Structure and Function of Roots Book

	Preface
1	Structure and function at the root apex - phylogenetic and ontogenetic perspectives on apical cells and quiescent centres	3
2	The origin of the basal part of the embryo root in Brassica napus L. and its role in growth of early seedlings	19
3	Radicle of Echinocactus platyacanthus (Cactaceae)	27
4	The relation between cell size, chromosome length and the orientation of chromosomes in dividing root cortex cells	33
5	Importance of the post-mitotic isodiametric growth (PIG) region for growth and development of roots	41
6	The completion of cell proliferation and growth in wheat radicle	53
7	Structural basis of root hair formation: Early development of trichoblasts and atrichoblasts	61
8	The relationship between growth, nucleus migration and cytoskeleton in root hairs of radish	69
9	Morphology and anatomy of rice roots with special reference to coordination in organo- and histogenesis	75
10	The localization of [beta]-glucuronidase in roots of transgenic sugar beet by means of azocoupling procedure	87
11	Effect of gibberellin and ancymidol on the growth and cell wall components of pea (Pisum sativum L.) roots	91
12	Structural and physiological characteristics of the tap root of Smyrnium perfoliatum L. (Apiaceae)	99
13	Increased root length and branching in cotton by soil application of the plant growth regulator PGR-IV	107
14	Modelling of the branching process of the root system of young oil palm seedlings. A markovian approach	113
15	Effects of vanadate on the ATP content, ATPase activity and phosphate absorption capacity of maize roots	123
16	Ion permeability of maize root membrane vesicles: Studies with light scattering	129
17	The role of plasma membrane-bound activities in nitrate transport into sealed plasma membrane vesicles from Cucumis sativus L. roots	133
18	Influence of constant nitrate concentration on N uptake and growth of wheat	141
19	Al avoidance and Al tolerance of Mucuna pruriens var. utilis: Effects of a heterogeneous root environment and the nitrogen form in the root environment	149
20	Phosphate transfer in VA mycorrhizas. Special mechanisms or not?	155
21	Phosphatase induction under stress conditions in wheat	163
22	Changes in respiration and ultrastructure of radicle mitochondria during early germination in isolated wheat embryos	169
23	Comparison of phytate in radicle, plumule, scutellum and endosperm of Zea mays and Zea diploperennis seeds	175
24	The effect of vanadate on growth and phospholipid levels in the root and hypocotyl of bean seedlings (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)	181
25	Distribution of soil invertase in relation to the root systems of Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. and Acer pseudoplatanus L. during development of young plants	189
26	Water transport across roots	197
27	Hydrostatic and osmotic hydraulic conductivities and reflection coefficients of onion (Allium cepa L.) roots	209
28	Root hydraulic properties of spruce measured with the pressure probe	215
29	The development of melon roots under trickle irrigation: Effects of the location of the emitters	223
30	Effects of nitrogen source, nitrate concentration and salt stress on element and ion concentrations in transport fluids and on C and N flows in Ricinus communis L.	229
31	Abscisic acid in the ear of winter wheat: Transport from the roots, the leaves, or biosynthesis in situ?	237
32	Hormones and root-shoot relationships in flooded plants - an analysis of methods and results	243
33	Translocation of nutritional and growth regulating substances in vitro to the developing roots and shoots of cucumber explants	253
34	Root respiration and its importance for the carbon balance of beech saplings (Fagus sylvatica L.) in a montane beech forest	257
35	Impact of the exodermis on infection of roots by Fusarium culmorum	271
36	Ultrastructural responses of root caps to the herbicides chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron methyl	277
37	Biophysics of the growth responses of pea roots to changes in penetration resistance	285
38	Tolerance of meristematic root cells to desiccation in seeds; protection of the nucleus	293
39	Inhibition of root growth by salinity stress: toxicity or an adaptive biophysical response?	299
40	Distribution of calcium in tomato plants in response to heat stress and plant growth regulators	305
41	Safety zone as a barrier to root-shoot ice propagation	311
42	The binding of zinc, but not cadmium, by phytic acid in roots of crop plants	319
43	Differences in the metabolic responses of root tips of wheat and rye to aluminium stress	327
44	Phytohormonal levels in spruce roots under aluminium stress	335
45	Distribution of root biomass and length in Picea abies ecosystem under different immission regimes	341
46	Sporocarp succession of mycorrhizal fungi in the Norway spruce plantations in formerly agricultural land	349