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Informationen zum Autor Professor Tom Beeckman is part of the Root Development Group, Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University, Belgium Klappentext The development of a plant's roots is of fundamental importance to the success of a plant, its growth and level of yield, particularly important in commercially exploited crop plants. A full understanding of this most important subject is core to the work of most plant and crop scientists. Root Development is an extremely exciting new title in Blackwell Publishing's Annual Plant Reviews Series(Series Editor Profesor Jeremy Roberts). The book consists of contributions from author groups based at many of the World's formeost laboratories working in the root development area. The book's editor Tom Beeckman, himself very well known and respected for his work in this area, has drawn together an exceptional set of core cutting edge reviews of the subject, providing a state of the art reference tool for all those researching in this area. Chapter coverage includes: the root apical meristem, vascular morphogenesis, root epidermal and lateral development, adventitious rooting in cuttings, root gravitropism, molecular and genetic dissection of cereal root development, fern root development, symbiosis, legume root architecture, effects of nutrient availability on root system development, and genomic approaches to the understanding of root development. Root Development is an essential reference book for crop and plant scientists. Libraries in all universities and research establishments teaching and researching in biological sciences should have copies of this book on their shelves. Zusammenfassung Root Development is an extremely exciting new title in Blackwell Publishing's Annual Plant Reviews Series (Series Editor Profesor Jeremy Roberts). The book consists of contributions from author groups based at many of the World's formeost laboratories working in the root development area. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors. Preface. 1 Arabidopsis Root Development ( Marijn Luijten and Renze Heidstra ). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Specification of the apical and basal cell lineage. 1.3 Root stem cell niche specification. 1.4 Radial patterning. 1.5 Stem cell maintenance. 1.6 Meristem maintenance and root zonation. 1.7 Meristem activation, root growth and cell division. 1.8 Concluding remarks. 2 Vascular Morphogenesis During Root Development ( Ana Campilho, Ove Lindgren and Yka Helariutta ). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 The Arabidopsis root vascular system. 2.3 Molecular genetics of the stele: a rapidly developing field. 2.4 Vascular genomics - getting the big picture. 3 Root Epidermal Development in Arabidopsis ( Rebecca Horn, Keke Yi, Benoit Menand, Monica Pernas-Ochoa, Seiji Takeda, Tom Walker and Liam Dolan ). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Establishment of the epidermis in Arabidopsis . 3.3 Establishment of distinct cell fates in the root epidermis. 3.4 Root hair initiation and tip growth. 3.5 Effects of nutrients on root hair cell differentiation and morphogenesis. 3.6 Root hairs and nutrient uptake. 3.7 Perspectives. 4 Lateral Root Formation ( Jocelyn E. Malamy ). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 How does a single lateral root form? 4.3 How are the number and placement of lateral roots determined? 4.4 Agricultural importance of lateral root formation. 5 Adventitious Root Formation: New Insights and Perspectives ( Gaia Geiss, Laurent Gutierrez and Catherine Bellini ). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Role and origin of ARs. 5.3 Factors influencing adventitious rooting. 5.4 New insights into genetics and molecular mechanisms involv...
