Crop Physiology: Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy

Description

Crop physiology is important to appreciate the structural economy or the efficiency of biological structures. The chloroplast and mitochondria are submicroscopic organelles, which bring about energy conversions so efficiently that man, made solar panels; hydroelectric and atomic power plants are far less efficient in terms of ratio of energy generated per unit space. Thus, Crop physiology offers an opportunity to view this intricate and finely interwoven fabric of interplay of functions- the gossamer of life. However, transpiration is tightly controlled. The atmosphere to which the leaf is exposed drives transpiration, but it also causes massive water loss from the plant. Up to 90 percent of the water taken up by roots may be lost through transpiration. Intensive crop farming is a modern form of intensive farming that refers to the industrialized production of crops. Intensive crop farming’s methods include innovation in agricultural machinery, farming methods, genetic engineering technology, techniques for achieving economies of scale in production, the creation of new markets for consumption, patent protection of genetic information, and global trade. These methods are widespread in developed nations. It is in the treatment of different agricultural systems and developing green agriculture that this book really scores and makes enormous impacts upon the reader.