Responses of Fruit Trees to Global Climate Change

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Ramirez, Fernando (Συγγραφέας), Kallarackal, Jose (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science,
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Trees.; Plant science.; Botany.; Climate change.; Life Sciences.; Tree Biology.; Climate Change.; Plant Sciences.

Global climate change is expected to produce increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, higher temperatures, aberrant precipitation patterns and a host of other climatic changes that would affect all life on this planet. This review article addresses the impact of climate change on fruit tre...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Response of trees to CO2 increase
• 3. Nutrient value of fruits in response to eCO2
• 4. The effect of increasing temperature on phenology
• 5. Tree Phenology networks
• 6. Phenology of temperate fruit trees
• 7. Phenology of sub-tropical fruit trees
• 8. Phenology of tropical fruit trees
• 9. Climate change and chilling requirements
• 10. Precipitation
• 11. Ecophysiological adaptations and climate change
• 12. Biodiversity implications and the spread of diseases
• 13. Conclusion.