Roots: The Dynamic Interface between Plants and the Earth The 6th Sy
The root is the organ that functions as the interface between the plant and the earth environment. Many human management practices involving crops, forests and natural vegetation also affect plant growth through the soil and roots. Understanding the morph
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Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences VOLUME 101
Roots: The Dynamic Interface between Plants and the Earth The 6th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research, 11-15 November 2001, N agoya, Japan. Nagoya,
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Partly reprinted from Plant and SoU, Soil, Volume 255, No.1 No. 1 (2003).
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ISBN 978-90-481-6407-3 ISBN 978-94-017-2923-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-2923-9
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Contents ROOTS: THE DYNAMIC INTERFACE BETWEEN PLANTS AND THE EARTH
The 6th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research, 11-15 November 2001, Nagoya, Japan
1. Preface
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2. List of contributors
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3. Structural aspects of bulge formation during root hair initiation M. Ciamporova, K. Dekankova, Z. Hanackova, P. Peters, M. Ovecka & E F Baluska 3. Morphological and physiological characteristics of a root -hairless mutant in rice (Oryza sativa L.) N. Suzuki, S. Taketa & M. Ichii
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4. Growth and cell wall changes in rice roots during spaceflight T. Hoson, K. Soga, K. Wakabayashi, S. Kamisaka & E. Tanimoto
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5. Super roots in Lotus corniculatus: A unique tissue culture and regeneration system in a legurne legume species R Akashi, T. Kawano, M. Hashiguchi, Y. Kutsuna, S.-S. Hoffmann-Tsay & E R. F Hoffmann
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6. Searching for quantitative trait loci controlling root traits in maize: a critical appraisal R R. Tuberosa, S. Salvi, M.C. Sanguineti, M . Maccaferri, S. Giuliani & P. Landi
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7. Relative importance of nodal roots and apical buds in the control of branching in Trifolium repens rep ens L. RG. R.G. Thomas, M.1.M. MJ.M. Hay, P.C.D. Newton & 1.C. I.C. Tilbrook
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8. Biological activities and structure-activity relationship of substitution compounds of N-[2-(3indolyl)ethyl]succinamic acid and N-[2-(1-naphthyl)ethyIJsuccinamic indolyl)ethylJsuccinamic N-[2-(1-naphthyl)ethyl]succinamic acid, derived from a new category of root-promoting substances, N-(phenethyl)succinamic acid analogs M. Itagaki, H. Soejima, K. Ishii, T. Sugiyama & Y. Hayashi 9. lasmonates promote cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var Capitata L.) root and shoot development EI. Fl. Toro, L. Martin-Closas & A.M. Pelacho
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10. Silicification of bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla Mitf.) root and leaf A. Lux, M. Luxova, 1. Abe, S. Morita, S. Inanaga
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11. How do roots penetrate strong soil?
L.I. L.1. Clark, W.R. Whalley & P.B. Barrac10ugh Barraclough
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12. Conservation and
