The Physiology of Flowering Plants - KHAM PHA MOI

ContentsPrefacepage ixChapter 1 Introduction 11.1 Appreciating plants 11.2 What kind of plant physiology? 21.3 Molecular biology and plant physiology: the integrationof disciplines 31.4 Outline of the text 5Part INutrition and transportChapter 2Flow of energy and carbon through the plant:photosynthesis and respiration 92.1 Introduction 92.2 Energy flow and carbon turnover in the biosphere 92.3 Photosynthesis: light absorption and utilization 122.4 The fixation of carbon dioxide 182.5 Limiting factors for photosynthesis 302.6 The efficiency of energy conversion in photosynthesis 322.7 Photosynthesis and the increase in atmosphericcarbon dioxide 362.8 Respiration: the oxidative breakdown of organic compounds 382.9 Terminal oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation 462.10 Anaerobic respiration 492.11 Respiration and plant activity 53Chapter 3 Water relations 603.1 Introduction 603.2 Water movement and energy: the concept ofwater potential 613.3 Water potentials of plant cells and tissues 613.4 Water relations of whole plants and organs 683.5 The transport of solutes in the xylem 853.6 Water uptake and loss: control by environmental andplant factors 863.7 Water conservation: xerophytes and xeromorphic characters 95Chapter 4 Mineral nutrition 1004.1 Introduction 1004.2 Essential elements 100