Chemical Research on Plant Growth A translation of Théodore de Saussure's Recherches chimiques sur la Végétation /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: de Saussure, Théodore (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Physiology.

Nicholas-Théodore de Saussure, a Swiss plant physiologist and plant chemist, was the last of the early pioneers of photosynthesis research. His most important contributions were the demonstration that water is a component of plant dry matter; that plants obtain their carbon from the carbon dioxide o...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• About the Translator
• Brief Biography of Théodore de Saussure
• 1.Introduction
• A. Plant nutrition concepts before the pioneering research on photosynthesis
• B. Contributions to knowledge of plant nutrition and physiology by the photosynthesis pioneers who preceded Théodore de Saussure
• C.  De Saussure provides extensive quantitative data to address the important questions
• D.  De Saussure’s work enables completion of the overall chemical equation for photosynthesis
• E. Critical reception of Recherches chimiques sur la Végétation, its legacy, and historical perspectives
• F.  Some errors and misinterpretations in Recherches chimiques sur la Végétation
• G.The life and scientific background of Théodore de Saussure
• References Cited
• 2.Chapter Summaries
• A Note on the Translation
• Translation of Recherches chimiques sur la Végétation
• Preface by Théodore de Saussure
• Table of Contents of the text
• The Text
• Appendices
• 1. Glossary of Terms
• 2.  Conversions of Units of Measurement
• 3.  Expanded Bibliography of References Cited by de Saussure
• Index.