Stress Physiology of Woody Plants

by Wenhao Dai (Editor)

Overview

This book addresses the importance woody plants have in agriculture, forestry, and the environment and how various stresses affect their performance. It reviews physiological and molecular responses of woody plants to major environmental stresses and focuses on the mechanisms involved in imparting resistance to stress. Chapters cover basics of plant physiology including plant structure and plant growth, photosynthesis, respiration, plant growth regulation, abiotic and biotic plant stresses including drought, water logging, nutrient deficiency, salinity, chilling, freezing, heat, oxidative stress, and heavy metal toxicity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429531439
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/17/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	296
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Dr. Wenhao Dai received his Ph.D. in Plant Science, specializing in woody plant physiology and biotechnology, from North Dakota State University in 2001. He was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the AgBiotech Center at Rutgers University from 2001 to 2002. Currently, he is Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at North Dakota State University, leading the Woody Plant Physiology and Biotechnology program. Dr. Dai has more than 25 years experience in woody plant research. His research areas cover woody plant physiology, biotechnology, molecular genetics, propagation, and production. His research work in the field of woody plant physiology includes physiological and biochemical basis of tree dwarfness (persimmon), overwintering physiological indices in Japanese apricot, tanning metabolism in persimmon fruits, and regulation of plant growth and development in pear and sweet persimmon. Recent work has been focused on molecular characterization of iron deficiency resistance in poplar trees and investigation of mechanisms of phytoplasma-disease resistance in Prunus species. Dr. Dai has taught several horticultural courses including Introductory Horticulture, Horticultural Science Laboratory, Plant Propagation, Fruit Tree Breeding, Nursery Production and Management, and Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology. Dr. Dai has published more than 35 peerreviewed papers in international journals.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I Plant growth and Development. Plant structure (uniqueness in woody plants). Plant Growth. Photosynthesis. Respiration. Plant Growth Regulation. Part II Plant Responses Under Stress Conditions. Plant Stresses. Plant response to water stress (drought and water logging). Plant Response to Nutrient Deficiency. Plant Response to Salinity Stress. Plant response to temperature stress (chilling, freezing, and heat). Plant Response to Oxidative Stress. Plant Response to Heavy Metal Stress. Plant Response to Multiple Stresses.

Editorial Reviews

'Stress-induced problems suffered by trees and shrubs are of increasing concern as the world urbanizes at a rapid pace and people plant them in situations much different from the habitats in which they evolved. In this book, Dai (North Dakota State Univ.) offers a comprehensive review of the many physiological and molecular aspects of woody plant responses to major environmental stresses. The first four chapters review, respectively, our current understanding of woody plant structure; growth and development; photosynthesis and respiration; and growth regulation. Next come chapters on stress due to drought, nutrient deficiency, salinity, low temperature, oxidative stress, and heavy metals. A concluding chapter deals with plant responses to multiple stresses. Each chapter is concise yet readable, with its own detailed table of contents and extensive list of references to the primary literature. One quibble is that the infrequent black-and-white illustrations seem to be modeled on a textbook from the last century: they are functional at best. Given the book’s highly technical level, it is likely to find its readership among very advanced students and research professionals.'

—G. D. Dreyer, emeritus, Connecticut College

Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.

Choice Review, April 2020

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