This book represents a beginning toward a consensus on units, symbols, and terminology in the plant sciences. Written by 27 specialists and reviewed by several others, each discussion is condensed for easy reference, but still thorough enough to answer virtually any question concerning plant terminology. Principles are outlined and covered in readable text. Some chapters include formulas and definitions of specialized terms, while others include recommendations for suitable units. The appendices offer guidelines on presenting scientific data, such as principles of grammar, oral and poster presentations, and reporting on data from experiments that utilized growth chambers. Anyone involved in the plant sciences, particularly plant physiology, will find this an invaluable reference.
Author(s): Frank B. Salisbury
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 256
CONTENTS......Page 6
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 9
PREFACE......Page 10
SECTION I: THE BASICS......Page 16
1. Summary of the International System of Units (SI Units)......Page 18
Quantities and Units......Page 19
Le Système International D'Unités (SI)......Page 20
The SI Tables......Page 21
Some Special Considerations......Page 28
Documentation......Page 36
Form of Scientific Names......Page 37
Special Situations......Page 39
Measures of Central Tendency......Page 42
Variability......Page 43
Confidence Intervals......Page 44
Test of Hypothesis......Page 45
Regression Analysis......Page 46
Analysis of Variance......Page 47
Covariance Analysis......Page 53
Nonparametric Tests......Page 55
Miscellaneous......Page 56
SECTION II: PLANT BIOPHYSICS......Page 58
Basic Concepts and the Chemical Potential......Page 60
Free Energy and Water Potential......Page 62
Water Potential in the Vapor State......Page 65
Components of Water Potential......Page 66
Theory of the Pressure-Chamber Apparatus......Page 68
Abbreviations Used as Subscripts and Superscripts......Page 70
The Tables......Page 71
The Tables......Page 75
Terms, Symbols, and Units Appropriate in Energy-Transfer Studies......Page 80
Some Equations Used in Heat-Transfer Studies......Page 83
The Tables......Page 87
The Tables......Page 90
SECTION III: PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY......Page 94
Instructions on Chemical and Mathematical Usage......Page 96
Abbreviations and Symbols......Page 99
The Tables......Page 101
Terminology......Page 112
Gene Designations......Page 120
SECTION IV: PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 124
The Biometry of Growth......Page 126
Shoot and Root Morphogenesis......Page 128
General Considerations......Page 130
Units for Growth Analysis and Yield Components......Page 131
Types and Mechanisms of Movement......Page 135
Control of Movement: General......Page 136
Terms for Induced Movements (Types of Response)......Page 137
Stimuli......Page 138
Terms for Autonomous Movements......Page 139
15. Growth Substances......Page 141
16. Biological Timing......Page 144
17. Dormancy, Photoperiodism, and Vernalization......Page 149
18. Stress Physiology......Page 157
General Stress-Physiology Terms......Page 158
Chilling Injury......Page 159
Cold Hardiness......Page 161
Water Stress......Page 166
Salinity Stress......Page 169
APPENDICES: PRESENTING SCIENTIFIC DATA......Page 176
A. Some Suggestions About Scientific Writing......Page 178
The Sentence......Page 179
Modifying Words......Page 183
Modifying Phrases and Clauses......Page 187
Verbs......Page 190
Some Further Notes about Punctuation......Page 191
Unnecessary Words......Page 193
Words with Special Problems......Page 194
Some Suggestions about Format and Word Processors......Page 198
Summary......Page 200
B. Standards for Effective Presentations......Page 203
Slide Presentations......Page 204
Poster Presentations......Page 210
Purpose and scope......Page 217
Definitions......Page 218
Instrumentation......Page 221
Measurement Technique......Page 222
Reporting......Page 223
Synoptic Table......Page 225
A......Page 232
C......Page 233
D......Page 235
E......Page 236
G......Page 237
H......Page 238
L......Page 239
M......Page 240
N......Page 241
P......Page 242
R......Page 244
S......Page 245
T......Page 247
W......Page 248
Z......Page 249
