chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 General Principles -- chapter 3 Experimental Approaches and Quantitative Methods -- chapter 4 Crop Physiological Responses to Light, Photosynthesis, and Respiration -- chapter 5 Crop Physiological Responses to Temperature and Climatic Zones -- chapter 6 Crop Developmental Responses to Temperature, Photoperiod, and Light Quality -- chapter 7 Radiation and Energy Balances and Predicting Crop Water Use and Temperature -- chapter 8 Crop Transpiration and Water Relations -- chapter 9 Crop Adaptation to Water-Limited Environments -- chapter 10 Hydrologic Budget of Cropping Systems, Irrigation, and Climatic Zones -- chapter 11 Crop Responses to Salinity and Other Limiting Soil Conditions -- chapter 12 Interaction of Crop Responses to Pests and Abiotic Factors -- chapter 13 Consideration of Crop Responses to Environment in Plant Breeding.