Growth is a widely used term in plant science and ecology, but it can have different
meanings depending on the context and the spatiotemporal scale of analysis. At the …

This review focuses on recent research into the environmental and physiological controls on
the utilization of transient light under the following headings: light dynamics in canopies …

To investigate soybean responses to drought stress and growth through metabolism
compensation after rehydration, and for the establishment of an optimal water-saving …

This article introduces the FAO crop model AquaCrop. It simulates attainable yields of major
herbaceous crops as a function of water consumption under rainfed, supplemental, deficit …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses plant microclimate. Microclimate is the complex
of environmental variables, including temperature, radiation, humidity, and wind, to which …

A decade has passed since plant responses to water stress were reviewed in this series
(299), although writing of a review nature has been voluminous in sym posium proceedings …

Recent progress in improving the salt tolerance of cultivated plants has been slow.
Physiologists have been unable to define single genes or even specific metabolic processes …

The EPIC plant growth model was developed to estimate soil productivity as affected by
erosion throughout the US Since soil productivity is expressed in terms of crop yield, the …

Water transport is an integral part of the process of growth by cell expansion and accounts
for most of the increase in cell volume characterizing growth. Under water deficiency, growth …

On a global basis, water is a paramount factor in determining the distribution of species, and
the responses and adaptations of a species to water stress are critical for its success in any …