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Plant energetics

Title: Plant energetics / Octavian S. Ksenzhek, Alexander G. Volkov.
Author: Ksenzhek, O. S. (Oktavian Stanislavovich)
Publication: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1998.

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Additional Authors

Volkov, Alexander G. (Alexander George)

Description

xi, 389 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

This book presents the basic concepts and principal applications of themodynamics, energetics, electrophysiology, and photobiophysics of green plants, but only what is essential to the most important phenomena and concepts is included.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-381) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Light -- Ch. 2. Fluxes of Solar Radiation and Absorption of Light by Plants -- Ch. 3. Arrangement of Energy Relations in Plants -- Ch. 4. Problems of Integration and Hierarchy of Structures -- Ch. 5. Thermodynamics of Energy Conversion by Plants -- Ch. 6. Electrochemistry and the Processes of Energy Conversion in Plants -- Ch. 7. Photochemistry of Photosynthesis and Mechanisms of Oxygen Evolution -- Ch. 8. Energetics of Dark Respiration and Mechanism of Cytochrome Oxidase Functioning -- Ch. 9. Plants and the Atmosphere: Heat and Moisture Exchange -- Ch. 10. Energetics of Permeation of Molecules and Ions across Membranes -- Ch. 11. Transpiration Stream -- Ch. 12. Entropy Balance of the Plant -- Ch. 13. Electrical Signals and Long-Distance Communication in Plants -- Ch. 14. Artificial Photosynthesis in Organized Assemblies of Photosynthetic Pigments -- Ch. 15. Humans and Plants.

ISBN

0124273505
9780124273504

LCCN

97080794

OCLC

ocm38285013
38285013
SCSB-9573427

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library