Crops as Enhancers of Nutrient UseV. C. Baligar, R. R. Duncan Part I. Genetic and physiological basis of nutrient uptake and use efficiency; Genetics, breeding and physiological mechanisms of nutrient uptake and use efficiency: an overview; Ion absorption and utilization: the cellular level; Plant nutrition relationships at the whole-plant level; Genetics and breeding of cereals for acid soils and nutrient efficiency; Physiology of cereals for mineral nutrient uptake, use, and efficiency; Legume genetics and breeding for stress tolerance and nutrient efficiency; Mechanisms improving nutrient use by crop and herbage legumes; Role of foliar fertilization on plant nutrition; Part II. Plant-soil interactions in altering nutrient use efficiency; Soil-plant interaction on nutrient use efficiency in plants: an overview; RootMicrobial interactions and rhizosphere nutrient dynamics; Influence of root system morphology and development on the need for fertilizers and the efficiency of use; Role of moisture stress in plant nutritional functions; Soil-plant nutrient relationships at low pH stress; Plant nutrient interactions in alkaline and calcareous soils; Glossary of common and scientific names of plants. |
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