Plant scientists have long recognized the need to develop crops that absorb and use
nutrients more efficiently. Two approaches have been used to increase nutrient use …

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient required in large quantities for the proper growth and
development of plants. Nitrogen is the most limiting macronutrient for crop production in …

summary One of the most dramatic effects of infection by vesicular‐arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi on the physiology of the host plant is an increase in phosphorus absorption. When …

This single volume explores the theoretical and the practical aspects of crop physiological
processes around the world The marked decrease over the past century in the land …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important food crop for a large proportion of the world's
population. Total rice production will need to increase to feed an increasing world …

About 4 billion people will be added onto the present population by 2050. To meet further
demand for food, agricultural production should increase on the existing land. Since the …

Drought is one of the most important abiotic stresses and hampers many plant physiological
processes under suboptimal nitrogen (N) concentration. Seedling tolerance to drought …

Grain crops are a key driver of the current global phosphorus (P) cycle through their
continued demand for P fertilizer, and the subsequent removal of P from fields in the …

Crops, including cotton, are sensitive to nitrogen (N) and excessive use can lead to an
increase in production costs and environmental problems. We hypothesized that the use of …

RESUMO O fornecimento adequado de nutrientes contribui, de forma significativa, tanto no
aumento da produtividade como no aumento do custo da produção. Nesta situação, a …