Plant roots : the hidden half /
Saved in:
| Edition: | 3rd ed., rev. and expanded. |
|---|---|
| Imprint: | New York : Marcel Dekker, c2002. |
| Description: | xx, 1120 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Books in soils, plants, and the environment |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4662957 |
Table of Contents:
- The origin and characteristics of roots: the origin of roots; characteristics and functions of root systems
- The root system
- structure and development: the root cap
- structure and function; cellular patterning in root meristems
- its origins and significance
- Root genetics: maize root system and genetic analysis of its formation
- root architecture
- wheat as a model plant
- Research techniques for root studies: root research methods; aeroponics
- a tool for root research under root
