crop management -- Irrigation.
9781780643816 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781780643823 (pbk : alk. paper)
2015023023
Crops and water.
Plant-water relationships.
S494.5.W3 / EHL 2016
633
Water dynamics in plant production / Wilfried Ehlers, University of Göttingen, Germany and Michael Goss, University of Guelph, Canada. - 2nd edition. - xx, 375 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The role of water in plant life -- The role of water in soil -- The interdependence of soil water and vegetation -- Properties and energy state of water -- Water storage and movement in soil -- The root, the plant's organ for water uptake -- The water balance of the plant -- The plant as a link between soil and atmosphere : an overview -- Water use by crops -- Radiationa dn dry matter production -- Water use and dry matter production -- Influence of nutrient supply on water use and establishment of yield -- Development of economic yield under inadequate water supply -- Water stress in plants -- Climatic factors influencing yield -- Breeding for yield and water use -- Controlling the soil's water balance by soil management -- Controlling water use by crop management -- Irrigation.
9781780643816 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781780643823 (pbk : alk. paper)
2015023023
Crops and water.
Plant-water relationships.
S494.5.W3 / EHL 2016
633