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Enhancing Understanding and Quantification of Soil-Root Growth Interactions
Dennis J. Timlin (Edited by), Timlin (Author), Lajpat R. Ahuja (Edited by)
9780891183389, Wiley
Hardback, published 13 March 2020
336 pages
1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg
Research progress in soil–root growth interactions has been slow due to the relative inaccessibility of roots in their natural environment and because root research cuts across the boundaries of soil science, ecology, crop science, and plant physiology, among others. Enhancing Understanding and Quantification of Soil–Root Growth Interactions takes on this challenge to solve society's growing problems in the conservation of quality water and soil resources. Researchers must come together and leverage our understanding of the rhizosphere to maximize efficient, sustainable use of limited water and soil nutrient resources. This is a serious calling—from addressing the critical needs in nations who cannot afford costly fertilizers, to the global challenge of enhancing soil carbon storage to reduce climate change effects of elevated carbon dioxide. This book brings together scientists from different disciplines, worldwide, together to encourage synthesis of transdisciplinary knowledge and further research and developments in the area of root–soil interactions.
Foreword vii Preface ix Contributors xi Chapter 1 Rhizosphere Engineering by Plants: Quantifying Soil–Root Interactions 1 Chapter 2 Effect of Soil Attributes on Root Growth and Distribution in Some Common Crops: A Synthesis of Knowledge and Future Needs 31 Chapter 3 Root Growth and Distribution in Relation to Different Water Levels 45 Chapter 4 Nitrogen Management Effects on Root Systems: A Synthesis and Future Needs 67 Chapter 5 Characterization of the Root Length Density Distribution of Wheat Using a Generalized Function 93 Chapter 6 Differences in One-, Two-, and Three-Dimensional Modeling of Root Growth for Estimating Water and Nutrient Uptake and the Carbon Cycle 119 Chapter 7 Modeling Lolium perenne L. Roots in the Presence of Empirical Black Holes 155 Chapter 8 Root Effects on Soil Properties and Processes: Synthesis and Future Research Needs 173 Chapter 9 Reinforcement of Soil by Fibrous Roots 197 Chapter 10 Simulating Root Development and Soil Resource Acquisition in Dynamic Models of Crop–Weed Competition 229 Chapter 11 Soil–Root Interactions in Mixed Plant Systems 245 Chapter 12 Modeling Resource Interactions Under Multiple Edaphic Stresses 273 Chapter 13 Simulation of Soil–Root Growth Interactions and Associated Processes: Synthesis and Summary 295 Index 303 About the Series 311
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Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV]
