Root Engineering: Basic And Applied Concepts (soil Biology)
by Ajit Varma /
2014 / English / PDF
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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.
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.
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.
