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

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Structural aspects of bulge formation during root hair initiation....Pages 1-7
Morphological and physiological characteristics of a root-hairless mutant in rice ( Oryza sativa L.)....Pages 9-17
Growth and cell wall changes in rice roots during spaceflight....Pages 19-26
Super roots in Lotus corniculatus : A unique tissue culture and regeneration system in a legume species....Pages 27-33
Searching for quantitative trait loci controlling root traits in maize: a critical appraisal....Pages 35-54
Relative importance of nodal roots and apical buds in the control of branching in Trifolium repens L.....Pages 55-66
Biological activities and structure-activity relationship of substitution compounds of N -[2-(3-indolyl)ethyl]succinamic acid and N -[2-(1-naphthyl)ethyl]succinamic acid, derived from a new category of root-promoting substances, N -(phenethyl)succinamic acid analogs....Pages 67-75
Jasmonates promote cabbage ( Brassica oleracea L. var Capitata L.) root and shoot development....Pages 77-83
Silicification of bamboo ( Phyllostachys heterocycla Mitf.) root and leaf....Pages 85-91
How do roots penetrate strong soil?....Pages 93-104
Conservation and divergence of signalling pathways between roots and soil microbes — the Rhizobium -legume symbiosis compared to the development of lateral roots, mycorrhizal interactions and nematode-induced galls....Pages 105-119
Influence of pasture management (nitrogen and lime addition and insecticide treatment) on soil organisms and pasture root system dynamics in the field....Pages 121-130
Host-specific plant signal and G-protein activator, mastoparan, trigger differentiation of zoospores of the phytopathogenic oomycete Aphanomyces cochlioides ....Pages 131-142
Reporter genes: applications to the study of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and their symbiotic interactions with plant roots....Pages 143-155
A comparison of root characteristics in relation to nutrient and water stress in two maize hybrids....Pages 157-167
Fibrous root turnover and growth in sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera ) as affected by nitrogen shortage....Pages 169-177
The effects of elevated atmospheric CO 2 and soil P placement on cotton root deployment....Pages 179-187
Genotypic and environmental variations in root morphology in rice genotypes under upland field conditions....Pages 189-200
Regulation of root development in sweetpotato and cassava by soil moisture during their establishment period....Pages 201-208
Histological observation of secondary aerenchyma formed immediately after flooding in Sesbania cannabina and S. rostrata ....Pages 209-215
Physiological implications of ultradian oscillations in plant roots....Pages 217-226
Responses of root length/leaf area ratio and specific root length of an understory herb, Pteridophyllum racemosum , to increases in irradiance....Pages 227-237
Oxidative stress triggered by aluminum in plant roots....Pages 239-243
Rapid changes in levels of mineral nutrients in root-tip cells following short-term exposure to aluminium....Pages 245-251
Fine root growth and element concentrations of Norway spruce as affected by wood ash and liquid fertilisation....Pages 253-264
Rooting strategy of naturally regenerated beech in Silver birch and Scots pine woodlands....Pages 265-279
Root system development of Larix gmelinii trees affected by micro-scale conditions of permafrost soils in central Siberia....Pages 281-292
Root growth characteristics, biomass and nutrient dynamics of seedlings of two larch species raised under different fertilization regimes....Pages 293-302
Growth characteristics of root-shoot relations of three birch seedlings raised under different water regimes....Pages 303-310
Seasonal changes in the contribution of root respiration to total soil respiration in a cool-temperate deciduous forest....Pages 311-318
Subsoil root activity in tree-based cropping systems....Pages 319-331
Tomato root distribution, yield and fruit quality under subsurface drip irrigation....Pages 333-341
Effect of organic and inorganic fertigation on yields, δ 15 N values, and δ 13 C values of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Saturn)....Pages 343-349
Non-invasive imaging of roots with high resolution X-ray micro-tomography....Pages 351-359
Simultaneous X-ray imaging of plant root growth and water uptake in thin-slab systems....Pages 361-373
Comparison of tomato root distributions by minirhizotron and destructive sampling....Pages 375-385
Analysis of root images from auger sampling with a fast procedure: a case of application to sugar beet....Pages 387-397
A new approach for the quantification of root-cap mucilage exudation in the soil....Pages 399-407
Root-pressure driven xylem sap flow in greenhouse melon ( Cucumis melo L.): diurnal change and the effects of shading, growth stage, rootstock and fruit number....Pages 409-412
Suppression of nitrification and nitrous oxide emission by the tropical grass Brachiaria humidicola ....Pages 413-419
Root carbon contributions to soil aggregate formation and function....Pages 421-426
Root response to mechanical stress in plants growing on slopes: an experimental system for morphological, biochemical and molecular analysis....Pages 427-437
Transient resistance to root growth inhibition by moderate water stress: A possible explanation....Pages 439-443
Plant health effects of Acremonium root endophytes compared to those of arbuscular mycorrhiza....Pages 445-454
Effects of root pruning and root zone restriction on spikelet fertility of paddy rice ( Oryza sativa L.) under cool water condition....Pages 455-460