Structure and Function of Plant Roots : Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium, Held in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, September 1–5, 1980

Front Matter....Pages I-XIX Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Cellular organization of root growth....Pages 3-7 Growth region of the primary root of maize ( Zea mays L.)....Pages 9-14 Regulation of the mitotic cycle in seedling roots of Vicia faba by environmental factors....Pages 15-18 Maturing seed root growth and metabolism....Pages 19-21 Development of the mature root growth pattern in the course of seed germination....Pages 23-27 Structural and functional aspects of roots of germinating seeds....Pages 29-33 Cell proliferation during the development of lateral root primordia....Pages 35-42 Argyrophilic nuclear structures in root apices....Pages 43-47 Can induced autopolyploidy replace naturally occurring endopolyploidization in roots?....Pages 49-51 In situ 3 H rRNA/DNA hybridization and silver staining of NORs during growth and differentiation of root cortex cells in the presence or absence of DNA endoreplication....Pages 53-57 Abnormalities in the ultrastructure of root cap cells in Raphanus sativus L. induced by actinomycin D, hydroxyurea, α-naphthylacetic acid and streptomycin....Pages 59-65 DNA content in metaxylem of barley roots....Pages 67-69 A light microscopic study of the central metaxylem ontogenesis in the root of barley ( Hordeum distichum L.)....Pages 71-76 Correlative morphogenesis of endodermis and xylem elements in the developing barley root....Pages 77-83 Division and differentiation during regeneration at the root apex....Pages 85-87 Root growth and gravireaction: endogenous hormone balance....Pages 89-93 ABA effects on root growth and gravireaction of Zea mays L.....Pages 95-97 Critical study of the elongation and gravireaction of maize roots: light effect....Pages 99-101 The differentiation of rhizodermal cells in grasses....Pages 103-105 Distribution of plasmodesmata in root epidermis....Pages 107-109 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Suberization and browning of grapevine roots....Pages 111-115 Front Matter....Pages 117-117 Regulation of enzymes involved in inorganic N metabolism in pea roots....Pages 119-121 The effect of manganese nutrition on nitrogen assimilation in roots....Pages 123-127 RNA synthesis in the root tip of maize....Pages 129-132 Development of protein patterns in the maize root stele....Pages 133-135 Glycosidases in the root tip....Pages 137-139 Glycosidase isoenzymes in root growth zones....Pages 141-143 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 The movement of water across the plant root....Pages 149-152 Pressure-flow characteristics of the roots of Zea mays ....Pages 153-156 On the nature of root pressure....Pages 157-158 Electroosmotic phenomena in longitudinal transport of solutes in roots....Pages 159-161 A possible driving force for the transport of water in roots: the temperature gradient....Pages 163-164 Conducting efficiency of roots for the longitudinal flow of water....Pages 165-169 Mechanism of ion uptake across barley roots....Pages 173-178 Evidence for an ion uptake controller in Helianthus annuus ....Pages 179-186 Efficiency of passive movement of ions in the root....Pages 187-189 Comparison of some membrane-bound ATPases of glycophytes and halophytes....Pages 191-192 Uptake and translocation of sodium in salt-sensitive and salt-tolerant Plantago species....Pages 193-198 The effect of CCCP on potassium uptake by root cells....Pages 199-201 Specialization of root tissues in ion transport....Pages 203-208 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 Sugar beet root as an organ for sucrose accumulation....Pages 209-213 Influence of IAA and ABA on compartmentation in red beet cells ( Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris L. var. rubra )....Pages 215-218 The effect of calcium on the accumulation and transport of sodium into different parts of barley roots....Pages 219-220 Permeability and conductance properties of the maize root epidermis....Pages 221-224 Absorption and transport of nutrient cations and anions in maize roots....Pages 225-232 Absorption and transport of anions by different roots of Zea mays L.....Pages 233-236 Metabolic aspects of the transport of ions by cells and tissues of roots....Pages 237-245 Accumulation of cations and the functional activity of mitochondria from roots....Pages 247-248 Absorption and transport of sulphate in relation to its metabolism....Pages 249-252 The effect of phenolic acids on metabolism and nutrient uptake of roots....Pages 253-257 Effects of endomycorrhizal infection on phosphate and cation uptake by Trifolium subterraneum ....Pages 259-265 Front Matter....Pages 267-267 Co-ordination of growth phenomena within a root system of intact maize plants....Pages 269-276 Relation between root respiration and root activity....Pages 277-280 The efficiency of root respiration in different environments....Pages 281-285 The influence of mechanical resistance and phosphate supply on morphology and function of corn roots....Pages 287-291 Genetical variability of the size of the lucerne root system determined by its electrical capacity....Pages 293-294 Genetical variation in efficiency of plant root systems....Pages 295-299 Front Matter....Pages 301-301 Structure and function in absorption and transport of nutrients....Pages 303-307 Some aspects of structural and functional modifications induced by drought in root systems....Pages 309-318 Ultrastructure of maize root cells under water stress conditions....Pages 319-322 Front Matter....Pages 301-301 The effect of flooding on metabolism and structure of maize roots....Pages 323-326 The response of Zea mays roots to chilling....Pages 327-335 The study of root growth under low temperatures at the cell level....Pages 337-338 Nitrogen assimilation in wheat in relation to the root zone temperature....Pages 339-341 Effect of aluminium toxicity on root morphology of barley....Pages 343-345 Effect of heavy metals and chelating agents on potassium uptake of cereal roots....Pages 347-350 Transport and metabolism of sulphate under salt stress....Pages 351-353 Front Matter....Pages 355-355 Shoot: root functional equilibria Thermodynamic stability of the plant system....Pages 357-360 Root-shoot relationships in mature grass plants....Pages 361-365 Inter-organ control of photosynthesis mediated by emerging nodal roots in young maize plants....Pages 367-371 Root-shoot interactions in fruiting tomato plants....Pages 373-380 Function of roots in NaCl-stressed bean plants....Pages 381-387 The distribution of 14 C-photoassimilates in wheat seedlings under root anaerobiosis and DNP application to the roots....Pages 389-393 Influence of nitrate and aeration on growth and chemical composition of Zea mays L....Pages 395-398 Relationship between the root and above ground parts of different sunflower inbreds regarding the content of some mineral elements....Pages 399-401 Response of barley roots to infection by the parasitic fungus Erysiphe graminis DC....Pages 403-405 Translocation of growth regulators from roots in relation to the stem apical dominance in pea ( Pisum sativum L.) seedlings....Pages 407-409 Back Matter....Pages 411-415