Stomata are cellular breathing pores on leaves that open and close to absorb photosynthetic
carbon dioxide and to restrict water loss through transpiration, respectively. Grasses …

This book contains 10 chapters, dealing with the physiological processes determining the
yield that can be harvested from a stand of crop plants, whether grown for food, feed or for …

There is an increasing need for diagnostic tools that can assess the crop nitrogen (N)
nutrition status during the growth cycle. In addition to the leaf chlorophyll (Chl) content, we …

This book, written as a text for degree level teaching, provides an introduction to the
physiological, biochemical and anatomical processes determining crop yields. It is divided …

The length and DW of elongating internodes, their associated leaves and the ear were
measured on the main shoot of wheat cv. Wembley plants grown in an unheated …

One of the most notable ecological trends—described more than 2,300 years ago by
Theophrastus—is the association of small leaves with dry and cold climates, which has …

Leaf wax n-alkanes of terrestrial plants are long-chain hydrocarbons that can persist in
sedimentary records over geologic timescales. Since meteoric water is the primary source of …

The maize leaf is composed of a blade and a sheath, which are separated at the ligular
region by a ligule and an auricle. Mutants homozygous for the recessive liguleless-1 (lgl) …

Aims Production of biomass and yield in natural and agronomic conditions depend on the
endogenous growth capacity of plants and on the environmental conditions constraining it …

Leaf growth in monocotyledons results from the flux of newly born cells out of the division
zone and into the adjacent elongation-only zone, where cells reach their final length. We …