Advances in botanical research : incorporating advances in plant pathology. v. 46 / series editors, Jean-Claude Kader, Michel Delseny. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2008. – (58.8/A244/v.46)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    Nitric Oxide and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Common Features Influencing Root Growth and Development
    I. Introduction
    II. NO Is a Regulator of Root Growth and Developmental Processes
    III. Perspectives
    Acknowledgments
    References
    
    How the Environment Regulates Root Architecture in Dicots
    I. Introduction 36
    II. The Root System and the Model A， thaliana 38
    III. Root Growth in the Soil Environment 42
    IV. Changing Root Architecture: Adaptive Responses to the Soil Environment 47
    V. Root Growth and Differentiation in Response to Environmental Conditions: Small Noncoding RNAs as New Posttranscriptional Regulators 55
    VI. Concluding Remarks 59
    Acknowledgments 61
    References 61
    
    Aquaporins in Plants: From Molecular Structure to Integrated Functions
    I. Introduction
    II. Significance of Aquaporin Molecular Structure for Transport Specificity and Gating
    III. Aquaporins in Roots
    IV. Aquaporins in Leaves
    V. Aquaporins in Reproductive Organs
    VI. Conclusion
    References
    
    Iron Dynamics in Plants
    I. Introduction
    II. Iron Mobilization After Germination
    III. Iron Acquisition and Circulation During Vegetative Growth
    IV. Iron and Photosynthesis
    V. Iron and Reproduction in Plants
    VI. Conclusion
    References
    
    Plants and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Cues and Communication in the Early Steps of Symbiotic Interactions
    I. Introduction
    II. Rhizosphere Signaling in Symbiotic Interactions
    III. Plant Genetic Programs: Mycorrhiza-Defective Mutants
    IV. Molecular Cross Talk and Signaling Pathways
    V. Plant Cell Responses to Fungal Colonization: Tissue and Cell Specificity
    VI. Interface Biogenesis: New Facts/New Hypotheses
    VII. Conclusions
    Acknowledgments
    References
    
    Dynamic Defense of Marine Macroalgae Against Pathogens: From Early Activated to Gene-Regulated Responses
    I. Introduction
    II. Dynamic Defense of Marine Algae
    III. The Oxidative Burst Machinery in Marine Algae
    IV. The Defensive Role of Halogenation in Marine Algae
    V. Oxylipins as Mediators of Defense Responses in Marine Algae
    VI. Transcriptional Responses in Marine Algae: Mining Defense Genes
    VII. Conclusions and Prospects
    Acknowledgments
    References
    
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