Biology of Adventitious Root Formation

Charles E. Hess Department of Environmental Horticulture University of California Davis, CA 95616 Research in the biology of adventitious root formation has a special place in science. It provides an excellent forum in which to pursue fundamental research on the regulation of plant growth and develo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Davis, Tim D. (Editor), Haissig, Bruce E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1994, 1994
Edition:1st ed. 1994
Series:Basic Life Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Special Lecture
  • The Origin, Diversity, and Biology of Shoot-Borne Roots
  • The Commercial Importance of Adventitious Rooting
  • Commercial Importance of Adventitious Rooting to Agronomy
  • Commercial Application of Adventitious Rooting to Forestry
  • Commercial Importance of Adventitious Rooting to Horticulture
  • Infrastructure for Research
  • Genomic Manipulation of Plant Materials for Adventitious Rooting Research
  • Model Systems for Studying Adventitious Root Formation
  • Setting the Stage for Rooting
  • Novel Experimental Systems for Determining Cellular Competence, and Determination
  • Differential Competence for Adventitious Root Formation in Histologically Similar Cell Types
  • Biochemical and Molecular Markers of Cellular Competence for Adventitious Rooting
  • Manipulating Rooting Potential in Stockplants before Collecting Cuttings
  • Induction of Rooting
  • Auxin Metabolism and Adventitious Root Initiation
  • The ERabp Gene Family: Structural and Physiological Analyses
  • Root System Development and Plant Growth
  • Use of Transformed Roots for Root Development and Metabolism Studies and Progress in Characterizing Root-Specific Gene Expression
  • Control of Root System Architecture through Chemical and Genetic Alterations of Polyamine Metabolism
  • Modeling Root System Morphology in Rice
  • Modeling Adventitious Root System Development in Trees: Clonal Poplars
  • The Role of Expert and Hypertext Systems in Modeling Root-Shoot Interactions, and Carbon Allocation
  • Carbon Allocation to Root and Shoot Systems of Woody Plants
  • Special Chapter
  • A Historical Evaluation of Adventitious Rooting Research to 1993
  • Epilogue
  • Research on Adventitious Rooting: Where Do We Go from Here?