Biology of Root Formation and Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
The Place of Roots in Plant Development....Pages 1-11
Determinate Primary Root Growth in Stenocereus gummosus (Cactaceae)....Pages 13-20
The Acquisition of Cell Fate in the Arabidopsis thaliana Root Meristem....Pages 21-29
Root System Restoration Following Root Pruning of Acacia senegal and its Analysis by Means of an Elementary Petri Net....Pages 31-38
Root Architecture Effects on Nutrient Uptake....Pages 39-45
Role of the Root Apex in Lateral Root Development in Pine Seedlings....Pages 47-50
Preliminary Evaluation of Variability in MUSA Root System Development....Pages 51-52
Arrangement of Microtubules, but not Microfilaments, Indicates Determination of Cambial Derivatives....Pages 52-54
Indissociable Chief Factors in the Inductive Phase of Adventitious Rooting....Pages 55-63
The Effects of Polyamines and Hydrogen Peroxide on Root Formation in Olive and the Role of Polyamines as an Early Marker for Rooting Ability....Pages 65-73
Histological and Biochemical Characterization of Adventitious Root Formation in Walnut Cotyledon Fragments....Pages 75-84
Adventitious Root Formation in Walnut Hybrid Rootstocks ( Juglans hindsii X J. regia )....Pages 85-90
Rooting Induction After In Vitro Cold Storage of Cork Oak Cultures....Pages 91-92
Novel Ligno-Silicon Products Promoting Root System Development....Pages 92-93
Regulation of Rooting Ability of Solanum tuberosum L. Explants by Gaseous Environment, In Vitro ....Pages 93-94
Increased Induction of Adventitious Rooting by Slow Release Auxins and Elicitors....Pages 95-104
Jasmonic Acid Affects Cell Division in Meristems of Cultured Potato Roots....Pages 105-110
Choice of Auxin for In Vitro Rooting of Apple Microcuttings....Pages 111-116
Biochemical and Molecular Factors Affecting In Vitro Rooting Ability in Almond....Pages 117-124
Abscisic Acid Relations in Stressed Roots....Pages 125-132
Conversion of Putrescine to γ-Aminobutyric Acid, an Essential Pathway for Root Formation by Poplar Shoots In Vitro ....Pages 133-139
Root Development in In Vitro Potato Explants as Affected by Jasmonic Acid....Pages 141-145
Role of Root Derived ABA in Regulating Early Leaf Growth Responses to Water Deficits....Pages 147-154
Microcuttings Root System Morphology and Development under In Vitro and In Vivo Conditions in Citrus Rootstocks ( Citrus macrophylla West and Citrange Troyer— Poncirus trifoliata (L.) X Citrus sinensis (L.) OSB.)....Pages 155-156
Root and Shoot Growth of Oat Plants Treated with CCC and Ethephon....Pages 156-157
ODC-Mediated Biosynthesis and DAO-Mediated Catabolism of Putrescine Involved in the Induction of Rooting by Leaf Explants of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat In Vitro ....Pages 157-158
Polyamine Metabolism, and Root Formation in Developing Tobacco Plants....Pages 158-159
2,4-D Reversal of DFMO-Induced Inhibition of Adventitious Root Formation in Leafy Spurge Euphorbia esula L .) In Vitro ....Pages 159-160
Role of Endogenous Cytokinins in Rooting of Etiolated and Light-Grown Oak Cuttings....Pages 160-161
Involvement of Putrescine and of its Catabolic Pathway in the Induction of Rooting of Walnut Shoots In Vitro ....Pages 161-162
Auxin-Induced Gene Expression During Rooting of Loblolly Pine Stem Cuttings....Pages 163-167
The Use of Mutants to Understand Competence for Shoot-Borne Root Initiation....Pages 169-174
Transgenic Rooting in Conifers....Pages 175-180
Improved Rooting Ability and Root-System Performance in Transgenic Aspen Plants....Pages 181-186
Root-Directed Expression of Alien Genes in Transgenic Potato....Pages 187-192
Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Adventitious Root Forming Ability in Populus trichocarpa (Torr Et. Gray)....Pages 193-201
Differential Gene Expression During Maturation-Caused Decline in Adventitious Rooting Ability in Loblolly Pine ( Pinus taeda L.)....Pages 203-208
Direct Regeneration and Selection of Populus tremula L. Transgenic Shoots from Agrobacterium tumefaciens -Transformed Stem Explants....Pages 209-211
Study of Adventitious Root Formation Through Lateral Root-Specific mRNA and Rooting-Associated Promoters in Pinus contorta ....Pages 213-214
Genetic Variability and Heritability of Hardwood Cuttings Propagation of European Plum....Pages 215-216
Recombinant Cellulose Binding Domain (CBD) Modulates In Vitro Elongation of Different Plant Cells....Pages 216-217
Bud Regeneration and Growth from Transgenic and Non-Transgenic Aspen ( Populus tremula ) Root Explants....Pages 217-219
Alterations in Gene Expression During Adventitious Root Initiation in Pea Cuttings....Pages 219-220
Shootborne Roots — An Adaptive Organ for Plants of Sand Dunes....Pages 221-226
Tree Root Response to Mechanical Stress....Pages 227-236
Root Growth of Cotton as Influenced by CO 2 and Temperature....Pages 237-241
Response of Root Growth to a Combination of Three Environmental Factors....Pages 243-248
Influence of Water Stress on the Mass of Roots of Buffelgrass Selections and on Their Distribution....Pages 249-252
Effects of a Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium ( Pseudomonas putida GR12-2) on the Early Growth of Canola Seedlings....Pages 253-257
Root Growth of Seedlings and Tissue Cultured Plants of Eucalyptus ....Pages 259-265
Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Inoculation and Nutrient Supply Effects on the Morphology of Cork-Oak Roots....Pages 267-268
Morphological and Molecular Responses of Prosopis alba Root Seedlings Induced by Saline Conditions....Pages 268-269
Root Growth and Water Uptake by Flowering Maize Plants, Under Drought Conditions....Pages 270-271
Density Dependent Habitat Selection in Plants....Pages 271-274
Effect of Rape Seed Cake Compost on Root Growth and Nutrient Uptake of the Korean Lawn Plant (Zoysia Koreana Steud)....Pages 274-275
Effects of Cadmium, Lead and Zinc on Root Meristem, Root Hair Formation, Xylogenesis and Development of Lateral Root Primordia in Ocimum sanctum L. and Festuca rubra L. CV. Merlin....Pages 275-276
Growth Response of Phaseolus vulgaris L. to High Temperature and Hypoxia in the Root Zone....Pages 277-277
Cold-Induced Alterations in Protein Composition of Maize Roots....Pages 278-278
Transcription of Δ 1 -Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate Synthase in Alfalfa Roots During Salt Stress....Pages 279-279
Development and Initiation of the Root System of Old Black Spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) and Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) Trees....Pages 279-280
Dating Black Spruce (Picea mariana) with the Awareness of its Adventitious Root System....Pages 280-281
Use of Growing Degree Days to Time Root Developmental Events in the Gramineae....Pages 282-282
Relations Between Early Root Growth and Flower Yield of Clonal Rose Rootstocks....Pages 283-288
 In Vitro Rooting of Fruit Trees by Agrobacterium rhizogenes ....Pages 289-296
Factors Controlling Adventitious Root Formation on Stem Explants of Rose ( Rosa hybrida “Motrea ”) In Vitro ....Pages 297-307
Rooting Induction in Encapsulated Buds of M.26 Apple Rootstock for Synthetic Seed....Pages 309-313
Relating the Post-Harvest Physiology of Sweet Potato Storage Roots with Storability for a Range of East African Varieties....Pages 315-316
Factors Characterizing the Rooting Potentialities in Peach ( Prunus persica , L. Batch) CV Fertilia I Cuttings....Pages 316-317
Change of Free Amino Acids in Root and Shoot of Korea Ginseng (Panax Ginseng) During Emergence....Pages 319-324
The Enhancing Method of Ginsenoside Production for Hairy Root Mass Cultures of Ginseng Panax ginseng CA. Meyer )....Pages 325-325
Morphological Structured Model for Hairy Root Cultures....Pages 327-334
Aeroponics....Pages 335-339
Mosses as Petri Dish Models for Underground Foraging....Pages 341-346
Resolving Circumnutational and Gravitropic Movements of Root Tips....Pages 347-351
The Mutual Distribution of Competing Root Systems....Pages 353-364
Fractal Branching: A Model for Branching Root Systems....Pages 365-366
A Root Model Used in Methodical Re-Evaluation of Regr-Profile Determination Techniques....Pages 366-367
A 1996 Overview of the Research Interests from the Jerusalem Symposium....Pages 369-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-376