"Maintaining the interdisciplinary approach of the first edition, The Rhizosphere: Biochemistry and Organic Substances at the Soil-Plant Interface, Second Edition summarizes information on soil science, agronomy, plant nutrition, plant physiology, microbiology, and biochemistry to provide a comprehensive and updated overview of the most recent advances in the field. Revised and expanded, the second edition presents new information on areas that are only recently gaining importance for understanding the complex biochemistry of the soil-microbe-plant interaction." — BOOK JACKET Read more... Content: Types, Amounts, and Possible Functions of Compounds Released into the Rhizosphere by Soil-Grown Plants, N.C. UrenThe Release of Root Exudates as Affected by the Plant Physiological Status, G. Neumann and V. R/mheldRhizodeposition and Microbial Populations, M.J. Brimecombe, F.A.A.M. De Leij, and J.M. LynchNutrient Transformations in the Rhizosphere, L. Badalucco and P. NannipieriNutrients as Regulators of Root Morphology and Architecture, W. Schmidt and B. LinkeRoot Membrane Activities Relevant to Nutrient Acquisition at the Plant-Soil Interface, Z. Varanini and R. PintonFunction of Siderophores in the Plant Rhizosphere, D.E. Crowley and S.M. KraemerMycorrhizal Fungi: A Fungal Community at the Interface between Soil and Roots, F. Martin, S. Perotto, and P. BonfanteMolecular Biology and Ecology of the Rhizobia-Legume Symbiosis, D. WernerBiocontrol of Plant Pathogens: Principles, Promises, and Pitfalls, B. Lugtenberg and J. LeveauChemical Signals in the Rhizosphere: Root-Root and Root-Microbe Communication, L.G. Perry, .R. Alford, J. Horiuchi, M.W. Paschke, and J.M. VivancoModeling the Rhizosphere, P.R. Darrah and T. RooseMethodological Approaches to the Study of Carbon Flow and the Associated Microbial Population Dynamics in the Rhizosphere, J.A. Van Veen, J. Alun, W. Morgan, and J.M. WhippsGene Flow in the Rhizosphere, Mercier, E. Kay, T.M. Vogel, and P. Simonet. Abstract: Describes the complex biochemical interactions that occur at the soil-plant interface. This book includes six chapters on topics such as the role of nutrient availability in regulating root morphology, gene flow, biochemistry of the rhizobium-legume symbiosis, root membrane activities, microbial manipulation, and plant-insect communication. Read more...