Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, Third Edition (Books in Soils, Plants & the Environment) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824706315 ISBN 13: 9780824706319

Publisher: CRC Press, 2002

Synopsis

The third edition of a standard resource, this book offers a state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary presentation of plant roots. It examines structure and development, assemblage of root systems, metabolism and growth, stressful environments, and interactions at the rhizosphere. Reflecting the explosion of advances and emerging technologies in the field, the book presents developments in the study of root origin, composition, formation, and behavior for the production of novel pharmaceutical and medicinal compounds, agrochemicals, dyes, flavors, and pesticides. It details breakthroughs in genetics, molecular biology, growth substance physiology, biotechnology, and biomechanics.

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Review

"a critical reference for anyone who is even peripherally interested in roots and root function.sufficiently comprehensive. an excellent book.a must have for any collegiate library, and a critical reference for a serious root researcher." -Crop Science "the first attempt to summarize new findings concerning plant roots biologyvery important." -APP "an excellent referenceextensive and intensive in its coverage of plants rootscontains a wealth of significant literature." -Economic Botany "The contents of this book represent the most comprehensive text on the root research literature available to date. an accessible and valuable reference work"

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824706315
• ISBN 13: 9780824706319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1146
• Editor: Waisel Yoav, Beeckman Tom, Eshel Amram, Kafkafi Uzi