Cotton Physiology (The Cotton Foundation Reference Book Series No 1) [Hardcover]

Jack R. Mauney (Author), McD James Stewart (Editor)

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• Hardcover: 786 pages
• Publisher: Cotton Foundation (January 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093980901X
• ISBN-13: 978-0939809011
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
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table of contents
Foreword
Preface
contributors
Chapter 1: ecological adaptations of Gossypium species
Section 1: development of the plant
Chapter 2: vegetative growth and development of fruiting sites
Chapter 3: growth of roots
Chapter 4: influence of atmospheric parameters on growth and development
Chapter 5: temperature effects on growth, development and fiber properties
Chapter 6: effects of high temperatures and control fruiting I'm cotton yield
Chapter 7: water deficits and reproduction
Chapter 8 source-sink relations as affected by water stress during Boll development
Chapter 9: effects of nutrient elements on fruiting efficiency
Chapter 10: the nitrogen stress syndrome
Chapter 11: salinity and fruiting
Chapter 12: hormonal relations during reproduction
Chapter 13: use of plant growth regulators for crop modification
Chapter 14: physiology of defoliation in cotton production
Section 2 photosynthetic production and distribution
Chapter 15: the biochemistry of photosynthesis
Chapter 16: carbohydrate production and partitioning in the canopy
Chapter 17: photosynthesis, cry matter production and growth in CO2 enriched atmospheres
Chapter 18: feedback control and stress effects on photosynthesis
Chapter 19: a conceptual model of stress effects
Section 3: boll development
Chapter 20: integrated events in the flower and fruit
Chapter 21: mineral compartmentation within the boll
Chapter 22: carbohydrate distribution in bolls
Chapter 23: Lint development
Chapter 24: stress Influences on fiber development
Chapter 25: hormonal influences in fiber development
Chapter 26: the outer epidermis of the cottonseed
Chapter 27: chemistry and biology of cottonseed globulin's
Chapter 28: differential gene
Chapter 29: synthesis and compartmentalization of enzymes during seed maturation
Section 4: seed and germination
Chapter 30: developmental aspects of planting seed quality
Chapter 31: weathering: changes In planting seed quality between ripening and harvest
Chapter32: post-harvest factors affecting seed quality
Chapter 33: techniques to evaluate planting seed quality
Chapter 34: germination and stand establishment
Chapter 35: seed quality and stand establishment
Chapter 36: field environment and stand establishment
Section 5: special topics
Chapter 37: food and feeding quality of cottonseed
Chapter 38: physiology a secondary products
Chapter 39: Organ and tissue cultures in cotton
Chapter 40: the interface between plant physiology and genetics
Literature cited
Index