Strawberry, 150, 309, 374, 927
Stress, 4–10. See also undertype of stress
calcium, signal transduction, 703–712
calmoduin, 706–711
phospholipase C, 712
protease, 712
protein kinases, phosphatasses, 704–706
changes in cytosolic calcium levels, 699
environmental, 4
glycine betaine accumulation, 881–908
metal ion, protein induction, 673–674
nitrogen absorption, 637–656
temperature, 5–7
Stromal-site subunits, 289
Style, 148
Stylosanthes capitata, 598
Stylosanthes species, 601
Suaeda, 618, 619
Suaeda fruticosa, 565, 568–570, 573, 576, 882,
883
Suaeda maritima, 641, 642, 685
Sucrose, 469–472, 480
cytosolic FBPase activity, 470
formation in leaves, 469
transporters, 463
Sugar alcohols, 430
Sugar beet, 521
Sugarbeet, 374, 883, 927
Sugars, 430, 473, 668
halophytes, seasonal variations, 573
protein induction, 668
sugar alcohols, 430
Sulfate, 350
Sulfite oxidase, metal and, 752
Sulfonylureas, 457
Summer temperatures, 16
Sunflower, 39, 312, 374
Sunshading, 24
Sunspot cycle, 30
Superhydroxide, 4
Supernovas, 1
Superoxide, 4
Superoxide dismutases, metal and, 752
Surface reflectance, transpiration efficiency and,
837–838
Svante, Arrhenius, 29
Sweet potato, 21, 374, 927
Swietenia mahagoni, 22
Swiss chard, 374
Sycamore, 519
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, 106
Symplastic pathway, phloem loading,
436–438
Synchronization, plant cells, 249–250
Synechocystis aquatilis, 765
Synthesis, 174, 219, 467–484, 544, 672–673,
778–782
nucleotides, dormancy and, 174
Syringa amurensis, 107
Syringa vulgaris, 451, 452
Systemic signals, translocated in phloem, 457
Systemin, 664Table beet, 19
Tagetes erecta, 89
Taraxacum officinale, 18
Taro, 927
Taxodium distichum, 107
Taxus baccata, 107
Taxusspecies, 62
Temperature, 2–34, 60, 164–165, 364, 646–647
chilling injury syndrome, 2–34
citrus fruits, chilling injury syndrome, 2–34
defined, 14
ecological role of, 14–26
extremes of, 14–16
freezing of plant tissues, 15
high-temperature limitations, 14
low-temperature limitations, 14–15
microclimates, 15–16
gas storage, 29
global changes, 29–30
global warming, 30
Little Climatic Optimum, 30
Little Ice Age, 30
Maunder Minimum, 30
sunspot cycle, 30
importance of, 13
incidental effects of, 25–26
interactions with, 16–22
bud initiation, 17–18
“day/degrees,” for expressing heat units, 16
dormancy, 17–20
ethylene effects, 20–21
freezing of plant tissues, 17
fruit quality, preharvest, 21
fruit setting, 17–18
germination, 18–20
wound healing, 21–22
nitrogen absorption, 646–647
high temperature, 646–647
low temperature, 647
postharvest role of, 26–29
anomalous chilling injuries, 29
chilling injury syndrome, 27–29
fruits, 26
handling, 26–27
prestorage curing, 27
seeds, 26–27
shipping, 26–27970 INDEX