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Nutrient Use Efficiency in Plants: Concepts and Approaches is the
ninth volume in the Plant Ecophysiology series. It presents a broad
overview of topics related to improvement of nutrient use
efficiency of crops. Nutrient use efficiency (NUE) is a measure of
how well plants use the available mineral nutrients. It can be
defined as yield (biomass) per unit input (fertilizer, nutrient
content). NUE is a complex trait: it depends on the ability to take
up the nutrients from the soil, but also on transport, storage,
mobilization, usage within the plant, and even on the environment.
NUE is of particular interest as a major target for crop
improvement. Improvement of NUE is an essential pre-requisite for
expansion of crop production into marginal lands with low nutrient
availability but also a way to reduce use of inorganic fertilizer.
Nutrient Use Efficiency in Plants: Concepts and Approaches is the
ninth volume in the Plant Ecophysiology series. It presents a broad
overview of topics related to improvement of nutrient use
efficiency of crops. Nutrient use efficiency (NUE) is a measure of
how well plants use the available mineral nutrients. It can be
defined as yield (biomass) per unit input (fertilizer, nutrient
content). NUE is a complex trait: it depends on the ability to take
up the nutrients from the soil, but also on transport, storage,
mobilization, usage within the plant, and even on the environment.
NUE is of particular interest as a major target for crop
improvement. Improvement of NUE is an essential pre-requisite for
expansion of crop production into marginal lands with low nutrient
availability but also a way to reduce use of inorganic fertilizer.
Glucosinolates, the latest volume in the Advances in Botanical
Research series, presents in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide
range of topics in the plant sciences, with this edition focusing
on glucosinolates. The individual chapters cover all aspects of
glucosinolate research from biosynthesis, degradation, regulation,
and ecology, to the mechanisms of their health benefits. The
chapters are written by the world leaders of glucosinolate
research.
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