Plant Physiology : With Reference to the Green Plant (3 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: Preface to the second edition. I. The plant cell: 1. The cell wall. 2. The protoplasm. 3. The vacuole or cell sap. II. Solutions and membranes in relation to the plant cell: 1. Solutions. 2. Membranes. III. The roots of plants: 1. Influence of environment on roots. 2. The extent of root systems. 3. The weight of roots. 4. Root hairs. 5. Excretions of roots. 6. Beneficial and toxic effects of roots. IV. The intake of water by plants: 1. Sources of the plant\'s water supply. 2. Wilting coefficient. 3. Entrance of water into the root. V. The intake of solutes by the plant: 1. Mode of entrance of solutes. 2. Factors that affect the absorption ratio. 3. The unequal absorption of ions. 4. Transpiration and the intake of salts. 5. Nutrient solutions. 6. Antagonism and balanced solutions. VI. The elements absorbed by the plant: 1. Number and kind. 2. Form. 3. Essential vs. unessential elements. 4. Occurrence and function. 5. The elemental requirements and the age of the plant.

Vol. II: VII. The Loss of water from plants: 1. The general need of water by plants. 2. The evaporation of water from plants. Transpiration. 3. The loss of water from plants in the liquid form. Guttation. VIII. The formation of carbohydrates by the green plant: 1. The synthetic power of the green plant. 2. The carbohydrates of the green plant. 3. Photosynthesis. IX. The nitrogen metabolism of the green plant: 1. General relation of nitrogen to the plant. 2. Sources of nitrogen supply of plant. 3. The proteins of the green plant. 4. Nitrogen bases in plants. 5. Loss of nitrogen from plants. 6. Carbon/nitrogen relations. X. The fat metabolism of the green plant: 1. Fatty substances in plants. Crude lipides. XI. The process of digestion in the green plant: 1. Foods of the green plant. 2. Nature of digestion. 3. Enzymes. 4. A comparison of digestion in plants and animals.

Vol. III: XII. The translocation of materials in plants: 1. Need of translocation. 2. Tissues concerned. 3. Movement of materials. XIII. The process of respiration in plants: 1. Energy relations of the plant. 2. Importance of respiration. 3. Nature of respiration. 4. Organic materials used in respiration. 5. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration. 6. Relationship of anaerobic and aerobic respiration. 7. Aerobic respiration and photosynthesis contrasted. 8. Respiration and breathing. 9. Methods of measuring the intensity of aerobic respiration. 10. The respiratory quotient. 11. Respiration and the production of heat. 12. Factors affecting respiration. 13. Substances or enzymes concerned in our associated with oxidation in plants. XIV. The process of growth in plants: 1. Nature of growth. 2. Stages in the growth of a plant cell. 3. Growth of plant organs. 4. Nature of growth curves. 5. Periodic elongation. 6. Growth-promoting and growth-inhibiting substances. 7. Dormant or resting periods. 8. Factors affecting growth of plants. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.