Crop Physiology

This book aims to emphasize the practical applications of theoretical knowledge in the field of crop physiology. It covers the fundamental principles and procedures, along with exercises that focus on demonstrating key physiological and metabolic processes, such as osmosis, diffusion, water potential, stomatal frequency and index, plant water status, water relations, and the measurement of the absorption spectrum of chloroplastic pigments and fluorescence, leaf area, plant growth, and transpiration. The book also includes demonstrations of photosynthesis, transpiration, the relationship between absorption and transpiration, conditions for seed germination, seed viability and dormancy aspects, and the preparation of chemical solutions for physiological and biochemical analysis of plant samples.