Water Deficits and Plant Growth, Volume VI: Woody Plant Communities focuses on the water relations of woody plants in a community context.
Organized into eight chapters, this book begins with a quantitative overview of sources of water available to woody plants. Separate chapters follow that discuss the water relations of coniferous, temperate hardwood, and tropical and subtropical forests and woodlands; apple and citrus orchards; closely related woody plants; and tea plantations. For each of these plant communities, emphasis is placed on hydrological cycles; water use and transpiration; absorption of water; and effects of environmental factors on soil and plant water balance. The effects of water deficits on physiological processes; vegetative and reproductive growth; yield of harvested products; drought resistance; and cultural practices affecting plant water balance and yield are also emphasized in this book.
This volume will be useful to both researchers and those involved in the practice of growing woody plants for wood and fruit crops and for esthetic values.

List of ContributorsPrefaceContents of Other Volumes1. Sources of WaterI. IntroductionII. Sources of Moisture for Woody PlantsReferences2. Coniferous Forests and PlantationsI. IntroductionII. TranspirationIII. Water Movement in the TreeIV. Changes in Water StorageV. Soil WaterVI. The Soil-Plant-Atmosphere ContinuumReferences3. Temperate Hardwood ForestsI. IntroductionII. Temperate Hardwood ForestsIII. General Water Relations of TreesIV. Stomatal ApertureV. Diurnal and Seasonal Patterns of Water StatusVI. Water Deficits and Physiological ProcessesVII. Drought ToleranceReferences4. Tropical and Subtropical Forests and WoodlandsI. IntroductionII. HydrologyIII. Absorption of WaterIV. Water Use and TranspirationV. Stomata and Water PotentialVI. Effects of Water DeficitsVII. Drought ToleranceReferences5. Citrus OrchardsI. IntroductionII. TreesIII. OrchardsIV. IrrigationReferences6. Apple OrchardsI. IntroductionII. Growth and Reproductive CycleIII. Climatic RequirementsIV. Evaporation from OrchardsV. Water Flow through the Soil-Plant System: Plant Water PotentialVI. Effects of Deficits on Growth and ReproductionVII. Irrigation and Its EffectsVIII. Drought Resistance and AdaptationIX. Concluding RemarksReferences7. Tea PlantationsI. IntroductionII. HydrologyIII. Factors Affecting EvaporationIV. Effects of Drought on Growth and YieldV. Cultural Practices and Water RelationsReferences8. Closely Related Woody PlantsI. IntroductionII. Comparative Water Relations and Drought ToleranceIII. ApplicationsReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index