Root Engineering

Basic and Applied Concepts
2014
ISBN: 978-3-642-54275-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 40, 493 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 8808 g

Reihe: Soil Biology

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Varma, Ajit

Morte, Asunción

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Parts: Anatomical and Morphological Strategies of Roots.- Rhizosphere and Microorganisms.- Physiological Strategies of Roots.- Applied Engineering of Roots.