PLANT-GEOGRAPHY UPON A PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS

By LINDA SANCHEZ

CONTENTS 1 HUMAN POPULATION, PLANT PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 2 ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE IN PLANT PRODUCTION 3 DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS 4 DIVERSITY AND GENETICS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CROPS 5 WEATHER AND CLIMATE 6 RADIANT ENERGY 7 TEMPERATURE 8 MAXIMUM PLANT PRODUCTION 9 ANTHROPOGENIC GLOBAL WARMING 10 SOIL AND WATER 11 PLANT WATER USE 12 SOIL AND NUTRIENTS 13 NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND CROP YIELD 14 PLANT PRODUCTION FOR BIOFUELS