文摘
DECLARATION
CERTIFICATION
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABBREVIATIONS.
0. Abstract.
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1.CHERRY TOMATO.
1.1.1. Botanical description
1.1.2. Agronomic Characteristics
1.2. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESEARCH.
1.3. RESEARCH JUSTIFICATION.
1.4. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES.
1.4.1. General objectives.
1.4.2. Specific objectives
2. LITERATURE REVIEW.
2.1. PLANT STRESS
2.1.1. Definition of stress.
2.1.2. Expression of stress
2.1.3. Stress caused by high temperatures.
2.2. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES
2.2.1. Osmotic adjustment
2.2.2. Stomatal adjustment
2.2.3.Carbon dioxide cycling in stressed plants
2.3. PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF PLANT STRESS
2.3.1. Water potential
2.3.2. Leaf temperature
2.3.3. Transpiration rate
2.3.4. Stomatal conductance
2.3.5. Photosynthesis rate
3. GENERAL MATERIALS AND METHODS
4.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.
4.1.EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
4.1.1. DEFINITIONS.
4.1.2. DAILY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS VARIATIONS.
4.1.3. NIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL VARIATIONS
4.1.4. EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON GAS EXCHANGES.
4.2. EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
4.2.1. PROCEDURE.
4.2.2. TEMPERATURE AND VEGETATIVE GROWTH STAGE.
4.2.3. TEMPERATURE AND REPRODUCTIVE GROWTH STAGE.
4.3. EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND GROWING MEDIA ON PLANTWATER STATUS
4.3.2. LEAF WATER POTENTIAL AND PLANT DEVELOPMENT
4.4 TEMPERATURE AND OTHER PLANTS' STRESS INDICATORS.
4.4.1.TEMPERATURE AND LEAF CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT.
4.4.2. HEAT STRESS AND AIR/LEAF TEMISERATURE GRADIENT
4.5. AIR TEMPERATURE AND PLANT'S ROOTS ENVIRONMENT.
5.CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES.
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