Water Deficits and Plant Growth, Volume II: Plant Water Consumption and Response focuses on internal water deficits in plants, the measurement for such deficits, and the identification of physiological and growth responses of herbaceous and woody plants to water deficiency.
Partitioned into six chapters, the book discusses the rate of water consumption of agricultural plants. Concerns in this part include evapotranspiration, characteristics of plants, and climate. The discussions move on to the study of water consumption in forests. The methods used in the research, the theoretical considerations, and a review of the results are also discussed.
The next part focuses on the relationship of water deficits and physiological processes. This part also introduces the discussions on the effect of water deficiency on the growth of herbaceous plants and trees, including the emergence of diseases related to water deficiency.
The book is a valuable source of data for readers who are interested in pursuing studies on the effect of water deficiency on the growth of plants.

List of Contributors Preface Contents of Volume I 1. Water Consumption by Agricultural Plants I. Introduction II. Historical Aspects III. Determining Evapotranspiration IV. Climatic Regimes V. Crop Characteristics and Evapotranspiration VI. Evapotranspiration with Soil Water Nonlimiting VII. Evapotranspiration with Limited Soil Water References 2. Water Consumption by Forests I. Introduction II. Discussion of Methods III. Review of Results IV. Some Theoretical Considerations References 3. Water Deficits and Physiological Processes I. Introduction II. Water in Physiological Processes References4. Water Deficits and Growth of Herbaceous Plants I. The Course of Development II. Growth Response of Various Herbaceous Plants III. General Characteristics of the Growth Response at Various Stages of Ontogeny IV. Detailed Studies with Suitable Test Plants V. Conclusions Regarding Growth and Moisture Stress References 5. Water Deficits and Growth of Trees I. Introduction II. Water Deficits and Extension Growth III. Water Deficits and Growth in Girth IV. Water Deficits and Root Development V. Water Deficits and Reproductive Growth References 6. Water Deficits in Vascular Disease I. Introduction II. The Syndrome in Vascular Disease III. Symptoms of Water Deficit in Plants: The Drought Syndrome IV. Mechanisms of Pathogenic Water Stress V. Mechanisms Compensating for Vascular Dysfunction VI. Etiological Duality in Vascular Pathogenesis VII. Conclusions References Author Index Subject Index