Growth and Defence in Plants Resource Allocation at Multiple Scales /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Matyssek, Rainer (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schnyder, Hans (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Oßwald, Wolfgang (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ernst, Dieter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Munch, Jean Charles (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pretzsch, Hans (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 220
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Plant genetics.; Plant pathology.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XXVI, 474 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783642306457
• ISSN: 0070-8356 ;

Plants use resources, i.e. carbon, nutrients, water and energy, either for growth or to defend themselves from biotic and abiotic stresses. This volume provides a timely understanding of resource allocation and its regulation in plants, linking the molecular with biochemical and physiological-level processes. Ecological scenarios covered include competitors, pathogens, herbivores, mycorrhizae, soil microorganisms, carbon dioxide/ozone regimes, nitrogen and light availabilities. The validity of the “Growth-Differentiation Balance Hypothesis” is examined and novel theoretical concepts and approaches to modelling plant resource allocation are discussed. The results presented can be applied in plant breeding and engineering, as well as in resource-efficient stand management in agriculture and forestry.  .