Climate and Agriculture de Jen-hu Chang

Climate and Agriculture: An Ecological Survey

Jen-hu Chang

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 apr 2009

This summary of what is known about microclimatic environments and the effects of climate on plant growth presents a comprehensive statement on the complex relationship between climate and agriculture. The author covers the theory and data of modern physical geography, meteorology, and agronomy within the context of contemporary ecological analysis to produce a book invaluable not only to the student and research worker but also one that deals for the first time with the application of theory to real problems of energy budgets and water balance for the practical agronomist.

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Cuprins

1: Introduction; 2: Radiation Balance; 3: Photosynthesis; 4: Radiation Distribution within the Plant Community; 5: Leaf Area Index; 6: Radiation Utilization by Field Crops; 7: Photoperiodism; 8: Air and Leaf Temperature; 9: Soil Temperature; 10: Frost Protection; 11: Wind Profile near the Ground; 12: Water in Relation to Plant Growth; 13: Evapotranspiration; 14: Lysimeters; 15: Empirical Formulae; 16: The Aerodynamic Approach; 17: The Energy Budget Approach; 18: Evaporimeters; 19: Water Balance; 20: Water and Yield Relationship; 21: Dew, Fog, and Humidity; 22: Wind; 23: Conclusion

Descriere

Presents a comprehensive statement on the complex relationship between climate and agriculture. This book considers radiation flux in the free atmosphere and in the biosphere near the ground, the processes of photosynthesis and photoperiodism, and the effect of radiation and temperature on plant growth.