The Growth and Functioning of Leaves: Proceedings of a Symposium Held Prior to the Thirteenth International Botanical Congress at the University of Sydney 18–20 August 1981

by Edited by J. E. Dale , F. L. Milthorpe

• ISBN13: 9780521279284
• ISBN10: 0521279283
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Crop yields and vegetation productivity depend upon a very large degree on the interception of light by the leaf surface. Hence understanding of the generation of leaves, their persistence and eventual senescence, and their physiological processes are of paramount importance in the quest for increasing productivity. This book was first published in 1983 and was written by leading international experts. It provides an integrated, coherent account of these aspects. Although the chapters were written as components of an integrated advanced text, the principle contributors were able to present and discuss their concepts in conjunction with the Thirteenth International Botanical Symposium at the University of Sydney in August 1981. A valuable adjunct to the volume is a summary of this discussion. This is a useful study for all those interested in the history of research into physiology of plants, crop physiology, agronomy, horticulture and ecology.

Table of Contents

List of participants

Preface

Initiation and Early Growth

The mechanism of leaf initiation

Primary vascularization and the siting of primordia

The geometry of phyllotaxis

Kinematic analysis of leaf expansion

The shoot apex in transition: flowers and other organs

The shoot apex in transition: flowers and other organs R. W. King; Summary and discussion

Leaf Growth and the Development of Function

General features of the production and growth and leaves

Environmental influences of leaf expansion

Hormonal influences on leaf growth

Photomorphogenesis in leaves

The development of photosynthetic capacity in leaves R. M. Leech and N. R. Baker; Summary and discussion

The Mature Leaf and its Significance

Water relations of the mature leaf

External factors influencing photosynthesis and respiration

Internal factors influencing photosynthesis and respiration

Transport functions of leaves

Physiological responses, metabolic changes and regulation during leaf senescence

Modelling leaf growth and function

Performance and productivity of foliage in the field J. L. Monteith and J. Elston; Summary and discussion

Index

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