Table of Contents

Contents About the Editors Contributors , Preface , Part One: Wheat Physiology , Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Physiological-Ecological Analysis of Wheat Yield , Worldwide Importance of Wheat , A Niche for This Book , Objectives , Chapter 2. Wheat Development , Introduction , Dynamics of Initiation and Appearance of Vegetative and Reproductive Organs , Effects of Major Factors on the Duration of Developmental Phases , Chapter 3. Physiological and Numerical Components of Wheat Yield , Introduction , Factors Affecting Kernal Number , Factors Affecting Individual Kernal Weight , Summary and Strategies for Future Yield Improvement , Chapter 4. Nitrogen As Determinant of Wheat Growth and Yield , Introduction , Nitrogen in the Soil , Nitrogen Metabolism in the Plant , Nitrogen Effects at the Plant and Crop Level , Optimization of Nitrogen Fertilization , Water Supply and Nitrogen Assimilation , Chapter 5. Grain Quality and Its Physiological Determinants , Introduction , What Makes Wheat So Special?--The Wheat Proteins , The Nonprotein Components of the Wheat Grain , How Do Wheat Grains Grow? Grain Quality Is the Result of Interactions Between Grain Components , Conclusions , Part II: Wheat Ecology , Chapter 6. Effects of Sowing Date and the Determination of Optimum Sowing Date , Introduction , Sowing and Establishment , Growth and Development , Maturation and Harvest , Experimental Estimation of Optimum Sow Dates , Wheat in England , Wheat in Australia , Other Regions , Determination of Optimal Sowing Dates , Chapter 7. Plant Density and Distribution As Modifiers of Growth and Yield ,