Mineral Nutrition of Crops Fundamental Mechanisms and Implications

• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Biology and Chemistry of Nutrient Availability in the Rhizosphere
• Introduction
• Influence of Rhizodeposition on Microbial Ecology
• Plant Modifications of Rhizosphere Chemistry
• Plant Responses to Micronutrient Deficiencies
• Microbial Interactions Influencing Plant Nutrition
• Bioaugmentation of the Rhizosphere
• Conclusions
• Chapter 2. Kinetics of Nutrient Uptake by Plant Cells
• Introduction
• Transport Mechanisms
• Control of Uptake
• Enzyme Kinetics and Membrane Transport
• Dual Isotherms and Multiphasic Kinetics
• Induction and Repression of Transport Systems
• Root Structure and Observed Kinetics
• Conclusions
• Chapter 3. Molecular Biology of Nutrient Transporters in Plant Membranes
• Introduction
• Isolation of Ion Transporters
• Common Molecular Features of Plant Nutrient Transporters
• Potassium Transport
• Sulfate Transport
• Phosphate Transport
• Nitrogen Transport
• Tools for Physiological Studies
• Implications for Agriculture and the Environment
• Chpater 4. Long-Distance Nutrient Transport in Plants and Movement into Developing Grains
• Introduction
• Long-Distance Transport in Xylem and Phloem
• Pathway of Nutrient Transport into Developing Grains
• Conclusions
• Chapter 5. The Significance of Root Size for Plant Nutrition in Intensive Horticulture
• Introduction
• The Role of Root Size and Container Volume in Nutrient Uptake
• Plant Response to Container Volume and Nutrient Concentrations
• Effect of Container Volume and Nitrate Concentration on Nitrogen and Water Uptake Rates
• Tomato Response to Root Treatments in Hydroponics
• Internal Regulation of Nutrient Uptake
• Concluding Remarks
• Chapter 6. Role of Mineral Nutrients in Photosynthesis and Yield Formation
• Introduction
• Photosynthesis and Related Processes
• Role of Mineral Nutrients in Yield Formation
• Conclusions
• Chapter 7. The Role of Nutrition in Crop Resistance and Tolerance to Diseases
• Introduction
• Effect of Disease on Nutrition Status of Plants
• Characterizing Nutrient Interactions with Disease
• Strategies to Reduce Disease Severity by Improving Nutrition
• Mechanisms of Disease Control with Nutrition
• Using Nutrition for Disease Control
• Examples of Nutrient-Disease Interactions
• Summary/Conclusions
• Chapter 8. Importance of Seed Mineral Nutrient Reserves in Crop Growth and Development
• Introduction
• General Considerations
• Importance of Phloem Transport and Transfer Cells
• Phloem-Mobile Nutrient Elements
• Variable Phloem-Mobile Nutrient Elements
• Conditionally Phloem-Mobile Nutrient Elements
• General Conclusions
• Chapter 9. Physiological Mechanisms Underlying Differential Nutrient Efficiency of Crop Genotypes
• Introduction
• Nutrient Efficiency
• Mechanisms of Zinc Efficiency
• Modification of Phenotypic Expression of Zinc Efficiency
• Mechanisms of Iron Efficiency
• Mechanisms of Manganese Efficiency
• Mechanisms of Phosphorus Efficiency
• Breeding for Nutrient Efficiency
• Concluding Remarks
• Chapter 10. Breeding Crops for Improved Nutrient Efficiency: Soybean and Wheat as Case Studies
• Introduction
• Nutrient Efficiency and Tolerance to Ion Toxicity: Inheritancy and Breeding Strategies
• Screening Techniques for the Evaluation of Nutrient Efficiency
• Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 11. Monitoring Water and Nutrient Fluxes Down the Profile: Closing the Nutrient Budget
• Introduction
• Measurement of Soil Profile Concentrations of Nutrient Ions
• Measurement of Soil Water content
• Calculation of Soil Water Fluxes and Drainage
• Calulation of Nutrient Fluxes
• Field Studies of Nutrient Movement
• Conclusions
• Chapter 12. Mechanistic Simulation Models for a Better Understanding of Nutrient Uptake from Soil
• Introduction
• The Soil-Root System
• Modeling Approaches
• Validation of the Models
• Evaluation of Soil and Plant Properties by Sensitivity Analysis
• General Conclusions and Final Remarks
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

Biography

Zdenko Rengel