Structural and Functional Aspects of Transport in Roots Third Intern
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Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
VOLUME 36
Structural and Functional Aspects of Transport in Roots Third International Symposium on 'Structure and Function of Roots' Nitra, Czechoslovakia, 3-7 August 1987 Edited by
B.c. LOUGHMAN Department oj' Plant Sciences University q(Ox(ord, UK
and O. GASP ARIKOV A and J. KOLEK Institute o(Experimental Biology and Ecology Slovak Academy oj'Sciences Bratislava, C:echoslovakia
Kluwer Academic Publishers DORDRECHT/BOSTON/LONDON
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data International Symposiwn on Structure and Function of Roots (3rd : 1987 : Nitra, Czechoslovakia) Structural and functional aspects of transport in roots. v.
(Developments in plant and soil sciences )
1. Roots (Botany)--Anatorny--Congresses. 2. Roots (Botany)--Physiology--Congresses. 3. Plant translocation--Congresses. I. Loughman, B. C. II. Gasparikova, O. III. Kolek, Jozef. IV. Title. V. Series. QK644.IS8 1987 S81.1'0428 88-27294
ISBN-13: 978-94-010-6889-5 DOl: 10.1007/978-94-009-0891-8
e-ISBN-13: 978-94-009-0891-8
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Contents
Preface O.
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Ga~parikova,
Structure and function of the root: Some reflections and current problems
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Session 1: Structural characteristics of roots with respect to absorption and transport of solutes and water
* M. E. McCully and M. J. Canny, Pathways and processes of water and nutrient movement in roots
3
M. Luxova, The vascular system in the roots of barley and its hydraulic aspects
15
P. W. Barlow and J. S. Adam, Experimental control of cellular patterns in the cortex of tomato roots
21
P. B. Gahan and D. F. Carmignac, Determination of vascular tissue in roots of dicotyledonous plants
25
K. Bene~, V. Hadacova and J. Hlavacek, The heterogeneity of root tip cells and tissues as revealed by in situ enzyme localization and isoenzyme patterns: A comparison of proteo- and esterolytic activities
29
C. A. Peterson, Significance of the exodermis in root function
35
N. V. Obroucheva and O. V. Antipova, Seed hydration as a trigger of cell elongation in bean hypocotyl and radicle
41
M.
45
Miku~,
Ultrastructure of cortical cells in the primary root of barley during germation Chromatin structure in vari
