Recent Advances of Plant Root Structure and Function Proceedings of
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
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Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences VOLUME 90
RECENT ADVANCES OF PLANT ROOT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF ROOTS Stant Lensna, Slovakia, 30 August - 4 September, 1998 Guest Editors: Otflia GaspanKova, Milada Ciamporova, Igor Mistrik and Frantisek Baluska
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SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
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ISBN 978-90-481-5598-9 ISBN 978-94-017-2858-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-2858-4
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CONTENTS Preface
I. STRUCTURAL AND MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF ROOT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT • Histochemical analysis of root meristem activity in Arabidopsis thaliana using a cyclin:GUS «(3glucuronidase) marker line M.-T. Hauser and E. Bauer
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• Ultrastructural effects of the herbicide chlorpropham (CIPC) in root tip cells of wheat E.P. Eleftheriou and E. Bekiari
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• Measurement of viscoelastic properties of root cell walls affected by low pH in lateral roots of Pisum sativum L. E. Tanimoto, S. Fujii, R. Yamamoto and S. Inanaga
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Secondary dilatation growth in the root endodermis A. Lux and M. Luxova
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Changes of root structure in connection with the development of lateral root primordia in wheat and pumpkins K.N. Demchenko and N.P. Demchenko
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Some aspects of endodermis and cortex structure in Dryas roots K.M. Barmicheva and M.E Danilova
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• IAA and ZR content in leek (Allium porrum L.), as influenced by P nutrition and arbuscular mycorrhizae, in relation to plant development A. Torelli, A. Trotta, L. Acerbi, G. Arcidiacono, G. Berta and C. Branca
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• Polyploidy in tomato roots as affected by arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization G. Berta, A. Fusconi, S. Sampo, G. Lingua, S. Perticone and O. Repetto
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II. PHYSIOLOGY OF WATER AND ION UPTAKE • Water uptake by plant roots: an integration of views E. Steudle
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• Root-shoot interactions in mineral nutrition W.D. Jeschke and W. Hartung
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Calcium channels in the plasma membrane of root cells: Their roles in mineral nutrition and cell signalling PJ. White and M.S. Ridout
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• Nitrogen and base cation uptake in seedlings of Acer pseudoplatanus and Calamagrostis villosa exposed to an acidified environment
V. Gloser and J. Gloser
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• Nitrate uptake by bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) roots under phosphate deficiency A. Gniazdowska and A.M. Rychter
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Nitrate reductase in roots: Succinate- and NADH-dependent plasma membrane-bound forms C. StOhr, S. Wienkoop and w.R. Ullrich
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• Impact of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-induced s
