Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 48, Phosphorus Metabolism in Plants

The development of phosphorus (P)–efficient crop varieties isurgently needed to reduce agriculture s current over–relianceon expensive, environmentally destructive, non–renewable andinefficient P–containing fertilizers. The sustainable management ofP in agriculture necessitates an exploitation of P–adaptive traitsthat will enhance the P–acquisition and P–use efficiency of cropplants. Action in this area is crucial to ensure sufficient foodproduction for the world s ever–expanding population, and theoverall economic success of agriculture in the 21st century.This informative and up–to–date volume presents pivotal researchdirections that will facilitate the development of effectivestrategies for bioengineering P–efficient crop species. The 14chapters reflect the expertise of aninternational team of leading authorities in the field, who reviewinformation from current literature, develop novel hypotheses, andoutline key areas for future research. By evaluating aspects ofvascular plant and green algal P uptake and metabolism, this bookprovides insights as to how plants sense, acquire, recycle,scavenge and use P, particularly under the naturally occurringcondition of soluble inorganic phosphate deficiency thatcharacterises the vast majority of unfertilised soils, worldwide.The reader is provided with a full appreciation of the diverseinformation concerning plant P–starvation responses, as well as thecrucial role that plant microbe interactions play in plant Pacquisition.Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 48: Phosphorus Metabolism inPlants is an important resource for plant geneticists,biochemists and physiologists, as well as horticultural andenvironmental research workers, advanced students of plant scienceand university lecturers in related disciplines. It is an essentialaddition to the shelves of university and research institutelibraries and agricultural and ecological institutions teaching andresearching plant science.

• ISBN: 978-1-118-95885-8
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 448
• Fecha Publicación: 05/06/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés