Source and sink mechanisms of nitrogen transport and use

M Tegeder, C Masclaux‐Daubresse - New phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 35 I. Introduction 35 II. Nitrogen acquisition and assimilation 36 III. Root‐
to‐shoot transport of nitrogen 38 IV. Nitrogen storage pools in vegetative tissues 39 V …

Nitrogen use efficiency in crops: lessons from Arabidopsis and rice

H Li, B Hu, C Chu - Journal of experimental botany, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Application of chemical fertilizers, especially nitrogen (N), to crops has increased
dramatically in the last half century and therefore developing crop varieties with improved N …

Plant nitrogen nutrition: sensing and signaling

W Xuan, T Beeckman, G Xu - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Root nitrate sensing is affected by rhizosphere pH and water availability.•Nitrate
transporters are involved in sensing cellular pH changes.•Root derived small mobile …

Recent advances in agronomic and physio-molecular approaches for improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants

T Javed, II, RK Singhal, R Shabbir, AN Shah… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The efficiency with which plants use nutrients to create biomass and/or grain is determined
by the interaction of environmental and plant intrinsic factors. The major macronutrients …

Rice seed storage proteins: biosynthetic pathways and the effects of environmental factors

W He, L Wang, Q Lin, F Yu - Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important food crop for at least half of the world's
population. Due to improved living standards, the cultivation of high‐quality rice for different …

Plant mineral transport systems and the potential for crop improvement

B Yadav, A Jogawat, SK Lal, N Lakra, S Mehta… - Planta, 2021 - Springer
Main conclusion Nutrient transporter genes could be a potential candidate for improving
crop plants, with enhanced nutrient uptake leading to increased crop yield by providing …

Improvement of nutrient use efficiency in rice: current toolbox and future perspectives

Z Zhang, S Gao, C Chu - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020 - Springer
Modern agriculture relies heavily on chemical fertilizers, especially in terms of cereal
production. The excess application of fertilizers not only increases production cost, but also …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration of rice yield potential: Decoding agronomic and physiological traits

G Li, J Tang, J Zheng, C Chu - The Crop Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Rice grain yield is determined by three major “visible” morphological traits: grain weight,
grain number per panicle, and effective tiller number, which are affected by a series of …

Transporters involved in mineral nutrient uptake in rice

A Sasaki, N Yamaji, JF Ma - Journal of experimental botany, 2016 - academic.oup.com
One of the most important roles of plant roots is to take up essential mineral nutrients from
the soil for use in plant growth and development. The uptake of mineral elements is …

Crop nitrogen (N) utilization mechanism and strategies to improve N use efficiency

W Mahboob, G Yang, M Irfan - Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2023 - Springer
Nitrogen (N) is an essential plant macro-nutrient for crop sustainability and productivity.
Substantial quantities of N fertilizers are being applied in soil, but only about 33% is utilized …