Practical plant physiology / by Frederick Keeble, assisted by M. C. Rayner.

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Bibliographic Details
Published: London : G. Bell and sons, ltd., 1911.
Main Author:
Keeble, Frederick, Sir, 1870-
Other Authors:
Rayner, M. C. (Mabel Cheveley), b. 1890
Subjects:
Plant physiology.
Format: Book
Practical plant physiology /
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. I. INTRODUCTORY
  • The problems of plant-physiology and the method by which the are to be solves
  • The scientific method
  • Classification of physiological problems
  • Ch. II. GERMINATION
  • The mode of germination of seed ; The parts of the seed and seedling ; The resting and active states of seeds ; The resisting powers of resting sees ; Germination capacity ; The visible order of events in germination
  • The nature and function of cotyledons and of endosperms ; Adaptation in plants ; Large seeds and small seeds
  • Ch. III. THE FOOD-MATERIALS OF SEEDS
  • The nature and chemical properties of the food-substances contained in the cotyledons and endosperm of seeds
  • Ch. IV. CHANGES DURING GERMINATION
  • The changes undergone by the reserve food-materials of the seed during germination ; The mode of passage of food-materials from the place of storage (endosperm or cotyledons) to the place of consumption (the growing embryo)
  • Ch. V. NUTRITION
  • The meaning of the term nutrition: the use which the plant makes of food-substances
  • The germinating seed considered as a machine
  • The source of the power which drives the machine and the conditions under which it works
  • Ch. VI. THE WORK OF ROOTS
  • The seedling as a independent plant : the lowest forms of plants and animals and the lines followed in the evolution of the higher plants and animals
  • The distinguishing characters of root- and shoot-system
  • The mode of growth of the root ; The functions of its parts ; the root-hairs, the absorbent organs of the root
  • Ch. VII. OSMOSIS AND OSMOTIC PRESSURE
  • The way in which water is absorbed by root-hairs and other cells Osmosis and osmotic pressure
  • The plant-cell as an osmotic apparatus
  • Ch. VIII. THE SOIL IN RELATION TO PLANT-LIFE
  • The substances taken up by the roots of plants
  • The composition of plant-ash
  • Water- and sand-cultures
  • The soil in relation to plant-life
  • The origin of soils : their physical, chemical, and biological properties
  • XI. TRANSPIRATION
  • The absorption and loss of water by the plant
  • The water requirements of various types of plants : hygrophytes and xerophytes
  • The process of the transpiration of water by the leaves ; The structure of the leaf in relation to this process ; The part played by stomata ; The opening and closing of stomata and the conditions under which these movements occur
  • Apparatus for measuring rate of transpiration : (potometer)
  • Ch. X. THE TRANSPIRATION CURRENT
  • The passage of water from root to leaves ; The channels followed by the transpiration current ; Water-conducting wood and skeletal wood
  • The causes of the ascent of water
  • Phenomena connected with the absorption of water ; Root pressure ; Bleeding ; Excretion of water ; Water-pores
  • (hydathodes)
  • Ch. XI. PHOTOSYNTHESIS
  • The origin of the carbon compounds contained in plants
  • The raw materials from which the plant constructs these compounds
  • The part played by chlorophyll grains (chloroplasts) in the manufacturing process ; The energy by which the process is carried on
  • The passage of carbohydrates from the leaves to other parts of the plant
  • The synthesis of organic nitrogen compounds in the plant
  • Ch. XII. PLANT SENSITIVENESS
  • The modes of response of plants to stimulation irritability
  • The reflex-actions of plants
  • Tropism (geotropism, phototropism, etc)
  • Morphogenetic responses
  • The component parts of a reflex-action : perception, excitation, transmission of nervous impulses, excitation and response of the motor region.

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