{"product_id":"the-molecular-and-physiological-basis-of-nutrient-use-efficiency-in-crops-isbn-9780813819921","title":"The Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops","description":"Efforts to increase efficient nutrient use by crops are of growing importance as the global demand for food, fibre and fuel increases and competition for resources intensifies. \u003ci\u003eThe Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops\u003c\/i\u003e provides both a timely summary of the latest advances in the field as well as anticipating directions for future research.  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the gap between agronomic practice and molecular biology by linking underpinning molecular mechanisms to the physiological and agronomic aspects of crop yield. These chapters provide an understanding of molecular and physiological mechanisms that will allow researchers to continue to target and improve complex traits for crop improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by leading international researchers, \u003ci\u003eThe Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops\u003c\/i\u003e will be an essential resource for the crop science community for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecoalesces current knowledge in the areas of efficient acquisition and utilization of nutrients by crop plants with emphasis on modern developments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eaddresses future directions in crop nutrition in the light of changing climate patterns including temperature and water availability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebridges the gap between traditional agronomy and molecular biology with focus on underpinning molecular mechanisms and their effects on crop yield\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eincludes contributions from a leading team of global experts in both research and practical settings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Generic Aspects of Crop Nutrition 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 An Overview of Nutrient Use Efficiency and Strategies for Crop Improvement 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalcolm J. Hawkesford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Crop Root Systems and Nutrient Uptake from Soils 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter J. Gregory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Role of the Rhizosphere in Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePetra Marschner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Optimizing Canopy Physiology Traits to Improve the Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of Crops 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. John Foulkes and Erik H. Murchie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Senescence and Nutrient Remobilization in Crop Plants 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePer L. Gregersen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Effects of Nitrogen and Sulfur Nutrition on Grain Composition and Properties of Wheat and Related Cereals 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter R. Shewry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Nitrogen as a Key Driver of Production 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Genetic Improvement of Nutrient Use Efficiency in Wheat 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacques Le Gouis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The Molecular Genetics of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crops 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBertrand Hirel and Peter J. Lea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Biotechnological Approaches to Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants: Alanine Aminotransferase as a Case Study 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen G. Good and Perrin H. Beatty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Transporters Involved in Nitrogen Uptake and Movement 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthony J. Miller and Nick Chapman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Crop Improvement for Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Irrigated Lowland Rice 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaobing Peng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Other Critical Macro- and Micronutrients 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Phosphorus as a Critical Macronutrient 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarroll P. Vance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Uptake, Distribution, and Physiological Functions of Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrans J.M. Maathuis and Dorina Podar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Sulfur Nutrition in Crop Plants 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuit J. De Kok, Ineke Stulen, and Malcolm J. Hawkesford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Iron Nutrition and Implications for Biomass Production and the Nutritional Quality of Plant Products 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean-François Briat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Zinc in Soils and Crop Nutrition 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBehzad Sadeghzadeh and Zed Rengel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Overview of the Acquisition and Utilization of Boron, Chlorine, Copper, Manganese, Molybdenum, and Nickel by Plants and Prospects for Improvement of Micronutrient Use Efficiency 377\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick H. Brown and Elias Bassil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Specialized Case Studies 429\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Drought and Implications for Nutrition 431\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Ober and Martin A.J. Parry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Salt Resistance of Crop Plants: Physiological Characterization of a Multigenic Trait 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSven Schubert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Legumes and Nitrogen Fixation: Physiological, Molecular, Evolutionary Perspectives, and Applications 457\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuthusubramanian Venkateshwaran and Jean-Michel Ané\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 491\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“There are then a series of excellent  individual chapters on phosphorus, the cationic macronutrients potassium, calcium and magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc and the micronutrients boron, chlorine, copper, manganese, molybdenum and nickel.”  (\u003ci\u003eExperimental Agriculture\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMalcolm J. Hawkesford\u003c\/b\u003e is Deputy Head of the Plant Sciences Department and Project Leader of the Nutrition Group at Rothamsted Research, UK.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Barraclough\u003c\/b\u003e formerly a Group Leader in Crop Nutrition at Rothamsted Research, UK, now retired.\u003c\/p\u003e  Efforts to increase efficient nutrient use by crops are of growing importance as the global demand for food, fibre and fuel increases and competition for resources intensifies. \u003ci\u003eThe Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops\u003c\/i\u003e provides both a timely summary of the latest advances in the field as well as anticipating directions for future research.  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the gap between agronomic practice and molecular biology by linking underpinning molecular mechanisms to the physiological and agronomic aspects of crop yield. These chapters provide an understanding of molecular and physiological mechanisms that will allow researchers to continue to target and improve complex traits for crop improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by leading international researchers, \u003ci\u003eThe Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops\u003c\/i\u003e will be an essential resource for the crop science community for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecoalesces current knowledge in the areas of efficient acquisition and utilization of nutrients by crop plants with emphasis on modern developments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eaddresses future directions in crop nutrition in the light of changing climate patterns including temperature and water availability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebridges the gap between traditional agronomy and molecular biology with focus on underpinning molecular mechanisms and their effects on crop yield\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eincludes contributions from a leading team of global experts in both research and practical settings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990289858789,"sku":"NP9780813819921","price":215.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780813819921.jpg?v=1761787220","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-molecular-and-physiological-basis-of-nutrient-use-efficiency-in-crops-isbn-9780813819921","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}