Applications of Continuous and Steady-State Methods to Root Biology
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Applications of Continuous and Steady-State Methods to Root Biology Edited by
JOHN G. TORREY Harvard Forest, Petersham, Massachusetts 01366, USA
and
LAWRENCE J. WINSHIP 5J'choal arNall/ral Sciences, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts 0/002, USA
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS DORDRECHT / BOSTON / LONDON
Lihrary of Congress Cataloging in Puhlication Data Appllcatl0ns of continuous and steady-state methods to root biology / edited by John G. Torrey. Lawrence J. Winship. p. cm. -- (Developments in plant and soil sciences) Includes indexes. 1. Roots (Botany)--Research. 2. Botany--Technique. I. Torrey. John G. II. Winship. Lawrence J .• 1952III. Series. QK644.A67 1989 88-29415 582' .0498--dc19
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ISBN-13: 978-94-010-7502-2 e-ISBN-13: 978-94-009-2237-2 DOl: 10.1007/978-94-009-2237-2
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Table of Contents Foreword
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Introduction
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Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1. A Multichannel System for Steady-State and Continuous Measurements of Gas Exchanges from Legume Roots and Nodules D.B. LA YZELL, S. HUNT, B.J. KING, K.B. WALSH and G.E. WEAGLE 1. Introduction 2. Overview of the Gas Exchange System 3. Application of the Gas Exchange System to Studies of Legume Physiology 4. Conclusions Chapter 2. Quantification of Diffusion Characteristics in Spherical Nodules: A Comparison of Methods P.R. WEISZ and T.R. SINCLAIR 1. Introduction 2. Homogeneous Model of Nodule Diffusion 3. Diffusion Barrier Models 4. Comparisons Among Diffusion Barrier Models 5. Conclusions 6. Appendix. Sensitivity of Transient Analysis to Changes in Vt/n
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Chapter 3. Simple Apparatus for Growth of Nodulated Plants and for Continuous Nitrogenase Assay Under Defined Gas Phase W.B. SILVESTER, R. PARSONS, F.R. MINCHIN and J.F. WITTY 1. Introduction 2. Apparatus - Plant Growth in Defined O 2 Levels 3. Apparatus - Assays in Open, Flow-Through Systems Chapter 4. Continuous Measurements of Nitrogenase Activity in the Study of Environmental Responses of Frankia and Other Bacteria W.B. SILVESTER and L.J. WINSHIP 1. Introduction 2. Materials and Methods 3. Results 4. Discussion v
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Chapter 5. Limitations and Errors in Gas
