Roots: The Dynamic Interface between Plants and the Earth

Chapter 1 Structural aspects of bulge formation during root hair initiation

Chapter 2 Morphological and physiological characteristics of a root-hairless mutant in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Chapter 3 Growth and cell wall changes in rice roots during spaceflight

Chapter 4 Super roots in Lotus corniculatus: A unique tissue culture and regeneration system in a legume species

Chapter 5 Searching for quantitative trait loci controlling root traits in maize: a critical appraisal

Chapter 6 Relative importance of nodal roots and apical buds in the control of branching in Trifolium repens L.

Chapter 7 Biological activities and structure-activity relationship of substitution compounds of N-[2-(3-indolyl)ethyl]succinamic acid and N-[2-(1-naphthyl)ethyl]succinamic acid, derived from a new category of root-promoting substances, N-(phenethyl)succinamic acid analogs

Chapter 8 Jasmonates promote cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var Capitata L.) root and shoot development

Chapter 9 Silicification of bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla Mitf.) root and leaf

Chapter 10 How do roots penetrate strong soil?

Chapter 11 Conservation and divergence of signalling pathways between roots and soil microbes — the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis compared to the development of lateral roots, mycorrhizal interactions and nematode-induced galls

Chapter 12 Influence of pasture management (nitrogen and lime addition and insecticide treatment) on soil organisms and pasture root system dynamics in the field

Chapter 13 Host-specific plant signal and G-protein activator, mastoparan, trigger differentiation of zoospores of the phytopathogenic oomycete Aphanomyces cochlioides

Chapter 14 Reporter genes: applications to the study of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and their symbiotic interactions with plant roots

Chapter 15 A comparison of root characteristics in relation to nutrient and water stress in two maize hybrids

Chapter 16 Fibrous root turnover and growth in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera) as affected by nitrogen shortage

Chapter 17 The effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 and soil P placement on cotton root deployment

Chapter 18 Genotypic and environmental variations in root morphology in rice genotypes under upland field conditions

Chapter 19 Regulation of root development in sweetpotato and cassava by soil moisture during their establishment period

Chapter 20 Histological observation of secondary aerenchyma formed immediately after flooding in Sesbania cannabina and S. rostrata

Chapter 21 Physiological implications of ultradian oscillations in plant roots

Chapter 22 Responses of root length/leaf area ratio and specific root length of an understory herb, Pteridophyllum racemosum, to increases in irradiance

Chapter 23 Oxidative stress triggered by aluminum in plant roots

Chapter 24 Rapid changes in levels of mineral nutrients in root-tip cells following short-term exposure to aluminium

Chapter 25 Fine root growth and element concentrations of Norway spruce as affected by wood ash and liquid fertilisation

Chapter 26 Rooting strategy of naturally regenerated beech in Silver birch and Scots pine woodlands

Chapter 27 Root system development of Larix gmelinii trees affected by micro-scale conditions of permafrost soils in central Siberia

Chapter 28 Root growth characteristics, biomass and nutrient dynamics of seedlings of two larch species raised under different fertilization regimes

Chapter 29 Growth characteristics of root-shoot relations of three birch seedlings raised under different water regimes

Chapter 30 Seasonal changes in the contribution of root respiration to total soil respiration in a cool-temperate deciduous forest

Chapter 31 Subsoil root activity in tree-based cropping systems

Chapter 32 Tomato root distribution, yield and fruit quality under subsurface drip irrigation

Chapter 33 Effect of organic and inorganic fertigation on yields, δ 15N values, and δ 13C values of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Saturn)

Chapter 35 Simultaneous X-ray imaging of plant root growth and water uptake in thin-slab systems

Chapter 36 Comparison of tomato root distributions by minirhizotron and destructive sampling

Chapter 37 Analysis of root images from auger sampling with a fast procedure: a case of application to sugar beet

Chapter 38 A new approach for the quantification of root-cap mucilage exudation in the soil

Chapter 39 Root-pressure driven xylem sap flow in greenhouse melon (Cucumis melo L.): diurnal change and the effects of shading, growth stage, rootstock and fruit number

Chapter 40 Suppression of nitrification and nitrous oxide emission by the tropical grass Brachiaria humidicola

Chapter 41 Root carbon contributions to soil aggregate formation and function

Chapter 42 Root response to mechanical stress in plants growing on slopes: an experimental system for morphological, biochemical and molecular analysis

Chapter 43 Transient resistance to root growth inhibition by moderate water stress: A possible explanation

Chapter 44 Plant health effects of Acremonium root endophytes compared to those of arbuscular mycorrhiza

Chapter 45 Effects of root pruning and root zone restriction on spikelet fertility of paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.) under cool water condition