Solute Movement in the Rhizosphere

by P. B. Tinker, P. H. Nye

Overview

This is a completely revised edition of the previously titled Solute Movement in the Soil-Root System. It describes in detail how plant nutrients and other solutes move in the soil in response to plant uptake, and it provides a basis for understanding processes in the root zone so that they can be modeled realistically in order to predict the effects of variations in natural conditions or our own practices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195124927
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/02/2000
Series:	Topics in Sustainable Agronomy
Edition description:	2 ED
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	9.42(w) x 6.46(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

both at Oxford University

Table of Contents

Main Symbols1. Introduction2. Soil and Plant Water3. Solute Interchange between Solid, Liquid, and Gas Phases in the Soil4. Local Movement of Solutes in Soil5. The Uptake Properties of the Root System6. Solute Transport in the Soil near Root Surfaces7. Chemical and Physical Modification of the Rhizosphere8. Microbiological Modification of the Rhizosphere9. Root System Architecture, Density, and Measurement10. The Mineral Nutrition of Single Plants in Soil11. Solute Transport and Crop Growth Models in the FieldReferencesIndex

Editorial Reviews

"The book contains a wealth of quantitative information in the form of tables and figures on the processes of solute movement and plant nutrient uptake. ... a valuable reference for senior university students and other scientists engaged in research on solute movement, plant nutrition, rhizosphere processes, and crop growth."—Journal of Environmental Quality, American Society of Agronomy

"The book remains rigorous in its attention to the mechanistic details of the biophysical and biochemical processes, and their mathematical description. Yet despite this analytical vigor, the text is easily read by those not mathematically adept. This is complemented by the uncluttered diagrams which make for easy interpretation. ... if you want one book that clearly describes and critically reviews our current understanding of solute movement in the rhizosphere, then this is it."—Soil Science

From the Publisher

Oxford scientist Tinker (plant sciences) and Nye (soil science) describe in detail how plant nutrients and other solutes move in the soil in response to leaching and plant uptake, taking into account plants in isolation, crops, mixtures of crops, and natural communities. Their goal is to understand processes in the rhizosphere so fully that they can model them realistically and predict the effects of variations in natural conditions or in human practices. They confess to falling short of that goal, but think they have at least of found a likely path toward it. Retaining the general approach of their 1977 they incorporate subsequent research by expanding the eight chapters to eleven and updating much of the other material. Most of the mechanisms they describe have been worked out for the major nutrient elements, which were the earliest to be studied, but should be applicable with some modification to other solutes, both beneficial and harmful. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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