Plant Roots: The Hidden Half Book

	Preface to the Third Edition
	Preface to the Second Edition
	Preface to the First Edition
	Contributors
1	The Origin of Roots	1
2	Characteristics and Functions of Root Systems	15
3	The Root Cap: Structure and Function	33
4	Cellular Patterning in Root Meristems: Its Origins and Significance	49
5	Root Hairs: Hormones and Tip Molecules	83
6	Secondary Growth of Roots: A Cell Biological Perspective	93
7	The Kinematics of Primary Growth	113
8	Lateral Root Initiation	127
9	Functional Diversity of Various Constituents of a Single Root System	157
10	Biomechanics of Tree Root Anchorage	175
11	Root Systems of Arboreal Plants	187
12	Root-Shoot Relations: Optimality in Acclimation and Adaptation or the "Emperor's New Clothes"?	205
13	Root Life Span, Efficiency, and Turnover	221
14	Maize Root System and Genetic Analysis of Its Formation	239
15	Root Architecture - Wheat as a Model Plant	249
16	Banana Roots: Architecture and Genetics	261
17	Molecular Root Bioengineering	279
18	Root Research Methods	295
19	Aeroponics: A Tool for Root Research Under Minimal Environmental Restrictions	323
20	Use of Microsensors for Studying the Physiological Activity of Plant Roots	333
21	Rooting of Micropropagules	349
22	Modeling Root System Architecture	359
23	Auxins in the Biology of Roots	383
24	Gibberellins	405
25	Roots and Cytokinins	417
26	Abscisic Acid in Roots - Biochemistry and Physiology	435
27	Role of Ethylene in Coordinating Root Growth and Development	449
28	Root Signals	461
29	Environmental Sensing and Directional Growth of Plant Roots	471
30	Root Growth and Gravireaction: A Critical Study of Hormone and Regulator Implications	489
31	Calcium and Gravitropism	505
32	Respiratory Patterns in Roots in Relation to Their Functioning	521
33	Root pH Regulation	553
34	Nutrient Absorption by Plant Roots: Regulation of Uptake to Match Plant Demand	571
35	Dynamics of Nutrient Movement at the Soil-Root Interface	587
36	Root-Induced Changes in the Availability of Nutrients in the Rhizosphere	617
37	Simulation of Ion Uptake from the Soil	651
38	Soil Water Uptake and Water Transport Through Root Systems	663
39	Ecological Aspects of Water Permeability of Roots	683
40	Inorganic Carbon Utilization by Root Systems	699
41	Temperature Effects on Root Growth	717
42	Root Growth and Metabolism Under Oxygen Deficiency	729
43	Trace Element Stress in Roots	763
44	Root Growth Under Salinity Stress	787
45	High Soil Strength: Mechanical Forces at Play on Root Morphogenesis and in Root:Shoot Signaling	807
46	Plant Roots Under Aluminum Stress: Toxicity and Tolerance	821
47	Root-Bacteria Interactions: Symbiotic N[subscript 2] Fixation	839
48	Plant Growth Promotion by Rhizosphere Bacteria	869
49	Fungal Root Endophytes	887
50	Mycorrhizae - Rhizosphere Determinants of Plant Communities	919
51	Root-Nematode Interactions: Recognition and Pathogenicity	933
52	Interactions of Soilborne Pathogens with Roots and Aboveground Plant Organs	949
53	Ecophysiology of Roots of Desert Plants, with Special Emphasis on Agaves and Cacti	961
54	Contractile Roots	975
55	Roots of Banksia spp. (Proteaceae) with Special Reference to Functioning of Their Specialized Proteoid Root Clusters	989
56	Ecophysiology of Roots of Aquatic Plants	1007
57	Roots as a Source of Food	1025
58	Underground Plant Metabolism: The Biosynthetic Potential of Roots	1045
59	Roots as a Source of Metabolites with Medicinal Activity	1071
	Index of Organism Names	1093
	Subject Index	1103