<p>Part I Lab Methods</p><p>1 Higher plants: Structural diversity of roots</p><p>L.G. Tarshis, G.I. Tarshis</p><p> </p><p>2 Electrical impedance spectroscopy and roots</p><p>Tapani Repo, Yang Cao, Raimo Silvennoinen and Harry Ozier-Lafontaine</p><p> </p><p>3 Multi Electrode Arrays (MEAs) and the Electrical Network of the Roots</p><p>Elisa Masi, Elisa Azzarello, Camilla Pandolfi, Susanna Pollastri, Sergio Mugnai, Stefano Mancuso</p><p> </p><p>4 The vibrating probe technique in the study of root physiology under stress</p><p>Camilla Pandolfi, Sergio Mugnai, Elisa Azzarello, Elisa Masi, Susanna Pollastri, Stefano Mancuso</p><p> </p><p>5 The use of planar optodes in root studies for quantitative imaging</p><p>Stephan Blossfeld and Dirk Gansert</p><p> </p><p>6 Applications of Confocal Microscopy in the Study of Root Apparatus</p><p>Susanna Pollastri, Elisa Azzarello, Elisa Masi, Camilla Pandolfi, Sergio Mugnai, Stefano Mancuso </p><p> </p><p>7 High-Throughput Quantification of Root Growth</p><p>Andrew French, Darren Wells and Tony Pridmore</p><p> </p><p>8 Flat optical scanner method and root dynamics</p><p>Masako DANNOURA, Yuji KOMINAMI, Naoki MAKITA and Hiroyuki OGUMA</p><p> </p><p>9 3D Reconstruction and Dynamic Modeling of Root Architecture in situ</p><p>Suqin Fang, Randy Clark, Hong Liao</p><p> </p><p>Part II Field Methods</p><p>10 Geophysical imaging techniques</p><p>Said Attia al Hagrey</p><p> </p><p>11 Multi electrode resistivity imaging</p><p>Mariana Amato, Vincenzo Lapenna, Roberta Rossi, Giovanni Bitella</p><p> </p><p>12 Using ground-penetrating radar to detect tree roots and estimate biomass</p><p>John R. Butnor, Craig Barton, Frank P. Day, Kurt H Johnsen, Anthony N. Mucciardi, Rachel Schroeder, Daniel B. Stover</p><p> </p><p>13 Root structure: in situ studies through sap flow research</p><p>Nadezhda Nadezhdina, Teresa S. David, Jorge S. David, Valeriy Nadezhdin, Jan Cermak, Roman Gebauer, Alexia Stokes</p><p> </p><p>14 Root function: in situ studies through sap flow research</p><p>Nadezhda Nadezhdina, Teresa S. David, Jorge S. David, Valeriy Nadezhdin, Jan Cermak, Roman Gebauer, Maria Isabel Ferreira, Nuno Conceicao, Michal Dohnal, Miroslav Tesař, Karl Gartner, Reinhart Ceulemans</p><p> </p><p>15 Fine root dynamics and root respiration</p><p>Karibu Fukuzawa, Masako Dannoura, Hideaki Shibata</p><p> </p><p>16 Biases And Errors Associated With Different Root Production Methods And Their Effects On Field Estimates Of Belowground Net Primary Production</p><p>Daniel G. Milchunas </p><p> </p><p>17 Minirhizotrons in modern root studies</p><p>Teofilo Vamerali, Marianna Bandiera, Giuliano Mosca </p><p> </p><p>18. Fine root turnover.</p><p>Martin Lukac</p>