The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Background The structure and function of plant roots and their interactions with soil are
exciting scientific frontiers that will ultimately reveal much about our natural systems, global …

The roots of terrestriaf plants are involved in the acquisition of water and nutrients,
anchorage of the plant, synthesis of plant hormones, and storage functions. The …

Roots are near‐ubiquitous components of soils globally but have often been regarded as
separate from the soil rather than a substantial factor in determining what soil is and how it …

▪ Abstract The root system of a plant is as complicated as the shoot in its diversity, in its
reactions with the matrix of substances, and with the myriad organisms that surround it …

The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production presents the state of knowledge on
environmental factors in root growth and development and their effect on the improvement of …

Without roots there would be no rhizosphere and no rhizodeposition to fuel microbial activity.
Although micro-organisms may view roots merely as a source of carbon supply this belies …

Background Roots play a pivotal role in defining plant ecological success and mediating
terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, roots are difficult to study as they are hidden in …

In the course of evolution, a great variety of root systems have learned to overcome the
many physical, biochemical and biological problems brought about by soil. This …

Soil is one of the last great scientific frontiers (Science, 11 June, 2004) and the rhizosphere
is the most active portion of that frontier in which biogeochemical processes influence a host …