Root Engineering. Basic and Applied Concepts / edited by Asunción Morte, Ajit Varma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morte, Asunción, editor.

Contributor:

Varma, A. (Ajit), 1939- editor.

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Series:

Soil biology 1613-3382 ; 40.

Soil Biology, 1613-3382 ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life sciences.

Agriculture.

Microbiology.

Plant physiology.

Soil conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : color illustration.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

This volume illustrates the complex root system, including the various essential roles of roots as well as their interaction with diverse microorganisms localized in or near the root system. Following initial chapters describing the anatomy and architecture as well as the growth and development of root systems, subsequent chapters focus on the various types of root symbiosis with bacteria and fungi in the rhizosphere. A third section covers the physiological strategies of roots, such as nitrate assimilation, aquaporins, the role of roots in plant defense responses, and in response to droughts and salinity changes. The book's final chapters discuss the prospects of applied engineering of roots, i.e., inventing new root structures or functions through genetic modification, but also with conventional breeding and manipulation of root symbionts. The budding field of root engineering is expected to promote a second green revolution.

Contents:

Parts: Anatomical and Morphological Strategies of Roots

Rhizosphere and Microorganisms

Physiological Strategies of Roots

Applied Engineering of Roots.

ISBN:

9783642542763

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