1. Root Physiology – from Gene to Function

   • Hans Lambers
   • Timothy D. Colmer

   OriginalPaper Pages: vii - xv

2. Root Nitrogen Acquisition and Assimilation

   • A. J. Miller
   • M. D. Cramer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 36

3. Phosphate Acquisition

   • K. G. Raghothama
   • A. S. Karthikeyan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 49

4. Root-based N₂-fixing Symbioses: Legumes, Actinorhizal Plants, Parasponia sp. and Cycads

   • J. Kevin Vessey
   • Katharina Pawlowski
   • Birgitta Bergman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 78

5. Mycorrhizas: Gene to Function

   • James H. Graham
   • R. Michael Miller

   OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 100

6. Cluster Roots: A Curiosity in Context

   • Michael W. Shane
   • Hans Lambers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 125

7. The Roots of Carnivorous Plants

   • Wolfram Adlassnig
   • Marianne Peroutka
   • Irene K. Lichtscheidl

   OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 140

8. Roles of Aquaporins in Root Responses to Irrigation

   • Rebecca Vandeleur
   • Christa Niemietz
   • Stephen D. Tyerman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 161

9. Mechanisms of Plant Resistance to Metal and Metalloid Ions and Potential Biotechnological Applications

   • Andrew A. Meharg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 174

10. The Physiology, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Plant Aluminum Resistance and Toxicity

    • Leon V. Kochian
    • Miguel A. Piñeros
    • Owen A. Hoekenga

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 195

11. Acclimation to Soil Flooding–sensing and signal-transduction

    • Eric J. W. Visser
    • Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek

    OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 214

12. Root Defense Responses to Fungal Pathogens: A Molecular Perspective

    • Patricia A. Okubara
    • Timothy C. Paulitz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 226

13. Soil Microorganisms: An Important Determinant of Allelopathic Activity

    • Inderjit

    OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 236

14. Facilitative Root Interactions in Intercrops

    • H. Hauggaard-Nielsen
    • E. S. Jensen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 250

15. Root-To-Shoot Signalling: Assessing The Roles of ‘Up’ In the Up and Down World of Long-Distance Signalling In Planta

    • Ian C. Dodd

    OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 270