Interactions in the Root Environment — An Integrated Approach

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-2

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2. Analysis of N-acyl homoserine-lactone quorum-sensing molecules made by different strains and biovars of Rhizobium leguminosarum containing different symbiotic plasmids

   • J. K. Lithgow, V. E. Danino, J. Jones, J. A. Downie

   Pages 3-12

3. Signalling between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plants: Identification of a gene expressed during early interactions by differential RNA display analysis

   • H. Roussel, D. van Tuinen, P. Franken, S. Gianinazzi, V. Gianinazzi-Pearson

   Pages 13-19

4. Methods for studying the nematophagous fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium in the root environment

   • Penny R. Hirsch, Simon D. Atkins, Tim H. Mauchline, C. Oliver Morton, Keith G. Davies, Brian R. Kerry

   Pages 21-30

5. Does allelopathy offer real promise for practical weed management and for explaining rhizosphere interactions involving higher plants?

   • Michael A. Birkett, Keith Chamberlain, Anthony M. Hooper, John A. Pickett

   Pages 31-39

6. Root proliferation, nitrate inflow and their carbon costs during nitrogen capture by competing plants in patchy soil

   • David Robinson

   Pages 41-50

7. The nutritional control of root development

   • Brian Forde, Helena Lorenzo

   Pages 51-68

8. Effect of phosphorus availability on basal root shallowness in common bean

   • Hong Liao, Gerardo Rubio, Xiaolong Yan, Aiqin Cao, Kathleen M. Brown, Jonathan P. Lynch

   Pages 69-79

9. A comparison of structure, development and function in cluster roots of Lupinus albus L. under phosphate and iron stress

   • J. Hagström, W. M. James, K. R. Skene

   Pages 81-90

10. Rhizosphere carbon flow measurement and implications: From isotopes to reporter genes

    • Ken Killham, Catrin Yeomans

    Pages 91-96

11. Soil and rhizosphere as habitats for Pseudomonas inoculants: new knowledge on distribution, activity and physiological state derived from micro-scale and single-cell studies

    • Jan Sørensen, Linda Elise Jensen, Ole Nybroe

    Pages 97-108

12. Sulphur and phosphorus transport systems in plants

    • Frank W. Smith

    Pages 109-118

13. Incorporating rhizosphere processes into field-scale (agro)ecosystem models

    • Jonathan Arah

    Pages 119-127

14. Plant-mediated processess to acquire nutrients: nitrogen uptake by rice plants

    • G. J. D. Kirk

    Pages 129-134

15. Plants and fertilisers as drivers of change in microbial community structure and function in soils

    • Anthony G. O’Donnell, Melanie Seasman, Andrew Macrae, Ian Waite, John T. Davies

    Pages 135-145

16. Soil fungi: diversity and detection

    • Paul Bridge, Brian Spooner

    Pages 147-154

17. On the relationships between nematodes, mycorrhizal fungi and plants: functional composition of species and plant performance

    • Lijbert Brussaard, Thomas W. Kuyper, Ron G.M. de Goede

    Pages 155-165

18. Bacterial diversity of the rhizosphere of maize (Zea mays) grown in tropical soil studied by temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

    • N. C. M. Gomes, H. Heuer, J. Schönfeld, R. Costa, L. Mendonça-Hagler, K. Smalla

    Pages 167-180

19. Monitoring temporal and spatial variation in rhizosphere bacterial population diversity: A community approach for the improved selection of rhizosphere competent bacteria

    • V. J. Goddard, M. J. Bailey, P. Darrah, A. K. Lilley, I. P. Thompson

    Pages 181-193

20. Enhancing the biocontrol efficacy of Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 by altering the regulation and production of 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol

    • I. R. Delany, U. F. Walsh, I. Ross, A. M. Fenton, D. M. Corkery, F. O’Gara

    Pages 195-205

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Rothamsted Millennium Conference "Interactions in the Root Environment - an Integrated Approach". The meeting brought together scientists from a range of disciplines interested in the relationship between soil biology and plant growth, reflected by the contents of the volume. Topics range from root development and nutrient flow, plant-microbe and plant-plant signaling, methods for studying bacterial and fungal diversity, to the exploitation of rhizosphere interactions for biological control of diseases and soil remediation. Authors include many internationally-recognized experts in their field and the contributions range from reviews to research papers. The volume presents a timely and wide-ranging overview of the interactions between plants, microbes and soil. It should prove an indispensable resource for students and others seeking an introduction to the topic, in addition to scientists already conversant with the area of research.

• RNA
• Regulation
• Transport
• Virus
• bacteria
• bean
• biodiversity
• environment
• microbe
• nitrogen
• root structure
• roots
• soil

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