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The molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops / / edited by Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Peter Barraclough
| The molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops / / edited by Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Peter Barraclough |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1264 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.8
631.811 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crops - Nutrition
Crops - Nutrition - Molecular aspects Crops - Nutrition - Physiology Plant nutrients Crop yields |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-470-96068-X
1-283-33734-7 0-470-96067-1 9786613337344 0-470-96070-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Generic Aspects of Crop Nutrition; Chapter 1 An Overview of Nutrient Use Efficiency and Strategies for Crop Improvement; Introduction; Yield and fertilizers: the need for crop improvement; Nutrient use efficiency: critical processes, definitions, mechanisms, and targets for improvement; Strategies and approaches for the genetic improvement of NUE traits; Prospects; Acknowledgments; Chapter 2 Crop Root Systems and Nutrient Uptake from Soils; Introduction; Exploration of the soil; Accessing and capturing nutrients
Exploiting genotypic variation in root properties to improve nutrient captureManagement to optimize capture by root systems; Chapter 3 The Role of the Rhizosphere in Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops; Introduction; Physicochemical properties of the rhizosphere; Nutrient use efficiency and availability in the rhizosphere as the result of interactions between roots and microorganisms; Nutrient uptake and root zone; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Optimizing Canopy Physiology Traits to Improve the Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of Crops; Rationale for improved nutrient economy of crops Canopy traits for enhacing radiation capture and RUEIncreasing radiation interception per unit nutrient uptake; Canopy traits to increase photosynthetic capacity per unit nutrient uptake; Conclusions; Chapter 5 Senescence and Nutrient Remobilization in Crop Plants; Introduction; The senescence process; Degradation and transport; Regulation of senescence; Conclusions: the dilemma of senescence; Chapter 6 Effects of Nitrogen and Sulfur Nutrition on Grain Composition and Properties of Wheat and Related Cereals; Introduction; Effect of nitrogen on grain protein content Effect of nitrogen on grain protein nutrition and qualityEffect of grain nitrogen on protein composition and functional properties of wheat; Effect of sulfur on grain protein composition and functional properties of wheat; Effects of nitrogen and sulfur on protein composition and malting quality of barley; Effects of nitrogen on β-glucan in oats; Effect of nitrogen and sulfur nutrition on other cereal grain components; Nutritional control of storage protein gene expression; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Part II: Nitrogen as a Key Driver of Production Chapter 7 Genetic Improvement of Nutrient Use Efficiency in WheatIntroduction; The genetic progress for NUE; NUE relation to GPC; Heterosis for NUE; Selection for increased NUE; Molecular approaches to improving NUE; Conclusions and perspectives; Chapter 8 The Molecular Genetics of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crops; Introduction; Nitrogen Metabolism and Its Management; Identification of Key Genes Using Reverse and Forward Genetics; Conclusions and Perspectives; Chapter 9 Biotechnological Approaches to Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants: Alanine Aminotransferase as a Case Study Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137564903321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops / / edited by Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Peter Barraclough
| The molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops / / edited by Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Peter Barraclough |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1264 p.) |
| Disciplina |
631.8
631.811 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crops - Nutrition
Crops - Nutrition - Molecular aspects Crops - Nutrition - Physiology Plant nutrients Crop yields |
| ISBN |
0-470-96068-X
1-283-33734-7 0-470-96067-1 9786613337344 0-470-96070-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Generic Aspects of Crop Nutrition; Chapter 1 An Overview of Nutrient Use Efficiency and Strategies for Crop Improvement; Introduction; Yield and fertilizers: the need for crop improvement; Nutrient use efficiency: critical processes, definitions, mechanisms, and targets for improvement; Strategies and approaches for the genetic improvement of NUE traits; Prospects; Acknowledgments; Chapter 2 Crop Root Systems and Nutrient Uptake from Soils; Introduction; Exploration of the soil; Accessing and capturing nutrients
Exploiting genotypic variation in root properties to improve nutrient captureManagement to optimize capture by root systems; Chapter 3 The Role of the Rhizosphere in Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops; Introduction; Physicochemical properties of the rhizosphere; Nutrient use efficiency and availability in the rhizosphere as the result of interactions between roots and microorganisms; Nutrient uptake and root zone; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Optimizing Canopy Physiology Traits to Improve the Nutrient Utilization Efficiency of Crops; Rationale for improved nutrient economy of crops Canopy traits for enhacing radiation capture and RUEIncreasing radiation interception per unit nutrient uptake; Canopy traits to increase photosynthetic capacity per unit nutrient uptake; Conclusions; Chapter 5 Senescence and Nutrient Remobilization in Crop Plants; Introduction; The senescence process; Degradation and transport; Regulation of senescence; Conclusions: the dilemma of senescence; Chapter 6 Effects of Nitrogen and Sulfur Nutrition on Grain Composition and Properties of Wheat and Related Cereals; Introduction; Effect of nitrogen on grain protein content Effect of nitrogen on grain protein nutrition and qualityEffect of grain nitrogen on protein composition and functional properties of wheat; Effect of sulfur on grain protein composition and functional properties of wheat; Effects of nitrogen and sulfur on protein composition and malting quality of barley; Effects of nitrogen on β-glucan in oats; Effect of nitrogen and sulfur nutrition on other cereal grain components; Nutritional control of storage protein gene expression; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Part II: Nitrogen as a Key Driver of Production Chapter 7 Genetic Improvement of Nutrient Use Efficiency in WheatIntroduction; The genetic progress for NUE; NUE relation to GPC; Heterosis for NUE; Selection for increased NUE; Molecular approaches to improving NUE; Conclusions and perspectives; Chapter 8 The Molecular Genetics of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crops; Introduction; Nitrogen Metabolism and Its Management; Identification of Key Genes Using Reverse and Forward Genetics; Conclusions and Perspectives; Chapter 9 Biotechnological Approaches to Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants: Alanine Aminotransferase as a Case Study Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830396703321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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