Put Theory into Practice Scarcity of natural resources, higher costs, higher demand, and
concerns about environmental pollution-under these circumstances, improving food supply …

The effectiveness of foliar nutrition is affected by numerous endogenous (related to leaf
anatomic structure) as well as exogenous (nutrient concentration, soil type, pH) and …

A staple food for more than half of the world's population, rice is the third most important
cereal crop after wheat and corn. This book brings together a wealth of information on the …

Six micro mineral nutrients (MMNs), namely, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, B and Mo are common
essential nutrients in plants, animals and humans. Of these, the deficiencies of Fe and Zn in …

The amount of soil contaminated with heavy metal increases due to urbanization,
industrialization, and anthropogenic activities. Quinoa is considered a useful candidate in …

Physiological and Biotechnological Aspects of Extremophiles highlights the current and
topical areas of research in this rapidly growing field. Expert authors from around the world …

Nickel (Ni) is one of the important heavy metals and elements identified as fundamental for
plant growth and development. In order to investigate the effect of different concentrations of …

The knowledge about the role of Ni (Ni) in the nutrition, physiology and metabolism of the
majority of crops is limited, whereas is considered to be an essential element for the higher …

Nickel (Ni) at low concentrations is an essential micronutrient for higher plants. Nickel is a
cofactor of the enzyme urease and plays a critical role in the germination of seeds. This …

Alyssum inflatum is a native of serpentine soils and is able to hyperaccumulate nickel (Ni),
but the importance of Ni to reproduction in the species is unknown. We investigated if …