Recent Advances of Plant Root Structure and Function : Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Structure and Function of Roots. Stará Lensná, Slovakia, 30 August - 4 September, 1998

This book provides a comprehensive and interactive view of recent advances in the cytology, anatomy, and physiology of roots as presented at the 5th International Symposium on Structure and Function of Roots, held on 31 August-4 September, 1998, in Stará Lesná, Slovakia. This edition differs from previous ones by including some aspects of functional genetics and plant morphogenesis. The book is intended to serve both students and researchers as a valuable source of updated information, ideas, and concepts dealing with the most fundamental questions of development and function of plant roots. Front Matter....Pages i-2 Histochemical analysis of root meristem activity in Arabidopsis thaliana using a cyclin:GUS ( β -glucuronidase) marker line....Pages 3-12 Ultrastructural effects of the herbicide chlorpropham (CIPC) in root tip cells of wheat....Pages 13-21 Measurement of viscoelastic properties of root cell walls affected by low pH in lateral roots of Pisum sativum L.....Pages 23-30 Secondary dilatation growth in the root endodermis....Pages 31-37 Changes of root structure in connection with the development of lateral root primordia in wheat and pumpkins....Pages 39-47 Some aspects of endodermis and cortex structure in Dryas roots....Pages 49-54 IAA and ZR content in leek ( Allium porrum L.), as influenced by P nutrition and arbuscular mycorrhizae, in relation to plant development....Pages 55-61 Polyploidy in tomato roots as affected by arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization....Pages 63-70 Water uptake by plant roots: an integration of views....Pages 71-82 Root-shoot interactions in mineral nutrition....Pages 83-95 Calcium channels in the plasma membrane of root cells: Their roles in mineral nutrition and cell signalling....Pages 97-102 Nitrogen and base cation uptake in seedlings of Acer pseudoplatanus and Calamagrostis villosa exposed to an acidified environment....Pages 103-109 Nitrate uptake by bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) roots under phosphate deficiency....Pages 111-117 Nitrate reductase in roots: Succinate- and NADH-dependent plasma membrane-bound forms....Pages 119-122 Fast shoot responses to root treatment. Are hormones involved?....Pages 123-134 Response of tomato plants to chilling stress in association with nutrient or phosphorus starvation....Pages 135-141 Effect of water stress upon root meristems of pea seedlings: The role of quantitative and qualitative changes in protein patterns....Pages 143-150 The distribution of lead in duckweed ( Lemna minor L.) root tip....Pages 151-158 Lead effects on cereal roots in terms of cell growth, root architecture and metal accumulation....Pages 159-163 Diverse responses of root cell structure to aluminium stress....Pages 165-170 Relationship between microtubule orientation and patterns of cell expansion in developing cortical cells of Lemna minor roots....Pages 171-174 ....Pages 175-186 Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Structure and Function of Roots held August 31-September 4, 1998, Stara Lensna, Slovakia