Plant Roots: The Hidden Half,

Second Edition Revised and Expanded.
Yoav Waisel, Amram Eshel, and Uzi Kafkafi (editors),
Marcel Dekker Inc., New-York (1996)

ISBN 0-8247-9685-3

Table of Contents

I. The Root System Structure and Development

1. Characteristics and Function of Root Systems. Alastair Fitter
2. Genetic Control of Root Systems. R.W. Zobel
3. The Root Cap: Structure and Function. Andreas Sievers and Markus Braun
4. The Root Apical Meristem and Its Margins. Peter L. Webster and Ronald D. MacLeod
5. Cellular Patterning in Root Meristems: Its Origins and Significance. Peter W. Barlow
6. Root Hairs Rose-Marie Hofer
7. Root Hairs: Cell Biology and Development. Robert W. Ridge
8. Lateral Root Initiation. W.A. Charlton
9. Multiform and Multifunction of Various Constituents of One Root System. Amram Eshel and Yoav Waisel References
   

   II. Methods of Root Studies

10. Modern Methods for Root Investigation. James E. Box, Jr
11. Aeroponics: A Tool for Root Research. Yoav Waisel
12. Simulation of Root System Architecture. Jonathan Lynch and Kai L. Nielsen
13. Fractal Geometry, Scaling, and the Description of Plant Root Architecture. Glenn M. Brentson
    

    III. Growth and Metabolism

14. Synthesis of Plant Growth Regulatots by Roots. Chanan Itai and Helen Birnbaum
15. Root Growth and Gravireaction: A reexamination of Hormone and regulator Implications. P.-E. Pilet
16. Calcium and Gravitropism. B.W. Poovaiah and A.S.N. Reddy
17. Respiratory Patterns in Roots in Relation to Their Functioning. Hans Lambers, Owen K. Atkin, and Ingeborg Scheurwater
18. Tree Roots Turnover and Senescence. Janine Bloomfield, Kristiina Vogt, and Philip M. Wargo
    

    IV. Growth Under Stress

19. Temperature Effects on Root Growth. B.L. McMichael and John J. Burke
20. Growth Under Oxygen Stress. Malcolm C. Drew and Lewis H. Stolzy
21. Growth Under Trace Element Stress. Jurgen Hagemeyer and Siegmar-W. Breckle
22. Root Growth Under Salinity Stress. Uzi Kafkafi and Nirit Bernstein
23. Growth and Mechanical Impedance. Alan T.P. Bennie
24. The Drought Rhizogenesis Nicole Vartanian
    

    V. Ion and Water Relations

25. Root Structure and Sites of Ion Uptake. David T. Clarckson
26. Uptake Mechanisms. Per Nissen
27. Dynamics of Nutrient Movement at the Soil-Root Interface. Albrecht O. Jungk
28. Root-Induced Changes in the Availability of Micronutrients in the Rhizosphere. Horst Marschner and Volker Romheld.
29. Root Excretions and their Environmental Effects: Influence on Availability of Phosphorus. B. Bar-Yosef
30. Transport of Water in the Rhizosphere and in Roots. J.J. Oertli
31. Modeling Water Uptake by Roots Under Water and Salt Stress: Soil-Based and Crop Response Root Sink Terms. Uri Shani and Lynn M. Dudley
32. Simulation of Ion Uptake from the Soil. Moshe Silberbush
33. Water Permeability of Roots. Samuel Moreshet, Bingru Huang, and Morris G. Huck
34. Carbon Upatke by Root Systems. Andrew M. Farmer
    

    VI. The Rhizosphere

35. Mycorrhizae Hugh E. Wilcox
36. Root-Bacteria Interactions: Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation. Carroll P. Vance
37. Nonsymbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Soil Microorganisms. Yoram Kapulnik
38. Plant Growth Promotion by Rhizosphere Bacteria. Yoram Kapulnik
    

    VII. Root Pests

39. Root-Nematode Interactions: Recognition and Pathogenicity. Eli Cohen, Hinanit Koltai, Edna Sharon, and Yitzhak Spiegel
40. Arthropod Root Pests. Uri Gerson
41. Interactions of Roots With Soil-Borne Pathogens. Jaacov Katan
    

    VIII. Roots of Various Ecological Groups

42. Ecophysiology of Roots of Desert Plants, with Special Emphasis on Agaves and Cactai. Park S. Nobel
43. Ecophysiology of Roots of Halophytes. James W. O'Leary
44. Development and Function of Contractile Roots. Norbert Putz
45. Aerial Roots and Their Environment. David H. Benzing
46. Ecophysiology of Roots of Submerged Aquatic Plants. Yoav Waisel and Moshe Agami
    

    IX. Roots of Economic Value

47. Roots as a Source of Food. Daniel F. Austin
48. Underground Plant Metabolism: The Biosynthetic Potential of Roots. Hector E. Flores, C. Weber, and J. Puffett
49. Medicinal Roots. Sasson Cohen