Changing climate and resource use efficiency in plants. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Amitav Bhattacharya.
• Other Names: Bhattacharya, Amitav
• Contents: Front Cover; Changing Climate and Resource Use Efficiency in Plants; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Global Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture; 1.1 Climate Change; 1.1.1 Weather and Climate; 1.2 Crop Responses to Expected Climate Change Factors; 1.2.1 Light; 1.2.2 Temperature; 1.2.3 Precipitation; 1.2.4 Wind; 1.3 Interactive Effects of Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change; 1.3.1 Photosynthetic and Productivity Interactions; 1.4 Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Sinks; 1.5 Climate Change and Resource Use Efficiency; 1.6 Climate Change and Water-Use Efficiency 1.7 Climate Change and Radiation-Use Efficiency1.8 Climate Change and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency; 1.9 Implications of Fertilizers Under Changing Climate; 1.10 Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture; 1.11 Direct Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture; 1.11.1 Changes in Mean Climate; 1.11.2 Climate Variability and Extreme Weather Events; 1.11.3 Extreme Temperatures; 1.11.4 Drought; 1.11.5 Heavy Rainfall and Flooding; 1.11.6 Tropical Storms; 1.12 Nonclimate Impacts Related to Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Impacts of Changes in Atmospheric Composition; 1.12.1 CO2 Fertilization; 1.12.2 Ozone 1.13 Climate Change Impact on Water Availability1.14 Climate Change Impacts on Crop Water Productivity; 1.15 Agricultural Productivity and Food Security; 1.16 Future Impact of Climate Change; References; Further Reading; 2 Radiation-Use Efficiency Under Different Climatic Conditions; 2.1 Solar Radiation; 2.2 Effect of Interception of Radiation Leaf Area Index on Crop Growth and Production; 2.2.1 Leaf Area Index; 2.2.2 Effect of Intercepted Radiation and Leaf Area Index on Growth and Crop Production; 2.3 Low Soil Moisture and Radiation-Use Efficiency 2.4 Radiation-Use Efficiency as Affected by Temperature2.5 Light Interception Efficiency; 2.6 Radiation-Use Efficiency Under Different Abiotic Factors; 2.6.1 Nutrient Application; 2.6.2 Vapor Pressure Deficit; 2.6.3 Diffused Light; 2.6.4 Undersoil Salinity Condition; 2.6.5 Under Optimal Growth Conditions; 2.7 Canopy Structure, Row Orientation, and Radiation-Use Efficiency; 2.8 Radiation-Use Efficiency and Crop Growth; 2.9 Radiation-Use Efficiency and Crop Yield; 2.10 Temperature and Radiation-Use Efficiency; 2.11 Low Soil Moisture and Radiation-Use Efficiency 2.12 Elevated CO2 Concentration and Radiation-Use Efficiency2.13 Genetic Variability in Radiation-Use Efficiency; 2.13.1 Radiation-Use Efficiency in Diverse C4 Grasses; 2.14 Avenues for Genetic Modification of Radiation-Use Efficiency; References; Further Reading; 3 Water-Use Efficiency Under Changing Climatic Conditions; 3.1 Water-Use Efficiency; 3.2 Properties of Water; 3.3 Water at Equilibrium: Water Potential and Its Components; 3.3.1 Osmotic Pressure; Influence of Gravity; 3.3.2 Positive and Negative Hydrostatic Pressures
• Publisher Details: London : Elsevier Ltd Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 581.722; Vegetation and climate; Climatic changes; Global environmental change; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128168370; 0128168374
• Related ISBNs: 9780128162095
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 9, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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