Waterlogging is a major problem for plant cultivation in many regions of the world. This book combines both academic and practical aspects of this topic. Based on recent progress in cell and molecular biology, various facets of waterlogging signalling and tolerance are addressed, starting from the molecular level, through membrane transport, cells and plant organs, up to the whole organism. Leading scientists contribute 13 chapters grouped into the following mainparts: whole-plant regulation, intracellular signalling, membrane transporters in waterlogging tolerance and agronomical and environmental aspects. This work offers a universal handbook for any researcher or agronomist interested in the impact of waterlogging in plants. Investigates waterlogging, one of the major problems for plant cultivation The first book considering both agronomical/environmental and cellular aspects of waterlogging stress perception and tolerance INDICE: Oxygen Transport in Waterlogged Plants.- Waterlogging and Plant Nutrient Uptake.- Strategies for Adaptation to Waterlogging and Hypoxia in Nitrogen Fixing Nodules of Legumes.- Oxygen Transport in the sSapwood of Trees.- pHSignaling During Anoxia.-Programmed Cell Death and Aerenchyma Formation UnderHypoxia.- Oxygen Deprivation, Metabolic Adaptations and Oxidative Stress.- Root Water Transport Under Waterlogged Conditions and the Roles of Aquaporins inTransport of Water and Other Molecules Relevant to Oxygen Deficient Conditions.- Root Oxygen Deprivation and Leaf Biochemistry in Trees.- Membrane Transporters and Waterlogging Tolerance.- Genetic Variability and Determinism of Adaptation of Plants to Soil Waterlogging.- Improvement of Plant Waterlogging Tolerance.
- ISBN: 978-3-642-10304-9
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 290
- Fecha Publicación: 06/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés