Plant Roots (5^th Ed.) The Hidden Half, Fifth Edition

Following its predecessors, Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, Fifth Edition, is thoroughly updated and reports the major changes that have taken place in root research since the last edition published over 10 years ago. Considered a widely acclaimed book in the field of plant sciences, this edition includes a broad array of topics reflecting progress being made in the subdomains of root biology, featuring chapters on modern topics, while retained chapters are fully updated to demonstrate significant developments made in our understanding of root biology, and in fast-evolving research methodologies and techniques. It reviews all root-related processes, from the evolution of roots in past eras to single-cell genomics, allowing readers to grasp an overall view of the state-of-the-art research in this field.

Among the 104 contributors to this book are seasoned experts in the field, as well as uprising specialists who have already made a distinguished mark in scientific literature. All of the chapters are extensively referenced featuring specific information on any topic related to the biology of the hidden half of plants. Featuring full color illustrations throughout, this handbook is an essential source of information for both expert and novice root scientists.

Part I Evolution of Roots

1 Fossil Evidence Supports At Least Two Origins of Plant Roots

Alexander J. Hetherington

2 A Brief Look into the Developmental Genetics of Fern’s Roots

Alejandro Aragón-Raygoza, Alfredo Cruz-Ramírez

Part II Root Structure and Development

3 The Root Apical Meristem

Joseph G Dubrovsky, Gustavo Rodríguez-Alonso

4 The Root Cap

Hannah Vahldick, Risaku Hirai, Eugenia Pitsili, Tereza Vavrdová, Moritz K. Nowack

5 The Endodermis

Tonni Grube Andersen, Colleen Drapek

6 The Root Periderm

Pedro M. Barros, Helena Sapeta, Joana Belo, Ana Rita Leal, M. Margarida Oliveira

7 Vascular Development in Arabidopsis thaliana Roots

Claudia von der Mark, Akshay Gokulendran Nair, Bert De Rybel

8 Lateral Root Formation

Hugues De Gernier, Ke Xu, Tom Beeckman

9 Adventitious Root Development in Dicotyledons

Priyanka Mishra, Maria Kidwai, Abdellah Lakehal, Catherine Bellini

10 Rice, Model Plant for Post-Embryonic Root Developmental Biology

Kunchapu Chennakesavulu, Alexie Techer, Marie Rose Ndella Thiaw, Hien Linh Tran, Véronique Bergougnoux, Shri Ram Yadav, Pascal Gantet

11 Genetic Analysis of Maize Root Development

Frank Hochholdinger, Peng Yu, Guenter Feix

Part III Regulation of Root Growth

12 The Role of Auxin in Root Growth and Development

Martina De Angelis, Adam Binns, Fay Walsh, Sibongile Zimba, Stefan Kepinski

13 Molecular Basis of Cytokinin Action During Root Development

Francesca Cazzaniga, Federico Vinciarelli, Sabrina Sabatini

14 Abscisic Acid in Root Growth and Development

Jeanne Harris, Berke Tinaz

15 Gibberellin Function in Root Growth and Development

Peter Hedden

16 Ethylene in root growth & development

Maleana G. Khoury, R. Emily Martin, Maarten Houben, Gloria K. Muday

17 Strigolactones in Root Growth and Development

Laura Ravazzolo, Silvia Quaggiotti

18 Peptide Hormones in Root Growth and Development

Yu-Chun Hsiao, Masashi Yamada

19 Calcium in Root Growth and Development

Sabrina Chin, Sarah Johns, Simon Gilroy

Part IV Soil Resource Acquisition

20 Root Water Uptake and Water Flow - Repeated from 4th Edtn

G Lobet, C Hachez, F Chaumont, M Javau, Xavier Draye

21 Water Adaptive Responses in Roots

Jason Banda, Poonam Mehra, Nicky Leftley, Craig Sturrock, Anthony Bishopp, Malcolm Bennett

22 Root Architecture and Nutrient Acquisition

Hannah M. Schneider, Jonathan P. Lynch

23 The Adaptation of Root System Architecture to Nitrogen Availability

Ying Liu, Wei Xuan, Guohua Xu

24 Phosphorus Acquisition from Soil in Mycorrhizal and Non-Mycorrhizal Plant Species

Hans lambers

25 Potassium Nutrition

Sergei Shabala, Christian Zörb

26 Investigating pH Complexity in Living Roots with Noninvasive Fluorescence-Based Imaging Methods

Hortense Moreau, Isabelle Gaillard, Nadine Paris

Part V Root Response to Stress

27 High Temperature Effects on Root System Architecture

Marcel Quint, Rahul Bhosale, Ive De Smet

28 Soil Mechanical Resistance and Root Growth and Function

W. Richard Whalley, A. Glyn Bengough, Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Sacha J. Mooney, Malcolm J. Bennett, Bipin K. Pandey

Part VI Root-Rhizosphere Interactions

29 Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms

Caroline De Tender, Sofie Goormachtig, Judith Van Dingenen

30 Nodulation

Cindy Likic, Eloise Maher, Angus Rae, Rose Zhang, Ulrike Mathesius

31 Root Exudates Mediate Plant-Environment Interactions

Sergio Rasmann, Eva Oburger, Ivan Hiltpold

Part VII Root Genomics and Research Techniques

32 Root Genomics: Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Profiles

Feng Zhou, Heng Lian, Jia-Wei Wang

33 Computational Root Biology: Illuminating Patterning and Growth Decisions

Mónica L. García Gomez, Kirsten H. ten Tusscher

Tom Beeckman studied botany at the Ghent University in Belgium and after performing postdoctoral research at the Molecular Genetics Department at the same university, he became group leader of the Root Development group at the Flanders Institute of Biotechnology (VIB) in 2001. From 2007 onwards he became professor at Ghent University mainly teaching plant developmental biology. From the onset of his career, he devoted a considerable part of his research to understand how cell division is integrated into plant developmental processes, especially during the branching of roots. Later on, his group focused on the role of the plant hormone auxin in steering the spacing of lateral roots along the main root and more recently the focus of his research is broadened by the study of root development and root branching in non-seed plants with the objective to gain insight into the evolution of roots.

Amram Eshel was born and raised in Israel, and received his academic degrees from Tel-Aviv University, where he was a member of the academic staff since 1980 until his retirement in 2012. During those years, he held short visiting appointments at Ohio Agricultural Research Center in Wooster, Ohio, Michigan State University, Penn State, CNRS at Gif-Sur-Yvette, and University of Western Australia. His main research interests are in the area of plant physiological ecology, especially as related to mineral nutrition and water relations. He is the manager of the Sarah Racine Root Research Laboratory at Tel-Aviv University.