Plant Roots - from Cells to Systems: Proceedings of the 14th Long Ashton International Symposium Plant Roots -- from Cells to Systems, Held in Bristol, U. K. , 13-15 September 1995

The book provides an overview of root biology, ranging from studies at the molecular, genetic and cellular levels to a level that puts the root within the context of whole-plant studies. Rarely has such a prestigious line-up of authors, all famed for their innovative work on roots, been brought together in one volume for a concise but comprehensive survey of root structure and function. Front Matter....Pages i-vi Mutational analysis of root initiation in the Arabidopsis embryo....Pages 1-9 Turgor-regulation during extension growth and osmotic stress of maize roots. An example of single-cell mapping....Pages 11-21 Microtubular cytoskeleton and root morphogenesis....Pages 23-36 Roots of willow ( Salix viminalis L.) show marked tolerance to oxygen shortage in flooded soils and in solution culture....Pages 37-45 Rol genes and root initiation and development....Pages 47-55 Variation, co-ordination and compensation in root systems in relation to soil variability....Pages 57-66 Water transport in plants: Role of the apoplast....Pages 67-79 The molecular basis of potassium nutrition in plants....Pages 81-89 Root apical organization in Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype ‘WS’ and a comment on root cap structure....Pages 91-95 Experimental and genetic analysis of root development in Arabidopsis thaliana ....Pages 97-105 A biophysical analysis of root growth under mechanical stress....Pages 107-116 Metal-gene-interactions in roots: metallothionein-like genes and iron reductases....Pages 117-130 Molecular responses of roots related to fungal colonisation in arbuscular mycorrhiza....Pages 131-135 Legume and actinorhizal root nodule formation....Pages 137-142 Responses of roots to low temperatures and nitrogen forms....Pages 143-154 Back Matter....Pages 155-157 Proceedings of the 14th Long Ashton International Symposium: Plant Roots - From Cells to Systems held in Bristol, UK, 13-15 September 1995