Growth and Development of Trees, Volume I: Seed Germination, Ontogeny, and Shoot Growth is a part of a two-volume treatise, which characterizes important features of growth and development of trees and other woody plants during their life cycles.
Organized into eight chapters, this book describes the important events in growth of the perennial woody plant. This volume highlights the significant changes that take place in vegetative and reproductive growth as woody plants progress from juvenility to adulthood and, finally, to a senescent state. This book also describes the effects of external and internal controls of vegetative and reproductive growth. Considerable attention is given to important spatial and temporal variations in growth.
This book will be useful to academicians as well as to those involved in the practice of growing trees and other woody plants for fruit crops or wood, as well as for esthetic reasons.

?PrefaceContents of Volume II1. Structural and Growth Characteristics of Trees Introduction Structure of Trees and Other Woody Plants Crown Form Leaves Variations in Structure of Leaves Stems Roots Generalized Growth Characteristics Suggested Collateral Reading2. Seed Germination and Seedling Development Introduction Seed Structure and Composition Environmental Control of Seed Germination and Seedling Establishment Oxygen Supply Biocides Physiology of Seed Germination Seed Dormancy Patterns of Seed Germination and Seedling Development Suggested Collateral Reading3. Maturation or Phase Change Introduction Juvenile and Adult Characteristics Flowering Growth Habit Form and Structure of Leaves Leaf Retention Thorniness Formation of Anthocyanin Pigments Stem Anatomy Rooting of Cuttings Control of Phase Change Suggested Collateral Reading4. Aging Introduction Vegative Growth Reproductive Growth Anatomical Changes during Ontogeny Insect Resistance Disease Resistance Longevity and Senescence Suggested Collateral Reading5. Bud Development and Shoot Expansion Introduction Growth of Buds Characteristics and Classification of Buds Shoot Growth Characteristics Suggested Collateral Reading6. Leaf Growth and Development Introduction Origin and Differentiation of Leaves Seasonal Leaf Growth Characteristics Leaf Senescence Abscission of Leaves Suggested Collateral Reading7. Variations in Shoot Growth Introduction Amounts of Shoot Growth Geographic Variation in Shoot Growth Diurnal Variations in Shoot Growth Within-Tree Variations in Shoot Growth Suggested Collateral Reading8. Control of Shoot Growth Introduction Environmental Control of Shoot Growth Light Temperature Site Competition and Cultural Conditions Shoot-Growth Responses to Prior-Year and Current Weather Internal Control of Shoot Growth Carbohydrates Minerals Hormonal Growth Regulators Bud Dormancy Internal Water Deficits Internal Control of Within-Tree Variations in Shoot Growth Suggested Collateral ReadingBibliographyAuthor IndexSubject Index