Plant Nutrient Acquisition
New Perspectives
A Srinivasan editor N Ae editor J Arihara editor K Okada editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer Verlag, Japan
Published:5th Nov '12
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New research reveals that plants actively acquire nutrients; This book presents an excellent overview and summary of new concepts of plant nutrient acquisition mechanisms, and sets forth their practical implications in crop production.New research reveals that plants actively acquire nutrients; the acquisition process is not a passive one in which plants simply wait for dissolved nutrients to come closer to their roots. In fact plants play a far more active role than once was understood to be possible in nutrient acquisition and in adaptation to problem soils. This book presents an excellent overview and summary of new concepts of plant nutrient acquisition mechanisms, and sets forth their practical implications in crop production. The scope is wide ranging, from biochemical, molecular, and genetic analysis of nutrient acquisition to global nutritional problems. Especially noteworthy are the sections on the cell apoplast, phosphorus-solubilizing organisms, and direct uptake of macro-organic molecules. With contributions by leading scientists worldwide, the book provides an invaluable resource for researchers in plant and environmental sciences and in agronomy and other branches of agriculture.
ISBN: 9784431669043
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 819g
520 pages
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001