Water and Plant Life Problems and Modern Approaches [Paperback]

1 Fundamentals of Plant Water Relations.- Preface.- A. The Structure of Water in the Biological Cell.- I. Introduction.- II. Evidence for Structured Aqueous Boundary Layers.- III. Thermal Anomalies in Biological Tissues.- IV. Properties of Aqueous Electrolyte Layers.- V. Conclusions.- References.- B. The States of Water in the PlantTheoretical Consideration.- I. Introduction.- II. Physiological Importance of Processes and Properties Involving Water.- III. Metabolism and Water Relations.- IV. Conclusions.- References.- C. The Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum.- I. Introduction.- II. Description of the Turgor Pressure as a Function of Environmental Variables.- III. Water Flow in the SPAC as a Link Between Plant and Environment.- IV. The Solute-free Transport System.- V. Effects of Solutes in the SPAC.- VI. Changes in Resistances or Potential Differences.- VII. Conclusions.- References.- D. The Water Status in the PlantExperimental Evidence.- I. Introduction.- II. Current Methods for the Determination of Total Water Potential and Its Components.- III. The Range of Water Potentials Hitherto Determined and the Continuum Conditions Favoring Extreme Values.- IV. The Component Potentials Adjusting Total Water Potential in the Plant Body: Ranges and Changes.- V. Why does Water Potential in a Plant Change?.- VI. Conclusions.- References.- 2 Water Uptake and Soil Water Relations.- Preface.- A. Root Extension and Water Absorption.- I. Introduction.- II. Water Movement Through the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum: Limitations in the Liquid Phase.- III. Root Extension and Facilitation of Water Uptake in Unexplored Soil Regions.- IV. Root Extension Within the Rooted Zone: A Case for Avoidance of Localized Rhizospheric Resistances.- V. Conclusions.- References.- B. Resistance to Water Flow in the Roots of Cereals.- I. Introduction.- II. Anatomy of Cereal Roots.- III. Zone of Water Absorption.- IV. Forces Causing Flow of Water.- V. Resistance to Flow.- VI. Effect of Root Resistance olSa