Plant Stems Physiology and Functional Morphology

Name: Plant Stems Physiology and Functional Morphology
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ISBN: 9780122764608

ISBN-10: 0122764609

ISBN-13: 9780122764608

Edition: 1995

Authors: Barbara L. Gartner

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Stems, of various sizes and shapes, are involved in most of the organic processes and interactions of plants, ranging from support, transport, and storage to development and protection. The stem itself is a crucially important intermediary: it links above- and below ground organs-connecting roots to leaves. An international team of leading researchers vividly illustrate that stems are more than pipes, more than simple connecting and supporting structures; rather stems are critical, anatomically distinct structures of enormous variability. It is, to an unappreciated extent, this variability that underpins both the diversity and the success of plants in myriad ecosystems. Plant Stems will be…

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List price: $135.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date: 7/10/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 440
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Roles of Stem Architecture in Plant Performance: Plant Stems: Biomechanical Adaptation for Energy Capture and Influence on Species Distributions


Opportunities and Constraints in the Placements of Flower and Fruits


The Biomechanical Optimum in Woody Stems


Shrub Stems: Form and Function


Roles of Stems in Transport and Their Consequences


Patterns of Xylem Variation Within a Tree and Their Hydraulic and Mechanical Consequences


Stem Water Storage


Roles of Live Stem Cells in Plant Performance: Role of Stems in Transport, Storage, And Circulation of Ions and Metabolites By the Whole Plant


The Low Profile Directors of C- And N-Economy in Plants: The Parenchyma Cells Associated with Translocation Channels


Stem Photosynthesis: Extent, Patterns, And Role in Plant Carbon Economy


Microflora and Microfauna on Stems and Trunks: Diversity, Foodwebs, And Effects on Plants


Developmental Potential of Foodwebs, And Effects on Plants


Developmental Potential of Shoot Buds


Respiratory Gas Exchange and Cambial Function in Tree Stems


Hormonal Control of Radial and Longitudinal Growth in the Tree Stem


Roles of Stems in Preventing or Reacting to Response to Plant Injury: Stems and Fires


Response of Stem Growth and Function to Air Pollution


Chemical Antiherbivore Defense


Stem Defense Against Pathogens


Synthesis


Subject Index