Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Author: The Bioclimatology of Frost
Author: Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642581323
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
The economic costs of frosts in agriculture and horticulture in many parts of the world can be very significant. Reports in the media include accounts on how frosts have devastated coffee crops in Brazil or in Papua New Guinea, and how frosts have seriously damaged the Florida citrus industry. Frost may cause losses in current harvests or a decline in future yields through more permanent damage to trees and bushes. Damaging frosts may occur as infrequent, short-term events with sub-zero temperatures or with unusually severe winter temperatures which extend over long periods. In this book we have aimed at providing a comprehensive review of recent advances in the area of frost research. The stimulus for writing this book has come from the recognition that there is a shortage of recent texts which deal exclusively with the bioclimatology of frost. Bioclimatology deals with the relations between climate and life and the present text is particularly concerned with the effects of low temperatures on plants. Our purpose has been to assist researchers, engineers, extension officers and students in understanding the physical aspects of frost occurrence and frost distribution as well as the biological and phenological aspects of frost damage and to provide an overview of direct and indirect methods of frost pro tection and prevention.
Journal of Agricultural Research
Author: American Journal of Botany
Author: Determination of Hardiness in Apple Varieties and the Relation of Some Factors to Cold Resistance
Author: Aubrey Clare HildrethPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apple
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Agrindex
Author: Bibliography of Agriculture
Author: Target Assays for Modern Herbicides and Related Phytotoxic Compounds
Author: Peter BogerPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780873715393
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Target Assays for Modern Herbicides and Related Phytotoxic Compounds is a laboratory guide that features 38 comprehensive contributions to determine and quantitate the inhibition activity of modern herbicides and related phytotoxic compounds at their targets. Using algal or higher-plant model species as well as cell-free enzymatic systems, assays are described for use with modern equipment typically found in a biochemical laboratory. Many details of the tests described in this volume are being published for the first time. Assays discussed include carotenoid and chlorophyll biosynthesis and degradation, photosynthetic electron transport, amino acid biosynthesis, fatty acid formation, and cell division. Some model systems and related topics are also described. Each chapter represents an easy-to-read recipe with minimal theory including some key references for further reading. Original data from the experiments are provided, and most of the notable laboratories around the world are represented. Target Assays for Modern Herbicides and Related Phytotoxic Compounds features updated methodology and procedures that will be a tremendous asset to plant biochemists; agriculture, plant protection, and weed control experts; agrochemical herbicide specialists in industry and government; and students in agricultural biochemistry and physiology.
Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science
Author: American Society for Horticultural SciencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horticulture
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
The Proceedings are primarily for the publication of results of original research on horticultural plants and their products, and original papers which present helpful new approachs to teaching and extension problems in horticulture.
Plant Cold Hardiness
Author: Lawrence V. GustaPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845935144
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Presenting the latest research on the effects of cold and sub-zero temperatures on plant distribution, growth and yield, this comprehensive volume contains 28 chapters by international experts covering basic molecular science to broad ecological studies on the impact of global warming, and an industry perspective on transgenic approaches to abiotic stress tolerance. With a focus on integrating molecular studies in the laboratory with field research and physiological studies of whole plants in their natural environments, this book covers plant physiology, production, development, agronomy, ecology, breeding and genetics, and their applications in agriculture and horticulture.