Recent Advances of Plant Root Structure and Function

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-2

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2. Structural and Molecular Aspects of Root Growth and Development

   1. Histochemical analysis of root meristem activity in Arabidopsis thaliana using a cyclin:GUS (β-glucuronidase) marker line

      • Marie-Theres Hauser, Elisabeth Bauer

      Pages 3-12

   2. Ultrastructural effects of the herbicide chlorpropham (CIPC) in root tip cells of wheat

      • E. P. Eleftheriou, E. Bekiari

      Pages 13-21

   3. Measurement of viscoelastic properties of root cell walls affected by low pH in lateral roots of Pisum sativum L.

      • Eiichi Tanimoto, Shuhei Fujii, Ryoichi Yamamoto, Shinobu Inanaga

      Pages 23-30

   4. Secondary dilatation growth in the root endodermis

      • Alexander Lux, Mária Luxová

      Pages 31-37

   5. Changes of root structure in connection with the development of lateral root primordia in wheat and pumpkins

      • K. N. Demchenko, N. P. Demchenko

      Pages 39-47

   6. Some aspects of endodermis and cortex structure in Dryas roots

      • K. M. Barmicheva, M. F. Danilova

      Pages 49-54

   7. 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, C. Branca

      Pages 55-61

   8. Polyploidy in tomato roots as affected by arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization

      • G. Berta, A. Fusconi, S. Sampò, G. Lingua, S. Perticone, O. Repetto

      Pages 63-70

3. Physiology of Water and Ion Uptake

   1. Water uptake by plant roots: an integration of views

      • Ernst Steudle

      Pages 71-82

   2. Root-shoot interactions in mineral nutrition

      • W. Dieter Jeschke, Wolfram Hartung

      Pages 83-95

   3. Calcium channels in the plasma membrane of root cells: Their roles in mineral nutrition and cell signalling

      • P. J. White, M. S. Ridout

      Pages 97-102

   4. Nitrogen and base cation uptake in seedlings of Acer pseudoplatanus and Calamagrostis villosa exposed to an acidified environment

      • Vít Gloser, Jan Gloser

      Pages 103-109

   5. Nitrate uptake by bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) roots under phosphate deficiency

      • A. Gniazdowska, A. M. Rychter

      Pages 111-117

   6. Nitrate reductase in roots: Succinate- and NADH-dependent plasma membrane-bound forms

      • Christine Stöhr, Stefanie Wienkoop, Wolfram R. Ullrich

      Pages 119-122

   7. Impact of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-induced stem tumors on NO ⁻₃ uptake in Ricinus communis

      • Igor Mistrik, Jan Pavlovkin, Rebecca Wächter, Katja S. Pradel, Katja Schwalm, Wolfram Hartung et al.

      Pages 123-134

   8. Fast shoot responses to root treatment. Are hormones involved?

      • G. Kudoyarova, D. Veselov, M. Symonyan, A. Mustafina, A. Dedov, L. Vysotzkaya et al.

      Pages 135-141

4. Root under Stress Conditions

   1. Response of tomato plants to chilling stress in association with nutrient or phosphorus starvation

      • Z. Starck, B. Niemyska, J. Bogdan, R. N. Akour Tawalbeh

      Pages 143-150

   2. Effect of water stress upon root meristems of pea seedlings: The role of quantitative and qualitative changes in protein patterns

      • Donato Chiatante, Lucia Maiuro, Gabriella Stefania Scippa, Antonino Di Iorio

      Pages 151-158

   3. The distribution of lead in duckweed (Lemna minor L.) root tip

      • S. Samardakiewicz, A. Woźny

      Pages 159-163

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 Lesná, Slovakia. This edition differs from previous ones by including some aspects of functional genetics and plant morphogenesis. The book is intended to serve both students and researchers as a valuable source of updated information, ideas, and concepts dealing with the most fundamental questions of development and function of plant roots.

• Liana
• arabidopsis thaliana
• base cation uptake
• cell expansion
• cell signalling
• cereal roots
• herbicide chlorpropham
• pea
• phosphorus starvation
• physiology
• pisum sativum l.
• root architecture
• root endodermis
• root-shoot interactions
• water stress

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