The Supporting Roots of Trees and Woody Plants: Form, Function and Physiology

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 The development of symmetry, rigidity and anchorage in the structural root system of conifers
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   Chapter 2 Strain distribution during anchorage failure of Pinus pinaster Ait. at different ages and tree growth response to wind-induced root movement
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   Chapter 3 Root deformation in plantations of container-grown Scots pine trees: effects on root growth, tree stability and stem straightness
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   Chapter 4 Root strength, growth, and rates of decay: root reinforcement changes of two tree species and their contribution to slope stability
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   Chapter 5 A study on the adaptability mechanism of tree roots on steep slopes
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   Chapter 6 Structural root architecture of 5-year-old Pinus pinaster measured by 3D digitising and analysed with AMAPmod
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   Chapter 7 Genetics of root architecture in 1-year-old Pinus pinaster measured with the WinRHIZO image analysis system: preliminary results
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   Chapter 8 Root architecture, early development and basal sweep in containerized and bare-rooted Douglas fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii )
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    Chapter 9 The effect of cultivation technique on root and shoot biomass production by young Sitka spruce ( Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) trees on surface water gley soils
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    Chapter 10 Influence of cultivation method on root grafting in Norway spruce ( Picea abies (L.) Karst.)
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    Chapter 11 Comparison of radial increment and volume growth in stems and roots of Quercus petraea
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    Chapter 12 Tree root system enhancement with paclobutrazol
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    Chapter 13 Clonal strategies of a woody weed: Melia azedarach
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    Chapter 14 Clonal variation in above- and below-ground growth responses of Populus tremuloides Michaux: Influence of soil warming and nutrient availability
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    Chapter 15 Above- and below-ground growth of white spruce seedlings with roots divided into different substrates with or without controlled-release fertilizer
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    Chapter 16 Heritability of first-order lateral root number in Quercus : implication for artificial regeneration of stands
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    Chapter 17 Root-infecting fungi associated with a decline of longleaf pine in the southeastern United States
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    Chapter 18 Why model root system architecture?
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    Chapter 19 A model simulating interactions between plant shoot and root architecture in a non-homogeneous environment
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    Chapter 20 Why are laterals less affected than main axes by homogeneous unfavourable physical conditions? A model-based hypothesis
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    Chapter 21 The effects of wind speed and direction on radial growth of structural roots
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    Chapter 22 Responses of sap flow rate along tree stem and coarse root radii to changes of water supply
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    Chapter 23 Water conductance and osmotic potential of papaya ( Carica papaya L.) roots as influenced by drought
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    Chapter 24 Effect of water stress on root meristems in woody and herbaceous plants during the first stage of development
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    Chapter 25 Influence of soil temperature on root freezing tolerance of Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings
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    Chapter 26 Sucrose metabolism, growth and transplanting stress in sweetgum seedling taproots and stems
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    Chapter 27 A method for predicting the possible site of failure in trees during mechanical loading
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    Chapter 28 Review of in situ shear tests on root reinforced soil
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    Chapter 29 An experimental study on the mechanical behaviour of the maize root system: analysis of the soil/root bond and determination of rigidity modulus
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    Chapter 30 Distribution of Armillaria on pear root systems and a comparison of root excavation techniques
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    Chapter 31 An approach to minirhizotron root image analysis
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    Chapter 32 A field method of determining NH 4 + and NO 3 - uptake kinetics in intact roots: Effects of CO 2 enrichment on trees and crop species
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    Chapter 33 Adaptive tactics and characteristics of tree fine roots
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    Chapter 34 Pine root structure and its potential significance for root function
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    Chapter 35 Tracheids in white spruce seedling’s long lateral roots in response to nitrogen availability
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    Chapter 36 The efficiency of the water conducting system of tomato roots
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    Chapter 37 Root structure and arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of the palm Serenoa repens under field conditions
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    Chapter 38 Is maintenance respiration in roots a constant?
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    Chapter 39 Is the root system the key to higher nitrogen uptake in rapeseed?
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    Chapter 40 Effects of liming on rhizosphere chemistry and growth of fine roots and of shoots of sessile oak ( Quercus petraea )
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    Chapter 41 A new approach to the investigation on the tonogenic groups of root cell walls