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VII. Suggested Reading
Kozlowski TT. 1971. 
Growth and Development of Trees. Vol. I
. Academic Press.
Kramer PJ and Kozlowshi TT. 1979. 
Physiology of Woody Plants
.Academic Press.
Ksenzhek OS and Volkov AG. 1998. 
Plant Energetics
. Academic Press, New York.
Lack AJ and Evans DE. 2001. 
Plant Biology- Instant Notes
. Vina Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Larcher W. 2003. 
Physiological Plant Ecology
. 4th edn, Springer-Verlag, Germany.
Luttge U. 2008. 
Physiological Ecology of Tropical Plants
. Springer-Verlag, Germany Mandal
AK and Gibson GL. 1997. 
Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding.
CBS.
Raghavendra AS. 1991. 
Physiology of Trees
. John Wiley & Sons.
Taiz L and Zeiger E. 2007
. Plant Physiology
4t h Ed. Sinauer Associates Inc. Publishers,
Sunderland.
Zimmerman RH. 1972. 
Juvenility and Flowering in Woody Plants: A Review
. Hort. Science
7(5): 447-455.
Zimmermann MH and Brown CL. 1971. 
Trees Structure and Function
. Springer Verlag.

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Forestry–Forest Biology and Tree Improvement
615
Lecture Schedule
Sr. No.
Topic
No. of Lecture (s)
Theory
1
Introduction, tree forms in relation to environmental factors
mechanism responsible for differences in tree forms stand structure
and micro-climate
2
2
Carbon fixation by tree canopies, leaf area, interception of solar
radiation and tree growth
2
3.
Leaf area index and dry matter production. Radiation attenuation
through canopies, strategies for maximising solar energy
utilisation stomatal conductance
4
4.
Carbon consumption and export carbon balance in trees
2
5.
Canopy photosynthesis. Transport and partitioning.
Factors influencing net photosynthesis in trees. Relationship
between the CO2 compensation point and carbon fixation efficiency
in trees
2
6.
Physiology of formation of early and late woods-Resource sharing in
mixed agroforestry system
3
7.
Evapo-transpiration factors affecting evapo-transpiration
2
8.
Potential evapo-transpiration. Moisture stress, osmotic adjustment
2
9.
Stomatal response to moisture stress, water use efficiency,
drought tolerance
2
10.
Biochemical and molecular aspects water logging physiology of
resistance to water logging
2
11.
Salt and ion stress
2
12.
Avoidance and tolerance mechanisms – temperature stress – low
temperature stress physiology of resistance to frost. Heat stress –
heat injury, heat avoidance and tolerance mechanism
3
13.
Radiation stress mechanism of shade tolerance
2
14.
Physiological basis of pollution stress, Ozone injury Acid rain.
Heavy metals
2
Total
32
Practical
1.
Chlorophyll stability index
2
2.
Leaf water potential by pressure bomb technique
2
3.
Porometry, steady state porometer leaf temperature transpiration
rate stomatal resistance and conductance
2
4.
Seed germination test for drought tolerance and pre-treatment of
seeds for drought tolerance
3
5.
Water use efficiency
3
6.
Measurement of photosynthesis
4
Total
16