http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (XIV, 594 pages 108 illustrations, 4 illustrations in color.)
This comprehensive review presents all modern methods for plant root research, both in the field and in the laboratory. It covers the effects of environmental interactions with root growth and function, and focuses in particular on the assessment of root distribution and dynamics. The processing of root observations, analysis and modelling of root growth and architecture, root-image analysis, computer-assisted tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, are described and discussed. Furthermore, a survey of the application of isotope techniques in root physiology is given.
1 Root Characteristics: Why and What to Measure -- 2 Anatomy and Histology of Roots and Root-Soil Boundary -- 3 Control and Measurement of the Physical Environment in Root Growth Experiments -- 4 Modelling Root System Growth and Architecture -- 5 Sampling Strategy, Scaling and Statistics -- 6 Auger Sampling, In-Growth Cores and Pinboard Methods -- 7 Trench Profile Techniques and Core Break Methods -- 8 Root Observations and Measurements at (Transparent) Interfaces with Soil -- 9 The Measurement and Analysis of Fine Root Longevity -- 10 Root Image Analysis and Interpretation -- 11 Computer Assisted Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- 12 Isotope Techniques -- 13 Assessment of the Ability of Roots for Nutrient Acquisition -- 14 Water Uptake -- 15 Modelling Water and Nutrient Uptake -- 16 Plant Anchorage -- Appendix: Suppliers -- Subject Index.
edited by Albert L. Smit, A. Glyn Bengough, Christof Engels, Meine Noordwijk, Sylvain Pellerin, Siebe C. Geijn.