Uv-B Radiation and Plant Life: Molecular Biology to Ecology

By B.R. Jordan

Ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B) has profound effects on plant growth and development, and exposure varies with ozone depletion and across geographic regions, with ecosystem and agricultural consequences. This book deals with large-scale impacts but also how UV-B affects plants at the molecular level is also fascinating, and the UV-B photoreceptor has only recently been characterised. While UV-B radiation can be damaging, it also has a more positive role in plant photomorphogenesis. Consequently UV-B treatments are being developed as innovative approaches to improve horticulture. This book is a timely synthesis of what we know and need to know about UV-B radiation and plants.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780648596
• ISBN13: 9781780648590
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Cab International
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.6"