1st Edition

Plant Growth and Leaf-Applied Chemicals

By Peter M. Neumann Copyright 1988

    The aim of this volume is to provide a compendium of state of the art overview chapters by leading research, from diverse scientific fields, who share a common involvement in understanding and utilizing the interactions between chemicals and plant leaves.

    1. Application technology 2. Foliar uptake of chemicals studied with whole plants and isolated cuticles 3. Chemical regulation of photosynthetic decline and leaf senescence 4. Variability in responses of developing plant tissues to applied chemicals 5. Foliar nutrition of fruit trees 6. Foliar applications of fertilizers on grain crops 7. Regulating flower production, senescence, seed yield, and oil content of crop plants by growth regulator treatments 8. Applications of ethylene-releasing compounds in agriculture 9. Global horticulture carbon dioxide enrichment

    Biography

    Neumann, Peter M.