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- Written by experts
- Richly illustrated
- An invaluable source of information for plant scientists, ecologists, ecophysiologists, plant pathologists, molecular biologists, agronomists, forest scientists, plant breeders, modelers, and advanced students
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 220)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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Mechanisms of Resource Allocation in Plants and Stands
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Unifying Theory in Resource Allocation?
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Chair of Ecophysiology of Plants, Technical University of Munich Chair of Ecophysiology of Plants, Freising, Germany
Rainer Matyssek
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Chair of Grassland Science, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
Hans Schnyder
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Chair of Phytopathology of Woody Plants, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
Wolfgang Oßwald
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Institute of Biochemcial Plant Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
Dieter Ernst
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Institute of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
Jean Charles Munch
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LS Waldwachstumskunde, TU München LS Waldwachstumskunde, Freising, Germany
Hans Pretzsch
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Growth and Defence in Plants
Book Subtitle: Resource Allocation at Multiple Scales
Editors: Rainer Matyssek, Hans Schnyder, Wolfgang Oßwald, Dieter Ernst, Jean Charles Munch, Hans Pretzsch
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30645-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-30644-0Published: 15 September 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42878-4Published: 15 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-30645-7Published: 14 September 2012
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 474
Topics: Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology, Plant Pathology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Agriculture, Forestry