Essential plant nutrients : uptake, use efficiency, and management /: uptake, use efficiency, and management. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: M. Naeem, Abid A. Ansari, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, editors.
• Editors: Naeem, M; Ansari, Abid A; Gill, Sarvajeet Singh
• Contents: Contributors; About the Editors; Part I: Concepts of Plant Nutrients Uptake; Chapter 1: Essential Plant Nutrients and Recent Concepts about their Uptake; 1.1 Essential Plant Nutrients; 1.1.1 Beneficial Plant Nutrients; 1.1.2 Non-essential Plant Nutrients; 1.1.3 Radioactive Nuclides; 1.2 Recent Concepts about Nutrient Uptake by Plants; 1.2.1 Ion Channels and Transporters; 1.2.1.1 Channel Proteins; 1.2.1.2 Ion Transporters (Carriers); 1.3 Mechanism of Uptake of Water; 1.4 Primary Nutrient (N, P and K); 1.4.1 Uptake of Nitrogen (N); 1.4.1.1 Mechanism of N Uptake. 1.4.1.2 Nitrate Transport Genes1.4.1.3 Nitrate Transporters (NRTs); 1.4.1.4 Ammonium Transporters; 1.4.1.5 Regulation of Nitrate and Ammonium Transporters; 1.4.1.6 Biotechnological Approach to Increase N-Use Efficiency; 1.4.2 Uptake of Phosphate (Pi); 1.4.3 Uptake of Potassium (K); 1.5 Secondary Nutrients; 1.5.1 Uptake of Calcium (Ca2+); 1.5.1.1 Genes Involved in Ca2+ Homeostasis; 1.5.1.2 Ca2+ Regulated Gene Expression in Response to some Specific Abiotic Stress; 1.5.2 Uptake of Magnesium (Mg2+); 1.5.3 Uptake of Sulphur (S); 1.6 The Micronutrients; 1.6.1 Uptake of Zinc (Zn2+). 1.6.2 Uptake of Iron1.6.3 Uptake of Manganese (Mn2+); 1.6.4 Uptake of Copper (Cu2+); 1.6.5 Uptake of Boron (B); 1.6.6 Uptake of Molybdenum (Mo); 1.6.7 Uptake of Nickel (Ni2+); 1.6.8 Uptake of Chloride (Cl−); 1.6.8.1 Chloride Transporters and Chloride Channel Gene (CLC); References; Chapter 2: Nutrient Uptake, Removal, and Cycling in Eucalyptus Species; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Nutrient Uptake; 2.3 Nutrient Removal; 2.4 Nutrient Cycling; References; Chapter 3: Biochar's Influence as a Soil Amendment for Essential Plant Nutrient Uptake; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Biochar 3.3 Biochar Effects on Plant Nutrient Uptake3.4 Macronutrients; 3.4.1 Nitrogen; 3.4.2 Phosphorous; 3.4.3 Potassium; 3.4.4 Calcium; 3.4.5 Magnesium; 3.4.6 Sulfur; 3.5 Micronutrients; 3.6 Effect of Biochar on Nutrient Transformation in Soil; 3.7 Environmental Considerations; 3.8 Remarks; References; Part II: Plant Nutrients Use Efficiency; Chapter 4: Nutrients Requirement of Medicinal Plants of Dhofar Region of Oman; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Salalah Plain; 4.3 Dhofar Jebel; 4.3.1 Texture and Nutrient Status of Soil of Dhofar Region; 4.4 Flora of the Oman; 4.5 Nutrient Management. 4.5.1 Frankincense (Boswellia sacra) and Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)4.5.2 Oleaeuropaea; 4.5.3 Cymbopogon schoenanthus; 4.5.4 Nerium oleander; 4.5.5 Aloe vera; 4.5.6 Catharanthus roseus; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Quantitative Attributes of Nutrient Uptake and Use Efficiency; 5.1 Defining Nutrient Uptake and Use Efficiency; 5.2 Concept and Levels of their Measurement; 5.2.1 Ecosystem-Level Approaches; 5.2.2 Species-Level Approaches; 5.3 Factors Associated with Them; 5.4 Technical Attributes of Nutrient Use Efficiencies; 5.4.1 Partial Factor Productivity (PFP).
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 569 pages)
• Subjects: 572.42; Life sciences; Plants -- Nutrition; Plant nutrients; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry; Plant nutrients; Plants -- Nutrition; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General; Botany & plant sciences; Plant physiology; Plant reproduction & propagation; Agricultural science; Biochemistry; Plant anatomy; Plant physiology; Plant genetics; Plant breeding; Agriculture; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319588414; 3319588419; 3319588400
• Related ISBNs: 9783319588407
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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