ABSTRACT

In this translation of the French edition (L'U. de Saint-'etienne, 1999), the author treats the interrelated factors that inform plants' adaptations to their environments. Applying ecophysiological principles to identify mechanisms of dysfunction in ecosystems, he presents data-based cases for: less stressful growing methods (e.g., using cultivars

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|36 pages

The Environment of Plants

chapter 2|71 pages

Photosynthesis and Plant Production

chapter 3|38 pages

Hydro-mineral Equilibrium

chapter 4|28 pages

Ecophysiology of Development

chapter 5|93 pages

Plants under Stress