Mineral Nutrition of Crops
eBook - ePub

Mineral Nutrition of Crops

Fundamental Mechanisms and Implications

  1. 418 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Mineral Nutrition of Crops

Fundamental Mechanisms and Implications

About this book

The first book on crop nutrition that covers topics from soil hydrology to molecular biology!The first book ever to elucidate so many different aspects of mineral nutrition of crops, Mineral Nutrition of Crops: Fundamental Mechanisms and Implications will allow you to grasp the complexity of the soil-water-plant-microbe interactions governing nutrient uptake and utilization by crops. By emphasizing a fundamental mechanistic approach, this book effectively complements the monograph Nutrient Use in Crop Production (The Haworth Press, Inc.). With Mineral Nutrition of Crops you will explore the many facets necessary to increase crop and pasture yields and minimize unwanted losses of nutrients to the environment.Mineral Nutrition of Crops covers a wide range of topics that span several scientific disciplines: agriculture, agronomy, botany, forestry, ecology, plant science, and soil science. From this book, you will gain vital knowledge required to understand the complexity of mechanisms and processes governing nutrient transport toward roots, including biological and chemical reactions influencing nutrient availability in the rhizosphere, uptake by root cells, long-distance transport toward grain, and the role of nutrients in metabolism. Also, you will explore issues relating to the following topics:

  • biology and chemistry of nutrient availability in the rhizosphere
  • kinetics of nutrient uptake by plant cells
  • role of mineral photosynthesis and yield formation
  • importance of seed nutrient reserves in crop growth and development
  • breeding crops for improved nutrient efficiency
  • significance of root size for plant production
  • monitoring water and nutrient fluxes down the profile

From Mineral Nutrition of Crops , you will gain the knowledge you need to understand and improve methods of crop growth and nutrition. Mineral Nutrition of Crops is an indispensable manual for anyone involved in the many aspects of growing crops.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. About the Editor
  8. Contributors
  9. Preface
  10. Chapter 1. Biology and Chemistry of Nutrient Availability in the Rhizosphere
  11. Chapter 2. Kinetics of Nutrient Uptake by Plant Cells
  12. Chapter 3. Molecular Biology of Nutrient Transporters in Plant Membranes
  13. Chapter 4. Long-Distance Nutrient Transport in Plants and Movement into Developing Grains
  14. Chapter 5. The Significance of Root Size for Plant Nutrition in Intensive Horticulture
  15. Chapter 6. Role of Mineral Nutrients in Photosynthesis and Yield Formation
  16. Chapter 7. The Role of Nutrition in Crop Resistance and Tolerance to Diseases
  17. Chapters 8. Importance of Seed Mineral Nutrient Reserves in Crop Growth and Development
  18. Chapter 9. Physiological Mechanisms Underlying Differential Nutrient Efficiency of Crop Genotypes
  19. Chapter 10. Breeding Crops for Improved Nutrient Efficiency: Soybean and Wheat As Case Studies
  20. Chapter 11. Monitoring Water and Nutrient Fluxes Down the Profile: Closing the Nutrient Budget
  21. Chapter 12. Mechanistic Simulation Models for a Better Understanding of Nutrient Uptake from Soil
  22. Index