Soil physical conditions and plant roots. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Authors jan Gliński, D.Sc., Ph.D. and Jerzy Lipiec, D.Sc., Ph.D.
• Authors: Gliński, Jan; Lipiec, Jerzy, 1946-
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; FOREWORD; PREFACE; THE AUTHORS; DEDICATION; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: SOIL PHYSICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING ROOT GROWTH; 1.0 Introduction; 1.1 Texture; 1.2 Surface Area; 1.3 Structure; 1.4 Pore Space; 1.5 Density and Bulk Density; 1.6 Water; 1.7 Temperature; 1.8 Aeration; 1.9 Consistency, Compression, and Compaction; 1.10 Interrelation of Soil Physical Characteristics; Chapter 2: ROOTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS; 2.0 Morphological and Anatomical Characteristics of Root Systems; 2.0.1 Root Morphology; 2.0.2 Root Anatomy; 2.0.3 Root Growth 2.0.4 Mechanical Properties of Roots2.1 Root Metabolism; 2.2 Root Exudation; 2.3 Sorption and Transport of Water and Nutrients by Roots; 2.3.1 Sorption and Transport of Water; 2.3.1.1 Absorptive Capacity of Roots; 2.3.1.1.1 Age of Roots; 2.3.1.1.2 Water Uptake Rate and Root Permeability (Hydraulic Conductance); 2.3.1.2 Water Absorption; 2.3.1.2.1 Osmotic (Active) Absorption of Water; 2.3.1.2.2 Passive Absorption of Water; 2.3.1.3 Water Movement in Roots; 2.3.1.3.1 Radial Water Movement; 2.3.1.3.2 Longitudinal (Axial) Water Movement; 2.3.1.4 Translocation of Water in the Soil by Roots 2.3.2 Sorption and Transport of Nutrients2.4 Relations Between Roots and Above-Ground Parts; Chapter 3: SOIL-ROOT INTERFACE; 3.0 Introduction; 3.1 Physical Aspects; 3.1.1 Root-Soil Contact Area; 3.1.2 Root-Soil Water Relations; 3.2 Physicochemical and Chemical Aspects; 3.3 Biological Aspects; Chapter 4: INFLUENCE OF SOIL PHYSICAL FACTORS ON ROOT GROWTH AND FUNCTIONS; 4.0 Texture; 4.1 Structure; 4.2 Mechanical Impedance; 4.2.1 Artificial Media; 4.2.2 Soil Conditions; 4.2.2.1 Root Growth; 4.2.2.2 Morphology of Roots; 4.2.2.2.1 Root Branching; 4.2.2.2.2 Root Hairs; 4.2.2.2.3 Root Distribution 4.2.2.3 Root Anatomy4.2.2.4 Root Functions; 4.2.2.4.1 Water Uptake; 4.2.2.4.2 Nutrient Uptake and Chemical Composition of Roots; 4.2.2.4.3 Photosynthate Requirements and Oxygen Supply and Uptake; 4.2.2.4.4 Symbiotic Fungi, Nodulation, Biological Activity, and Root Diseases; 4.2.2.5 Root Growth and Penetrometer Pressure; 4.2.3 Modeling of Root Growth in Relation to Mechanical Impedance; 4.3 Water; 4.3.1 Root Growth; 4.3.2 Root Morphology; 4.3.3 Root Porosity; 4.3.4 Root Functions; 4.3.5 Drought Tolerance; 4.3.6 Irrigation; 4.3.7 Waterlogging; 4.3.8 Drainage; 4.3.9 Root Diseases 4.3.10 Modeling of Water Uptake by Roots4.4 Oxygen; 4.4.1 Diffusion of Oxygen To and Within Plant Roots; 4 4.1.1 Radial Diffusion; 4.4.1.2 Longitudinal Diffusion; 4.4.2 Root Respiration and Factors Affecting lt; 4.4.2.1 External Factors; 4.4.2.1.1 Oxygen; 4.4.2.1.2 Carbon Dioxide; 4.4.2.1.3 NPK Fertilization; 4.4.2.1.4 Ethylene; 4.4.2.1.5 Temperature; 4.4.2.1.6 Soil Mechanical Impedance; 4.4.2.1. 7 Soil Salinity; 4.4.2.1.8 Redox Potential and Soil Acidity; 4.4.2.2 Internal Factors; 4.4.2.3 Respiration of Root Nodules; 4.4.3 Metabolic Activity and Energy Charge of Roots Under Anoxia
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 631.43; Plant-soil relationships; Crops and soils; Roots (Botany); Soil physics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351093606; 1351093606; 9781351076708; 1351076701
• Related ISBNs: 9781315897608
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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