Nutrient Use Efficiency in Plants : Concepts and Approaches - Hawkesford, Malcolm J.; Kopriva, Stanislav; De Kok, Luit J.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014)
Preface -- 1 Physiological basis of plant nutrient use efficiency - concepts, chances and challenges for its improvement -- 2. Natural variation as a tool to investigate nutrient use efficiency in plants -- 3. Macronutrient use efficiency - sulfur in Arabidopsis thaliana -- 4. Efficient mineral nutrition: Genetic improvement of phosphate use efficiency in crops -- 5. Micronutrient use efficiency - cell biology of iron and its metabolic interactions in plants -- 6. Boron: A promising micronutrient for the increase in growth and yield of plants -- 7. Role of autophagy in plant nutrient deficiency -- 8 Mineral nutrient depletion affects plant development and crop yield -- 9 Crop nutrition and nutrient use efficiency under elevated CO2 -- 10. Monitoring plant nutritional status -- Index.
Keywords: Plant ecology; Plant physiology; Soil science; Soil conservation; Plant Ecology; Plant Physiology; Soil Science & Conservation