Solute movement in the rhizosphere /
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| Author / Creator: | Tinker, P. B. (Philip Bernard) |
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. |
| Description: | xix, 444 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Topics in sustainable agronomy |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4887371 |
Table of Contents:
- Main Symbols
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. The Origin of Current Ideas
- 1.2. The Beginning of the Modern Period (c. 1940-1960)
- 1.3. Wider Perspectives
- 1.4. The Continuity Equation
- 2. Soil and Plant Water
- 2.1. Water Potential
- 2.2. Transfer of Water
- 2.3. Water Use by Plants
- 2.4. Conclusion
- 3. Solute Interchange between Solid, Liquid, and Gas Phases in the Soil
- 3.1. Composition of the Soil Solution
- 3.2. Buffer Power
- 3.3. Poorly Soluble Compounds
- 3.4. Cations with Multiple Valency
- 3.5. Adsorption of Anions
- 3.6. Rates of Ionic Interchange between Solid and Solution
- 3.7. Mineralization and Immobilization in Organic Forms
- 3.8. Applications to Whole Crop and Drainage Models
- 3.9. Sorption Reactions of Organic Materials
- 4. Local Movement of Solutes in Soil
- 4.1. Diffusion
- 4.2. Diffusion in Soils
- 4.3. Mass Flow and Dispersion in Solution
- 4.4. Gaseous Convection and Diffusion
- 4.5. Mechanical Movement
- 5. The Uptake Properties of the Root System
- 5.1. Root Morphology
- 5.2. The Ion Uptake Process
- 5.3. Ion Uptake Kinetics and Plant Demand
- 5.4. Plant Factors that Affect Uptake Rates
- 5.5. Environmental Variables that Affect Uptake Rate
- 5.6. Conclusion
- 6. Solute Transport in the Soil near Root Surfaces
- 6.1. Transport Processes
- 6.2. Experimental Evidence for Theory of Diffusion near Roots with Restricted Mass Flow
- 6.3. Roots with Root Hairs
- 6.4. Simultaneous Diffusion and Convection
- 6.5. The Effect of Soil Moisture Level on Solute Absorption by Single Roots
- 7. Chemical and Physical Modification of the Rhizosphere
- 7.1. Physical Effects
- 7.2. Chemical Effects
- 7.3. Direct Effects of Soluble Exudates on Mineral Nutrition
- 8. Microbiological Modification of the Rhizosphere
- 8.1. Microbial Substrates in the Rhizosphere
- 8.2. The Microbiological Community and the Processes of the Rhizosphere
- 8.3. Effects on Plant Growth and Mineral Nutrition by Mycorrhizal Fungi
- 8.4. Effects of Other Organisms on Nutrient Uptake and Growth
- 8.5. Conclusion
- 9. Root System Architecture, Density, and Measurement
- 9.1. Root-Shoot Relations and the Allocation of Carbon into the Root System
- 9.2. The Morphology and Measurement of Root Systems
- 9.3. Factors Affecting Root Form and Distribution in Soil
- 9.4. Root Distribution and Density in the Field
- 9.5. The Modelling of Root System Growth and Morphology
- 10. The Mineral Nutrition of Single Plants in Soil
- 10.1. Types of Models
- 10.2. Relationships between Nutrient Uptake, Plant Composition and Growth, and Soil Supply
- 10.3. Root System Uptake Models for Simplified Conditions without Competition
- 10.4. Uptake by Competing Roots within a Single Root System in Simplified Conditions
- 10.5. Root System Uptake Models with Competition in Simplified Conditions
- 10.6. Whole-Plant Growth and Uptake Models
- 10.7. Conclusion
- 11. Solute Transport and Crop Growth Models in the Field
- 11.1. Uptake of Water and Nutrients by Field Crops in Relation to the Development of Crop Models
- 11.2. Transfer of Solutes in a Profile
- 11.3. Modelling of Monoculture Crops
- 11.4. Nutrient Uptake by Mixed Vegetation
- 11.5. Natural Vegetation
- 11.6. Conclusion
- References
- Index
