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PLANT AND SOIL Contents Volume 286 Nos. 1-2 August 2006 Commentary The mysterious root length P. Ryser Morphology and response of roots of pasture species to phosphorus and nitrogen nutrition J.O. Hill, R.J. Simpson, A.D. Moore and D.F. Chapman Quantification and localization of bacteria in plant tissues using quantitative real-time PCR and online emission fingerprinting S. Ruppel, J. Ruhimann and W. Merbach Fine root distribution of trees and understory in mature stands of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) on dry and humid sites M.R. Bakker, L. Augusto and D.L. Achat The quorum-sensing system in a plant bacterium Mesorhizobium huakuii affects growth rate and symbiotic nodulation Y. Gao, Z. Zhong, K. Sun, H. Wang and J. Zhu A 3-year exposure to CO, and O; induced minor changes in soil N cycling in a meadow ecosystem T. Kanerva, A. Palojärvi, K. Rämö, K. Ojanpera, M. Esala and S. Manninen Resident bacteria, nitric oxide emission and particle size modulate the effect of Brassica napus seed meal on disease incited by Rhizoctonia solani and Pythium spp M.F. Cohen and M. Mazzola Estimating the relative nutrient uptake from different soil depths in Quercus robur, Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies H. Göransson, H. Wallander, M. Ingerslev and U. Rosengren Modified micro suction cup/rhizobox approach for the in-situ detection of organic acids in rhizosphere soil solution J. Dessureault-Rompré, B. Nowack, R. Schulin and J. Luster Using soil water depletion to measure spatial distribution of root activity in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations P.N. Nelson, M. Banabas, D.R. Scotter and M.J. Webb 109-121 Spatial patchiness of litter, nutrients and macroinvertebrates during secondary succession in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest in Mexico S.N. Yankelevich, C. Fragoso, A.C. Newton, G. Russell and O.W. Heal 123-139 Soil water depletion by Eucalyptus spp. integrated into dryland agricultural systems N. Robinson, R.J. Harper and K.R.J. Smettem 141-151 Feedbacks of soil inoculum of mycorrhizal fungi altered by N deposition on the growth of a native shrub and an invasive annual grass C. Sigüenza, L. Corkidi and E.B. Allen 153-165 Cultivation-dependent characterization of rhizobacterial communities from field grown Chinese cabbage Brassica campestris ssp pekinensis and screening of traits for potential plant growth promotion S. Poonguzhali, M. Madhaiyan and T. Sa 167-180 Defense proteins from Vigna unguiculata seed exudates: characterization and inhibitory activity against Fusarium oxysporum T.L. Rose, A. da S. Conceicao, J. Xavier-Filho, L.A. Okorokov, K.V.S. Fernandes, F. Marty, D. Marty-Mazars, A.O. Carvalho and V.M. Gomes 181-191 Internal efficiency, nutrient uptake, and the relation to field water resources in rainfed lowland rice of northeast Thailand K. Naklang, D. Harnpichitvitaya, S.T. Amarante, L.J. Wade and S.M. Haefele 193-208 Interactions between plant growth promoting fungi and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae and induction of systemic resistance to anthracnose disease in cucumber W.A. Chandanie, M. Kubota and M. Hyakumachi 209-217 Arsenic transformation by Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 in association with wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) roots Y.V. Lyubun, A. Fritzsche, M.P. Chernyshova, E.G. Dudel and E.E. Fedorov 219-227 Effects of cover cropping, solarization, and soil fumigation on nematode communities K.-H. Wang, R. McSorley and N. Kokalis-Burelle 229-243 Integrated pearl millet management in the Sahel: Effects of legume rotation and fallow management on productivity and Striga hermonthica infestation O. Samake, T.J. Stomph, M.J. Kropff and E.M.A. Smaling 245-257 Impact of the invasive alien plant Solidago gigantea on primary productivity, plant nutrient content and soil mineral nutrient concentrations S. Vanderhoeven, N. Dassonville, L. Chapuis-Lardy, M. Hayez and P. Meerts 259-268 The complementarity of extractable and ester-bound lipids in a soil profile under pine K.G.J. Nierop, B. Jansen, J.A. Hageman and J.M. Verstraten 269-285 The vertical pattern of rooting and nutrient uptake at different altitudes of a south Ecuadorian montane forest N. Soethe, J. Lehmann and C. Engels 287-299 Soil N and C trace gas fluxes and microbial soil N turnover in a sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) forest in Hungary P. Rosenkranz, N. Bruggemann, H. Papen, Z. Xu, L. Horvath and K. Butterbach-Bahl 301-322 Soil patches of inorganic nitrogen in subtropical Brazilian plant communities with Araucaria angustifolia M.L. Garbin, R.B. Zandavalli and L.R. Dillenburg 323-337 Bradford reactive soil protein in Appalachian soils: distribution and response to incubation, extraction reagent and tannins J.J. Halvorson and J.M. Gonzalez 339-356 Extracellular proteomes of Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica napus roots: analysis and comparison by MudPIT and LC-MS/MS U. Basu, J.L. Francis, R.M. Whittal, J.L. Stephens, Y. Wang, O.R. Zaiane, R. Goebel, D.G. Muench, A.G. Good and G.J. Taylor 357-376 Uptake of EDTA-complexed Pb, Cd and Fe by solution- and sand-cultured Brassica juncea L.A. Schaider, D.R. Parker and D.L. Sedlak 377-391 Available ‘: online www.springerlink.com Cover Photo: Root morphology and its adjustment in response to nutrient stress. Plant and Soil Vol 286, pp. 7-19.