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Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations de M.B. Kirkham

Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations

Autor M.B. Kirkham
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 iul 2023
Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations, Third Edition describes the fundamental principles of soil and water relationships in relation to water storage in soil and water uptake by plants. The book explains why it is important to know about soil-plant-water relations, with subsequent chapters providing the definition of all physical units and the SI system and dealing with the structure of water and its special properties. Final sections explain the structure of plants and the mechanisms behind their interrelationships, especially the mechanism of water uptake and water flow within plants and how to assess parameters.
All chapters begin with a brief paragraph about why the topic is important and include all formulas necessary to calculate respective parameters. This third edition includes a new chapter on water relations of plants and soils in space as well as textbook problems and answers.


  • Covers plant anatomy, an essential component to understanding soil and plant water relations
  • includes problems and answers to help students apply key concepts
  • Provides the biography of the scientist whose principles are discussed in the chapter
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780323956413
ISBN-10: 0323956416
Pagini: 666
Dimensiuni: 191 x 235 x 34 mm
Greutate: 1.13 kg
Ediția:3
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Cuprins

1. Introduction
2. Definitions of Physical Units and the International System
3. Structure and Properties of Water
4. Soil–Water Terminology and Applications
5. Tensiometers
6. Static Water in Soil
7. Water Movement in Saturated Soil
8. Time Domain Reflectometry
9. Dual Thermal Probes
10. Field Capacity, Wilting Point, Available Water, and the Nonlimiting Water Range
11. Penetrometers
12. Oxygen Diffusion Rate
13. Infiltration
14. Pore Volume
15. Root Anatomy and Poiseuille's Law for Water Flow in Roots
16. Gardner's Equation for Water Movement to Plant Roots
17. Stem Anatomy and Pressure–Volume Curves
18. Thermocouple Psychrometers
19. Pressure Chambers
20. The Ascent of Water in Plants
21. Sap Flow
22. Electrical Analogs for Water Movement through the Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Continuum
23. Leaf Anatomy and Leaf Elasticity
24. Stomatal Anatomy and Stomatal Resistance
25. Solar Radiation, Black Bodies, Heat Budget, and Radiation Balance
26. Infrared Thermometers
27. Stress-Degree-Day Concept and Crop Water Stress Index
28. Potential Evapotranspiration
29. Water and Yield
30. Solar Time and Interception of Direct-Beam Solar Radiation
31. Soil and Plant Water Relations under Microgravity

Recenzii

""Unique in various ways, and above all is a pleasure to read or browse through. Each chapter contains plenty of references and has extraordinary detail, as one might expect from Mary Beth Kirkham. Unlike most other textbooks Mary Beth devotes many chapters solely to specific instrumentation, including chapters on tensiometry, soil penetrometers, soil oxygen diffusion rate, tension infiltrometry, time domain reflectometry, psychrometry, pressure chambers, and infared thermometers...the author presents thorough explanations based on physical principles that are intuitive, clear, and refreshing. The care exercised by Mary Beth in writing and reviewing this material is exemplified by the fact that I could not find a single error, either in the typesetting or in the scientific contents...an excellent text for an introduction in soil-water-plant relations. I also find it an extremely valuable reference for my own library because of the supplementary material that I usually cannot find in other related textbooks. I would highly recommend it for students and professionals alike.""- Jan W. Hopmans, University of California, Davis

""The sheer magnitude of this book's subject matter could overwhelm many readers, but Dr. Kirkham spares us this fate by virtue of superb organization, foundation building, and clear, example-rich writing...I am pleased to recommend this book to students and scientists at any level who profess interest in soil-water science or plant-water relations, and to dendrochronologists or environmental botanists who investigate the effects of water stresses upon tree growth and structure. It would serve as an excellent text for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course, as well, and indeed I expect it to become the standard for this purpose. I would gladly spend my own money for this book, which today joins other timely references on the lowest shelf of my bookcase, within arm's reach.""-T.M. Yanosky, U.S. Geological Survey, in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, VOL. 34, AUG. 2005

""[Kirkham's] writing style is a beautiful blend of the formal and the familiar, resulting in the feeling that you are not so much reading the text, as seeing the seminar on which the text was based...I enjoyed reading this unique book because it assembled many important aspects of water relations into one concise format. Kirkham guides you on a journey of discovery (or in my case re-discovery) of the principles underlying the concepts and practices of plant and soil water relations. Her book provides perfect foundation for university courses on the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum...Kirkham's book is a powerful reference tool for plant and soil scientists alike. Keep this book on your desk so that you can present it to the next plant breeder who walks into your office asking for help to develop a simple test for screening drought tolerance in plants.""- Malcom J. Morrison, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, ECORC, in Agriculture Ecosystems amp;amp;amp; Environment