Plant Nutrition — from Genetic Engineering to Field Practice

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXI

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2. Plenary papers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The rhizosphere and plant nutrition: a quantitative approach

      • P. R. Darrah

      Pages 3-22

   3. Molecular biological approaches to plant nutrition

      • David T. Clarkson, Malcolm J. Hawkesford

      Pages 23-33

   4. Recent developments in electron microscopical techniques for studying ion localization in plant cells

      • Ralf Stelzer, Heiner Lehmann

      Pages 35-45

   5. Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the location and function of plant nutrients in vivo

      • R. B. Lee, R. G. Ratcliffe

      Pages 47-57

   6. Modelling nutrient responses in the field

      • J. F. Angus, J. W. Bowden, B. A. Keating

      Pages 59-68

3. Rhizosphere and plant nutrition

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. Non-destructive methods for demonstrating chemical changes in the rhizosphere I. Description of methods

      • B. Dinkelaker, G. Hahn, V. Römheld, G. A. Wolf, H. Marschner

      Pages 71-74

   3. Non-destructive methods for demonstrating chemical changes in the rhizosphere II. application of methods

      • B. Dinkelaker, G. Hahn, H. Marschner

      Pages 75-78

   4. Dissolution of ferric phosphate by alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) root exudates

      • Y. Masaoka, M. Kojima, S. Sugihara, T. Yoshihara, M. Koshino, A. Ichihara

      Pages 79-82

   5. Mucilage secretion and its interaction with soil, and contact reduction

      • N. C. Uren

      Pages 83-86

   6. The chemistry of the lowland rice rhizosphere

      • G. J. D. Kirk, C. B. M. Begg, J. L. Solivas

      Pages 87-90

   7. Influx and efflux of Amino acids from Zea mays L. roots and their implications for N nutrition and the rhizosphere

      • D. L. Jones, P. R. Darrah

      Pages 91-94

   8. Mobilization of different phosphate fractions in the rhizosphere

      • A. Jungk, B. Seeling, J. Gerke

      Pages 95-98

   9. Secretion of acid phosphatase by the roots of crop plants under phosphorus-deficient conditions and some properties of the enzyme secreted by lupin Roots

      • T. Tadano, K. Ozawa, H. Sakai, M. Osaki, H. Matsui

      Pages 99-102

   10. Mechanism of sugar retention by roots of intact maize and field bean plants

       • Karl Hermann Mühling, Sven Schubert, Konrad Mengel

       Pages 103-106

   11. Biosynthetic pathway of phytosiderophores in iron-deficient graminaceous plants: A new assay system for the detection of nicotianamine amino-transferase activity

       • K. Kanazawa, S. Mihashi, N. K. Nishizawa, M. Chino, S. Mori

       Pages 107-109

   12. Influence of minerals on cytoplasmic streaming in root hairs of intact wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L.)

       • Burkhard Sattelmacher, Ingmar Heinecke, Karl Hermann Mühling

       Pages 111-114

   13. Mobilisation of iron and manganese by plant-borne and synthetic metal chelators

       • F. S. Zhang

       Pages 115-118

Plant Nutrition - From Genetic Engineering to Field Practice, the 12th International Colloquium on Plant Nutrition, is the latest in a series which began in 1954. Early meetings were mainly concerned with the practical problems of soil fertility, with soil assessment, fertilizer requirements and methods of analysis. As the colloquia have progressed, the emphasis has slowly changed. The practical problems are still important, but there is increasing emphasis on plant physiology, plant biochemistry, membrane biochemistry, and even on the chemistry of genes which control the proteins which transfer nutrient ions to the inside of cells. The meetings therefore provide a valuable opportunity for each half of the science of plant nutrition to interact with, and learn from the other half.
This volume begins with five papers which review current knowledge in important fields: the rhizosphere, molecular biology, electron microscopy, location and function of elements in vivo, and modelling nutrient responses in the field. These themes are continued in groups of shorter papers which follow. In addition, there are sections on nutrient dynamics and partitioning, diagnostic techniques, plant survival strategies, mycorrhizas, and on nutrients such as P, N, S, K, Ca, Mg, and micronutrients. A large section is devoted specifically to boron - reflecting the considerable current interest in this element. In total there are 177 refereed papers providing both a broad overview and a detailed picture of the latest developments in pure and applied plant nutrition.

• Plant nutrition
• Plant physiology
• Transport
• Tree
• genetic engineering
• nitrogen
• physiology

`The book contains a wealth of information about current developments ... ... recommended to those researchers who want to familiarize themselves with the recent developments in the broad area of the various aspects of plant nutrition.'
B.W. Veen in Vegetatio 119, 1995

• Division of Soils, CSIRO, Wembley, Australia

  N. J. Barrow

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