chapter 1 Time, Plant Growth, Respiration, and Temperature / chapter 2 Role of Temperature in the Physiology of Crop Plants: Pre- and Postharvest / chapter 3 Crop Plant Responses to Rising CO2 and Climate Change / chapter 4 Germination and Emergence / chapter 5 Influence of Source Strength on Leaf Developmental Programming / chapter 6 Ecophysiological Aspects of the Vegetative Propagation of Saltbush (Atriplex spp.) and Mulberry (Morus spp.) / chapter 7 Fruit Development, Maturation, and Ripening / chapter 8 Dormancy: Manifestations and Causes / chapter 9 Senescence in Plants and Crops / chapter 10 Abscission / chapter 11 Cell Cycle Regulation in Plants / chapter 12 Chlorophyll Biosynthesis During Plant Greening / chapter 13 Structure and Function of Photosynthetic Membranes in Higher Plants / chapter 14 Bioenergetic Aspects of Photosynthetic Gas Exchange and Respiratory Processes in Algae and Plants / chapter 15 Diffusive Resistances to CO2 Entry in the Leaves and Their Limitations to Photosynthesis / chapter 16 Mineral Nutrient Transport in Plants / chapter 17 Sodium: A Functional Nutrient in Plants / chapter 18 Nitrogen Metabolism and Crop Productivity / chapter 19 Quantifying Immediate Carbon Export from Source Leaves / chapter 20 Production-Related Assimilate Transport and Partitioning / chapter 21 Phloem Transport of Solutes in Crop Plants / chapter 22 Carbohydrate Synthesis and Crop Metabolism / chapter 23 Production of Phytomedicinal Chemicals by Plants / chapter 24 Plant Growth Hormones: Growth Promoters and Inhibitors / chapter 25 The Activation Sequence-1 Cognate Promoter Elements Play Critical Roles in the Activation of Defense-Related Genes in Higher Plants / chapter 26 Multilevel Regulation of Glutathione Homeostasis in Higher Plants / chapter 27 Genes Associated with Orchid Flower / chapter 28 Biology and Physiology of Saline Plants / chapter 29 Role of Physiology in Improving Crop Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses in the Tropics: The Case of Common Bean and Tropical Forages / chapter 30 Adaptive Components of Salt Tolerance / chapter 31 Growth and Physiological Adaptations of Grasses to Salinity Stress / chapter 32 Physiological Mechanisms of Nitrogen Absorption and Assimilation in Plants Under Stressful Conditions / chapter 33 Induction of Proteins in Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses / chapter 34 Physiological Responses of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to Salt Stress / chapter 35 Calcium as a Messenger in Stress Signal Transduction / chapter 36 Regulation of Gene Expression During Abiotic Stresses and the Role of the Plant Hormone Abscisic Acid / chapter 37 How Plants Adapt Their Physiology to an Excess of Metals / chapter 38 The Negative Action of Toxic Divalent Cations on the Photosynthetic Apparatus / chapter 39 Physiological Mechanisms of Herbicide Actions / chapter 40 Parasitic Flowering Plants from Genus Orobanche: DNA Markers, Molecular Evolution, and Physiological Relations with the Host Plants / chapter 41 Developmental Genetics in Lower Plants / chapter 42 Photosynthetic Efficiency and Crop Yield / chapter 43 Transpiration Efficiency: Avenues for Genetic Improvement / chapter 44 Physiological Mechanisms Relevant to Genetic Improvement of Salinity Tolerance in Crop Plants / chapter 45 Glycine Betaine Accumulation: Its Role in Stress Resistance in Crop Plants / chapter 46 Computer Simulation of Plant and Crop Allocation Processes / chapter 47 Composite Lighting for Controlled-Environment Plant Factories / chapter 48 Plant Growth and Human Life Support for Space Travel