Gregory, P J (2006) Roots and the Architecture of Root Systems. In: Plant Roots: Growth, Activity and Interaction with Soils. Blackwell Publishing, pp. 18-43. ISBN 978-1-4051-1906-1
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Abstract
Roots are complex structures that exist in diverse forms and exhibit a wide range of interactions with the media in which they live. They also exhibit a very wide range of associations with other living organisms with which they have co-evolved. Laboratory and fi eld studies have revealed a great deal about this complexity, especially during the last 20 years or so when there have been several national programmes of research around the world focusing on below-ground processes. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the essential anatomical and morphological features of roots as a background to understanding the diverse forms of root systems and their functioning which follow in later chapters.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Root, Botany |
| Author Affiliation: | Director, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee Visiting Professor of Soil Science, University of Reading |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement > Plant Breeding |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2012 05:08 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2012 05:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/4844 |
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