Plant Nutrient Acquisition: New Perspectives

✍ Scribed by Hideo Okajima (auth.), Noriharu Ae Ph.D., Joji Arihara Ph.D., Kensuke Okada Ph.D., Ancha Srinivasan Ph.D. (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Japan
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 528
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages II-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical Significance of Nutrient Acquisition in Plant Nutrition Research....Pages 3-31
Plant Nutritional Problems in Marginal Soils of Developing Countries....Pages 32-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Root Exudates in Phosphorus Acquisition by Plants....Pages 71-100
Interspecific Differences in the Role of Root Exudates in Phosphorus Acquisition....Pages 101-119
The Role of Mugineic Acid in Iron Acquisition: Progress in Cloning the Genes for Transgenic Rice....Pages 120-139
The Role of Root Exudates in Aluminum Tolerance....Pages 140-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
The Role of the Outer Surface of the Plasma Membrane in Aluminum Tolerance....Pages 159-184
Adaptation Mechanisms of Upland Rice Genotypes to Highly Weathered Acid Soils of South American Savannas....Pages 185-200
The Role of the Root Cell Wall in Aluminum Toxicity....Pages 201-226
Boron in Plant Nutrition and Cell Wall Development....Pages 227-250
The Significance of the Root Cell Wall in Phosphorus Uptake....Pages 251-275
Structure of Plant Cell Walls and Implications for Nutrient Acquisition....Pages 276-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms and Their Use....Pages 299-318
Phosphorus Nutrition in Cropping Systems Through Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Management....Pages 319-337
A New Control Method of Soybean Cyst Nematode Using Animal Feces....Pages 338-352
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
The Effectiveness of Nitrogen Derived from Organic Matter: Results from Long-Term Experiments....Pages 355-375
Short-Circuiting the Nitrogen Cycle: Ecophysiological Strategies of Nitrogen Uptake in Plants from Marginal Environments....Pages 376-398
Possibility of Direct Acquisition of Organic Nitrogen by Crops....Pages 399-420
Direct Uptake of Macro Organic Molecules....Pages 421-444
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Implications of Soil-Acidity Tolerant Maize Cultivars to Increase Production in Developing Countries....Pages 447-463
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
A Marker-Based Approach to Improve Nutrient Acquisition in Rice....Pages 464-486
Significance of Nutrient Uptake Mechanisms in Cropping Systems....Pages 487-503
Back Matter....Pages 505-520

✦ Subjects

Agriculture; Forestry; Plant Sciences