Overview
- Majority of publications in this area focus on the uses of P in agricultural and their environmental consequences
- Gap in market for a publication focusing on the natural genetic and phenotypic adaptations to low phosphorus availability and their potential for improved P resource management in agriculture
- Brings together diverse set of authors and disciplines
- Of course places P in the ecological context
- Few (any?) such volumes
- P important for plant nutrition but potential pollutant
Part of the book series: Plant Ecophysiology (KLEC, volume 7)
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About this book
Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth. It is as phosphate that plants take up P from the soil solution. Since little phosphate is available to plants in most soils, plants have evolved a range of mechanisms to acquire and use P efficiently – including the development of symbiotic relationships that help them access sources of phosphorus beyond the plant’s own range. At the same time, in agricultural systems, applications of inorganic phosphate fertilizers aimed at overcoming phosphate limitation are unsustainable and can cause pollution.
This latest volume in Springer’s Plant Ecophysiology series takes an in-depth look at these diverse plant-phosphorus interactions in natural and agricultural environments, presenting a series of critical reviews on the current status of research. In particular, the book presents a wealth of information on the genetic and phenotypic variation in natural plant ecosystems adapted to low P availability, which could be of particular relevance to developing new crop varieties with enhanced abilities to grow under P-limiting conditions.
The book provides a valuable reference material for graduates and research scientists working in the field of plant-phosphorus interactions, as well as for those working in plant breeding and sustainable agricultural development.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ecophysiology of Plant-Phosphorus Interactions
Editors: Philip J. White, John P. Hammond
Series Title: Plant Ecophysiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8435-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8434-8Published: 09 June 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7881-0Published: 23 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8435-5Published: 03 June 2008
Series ISSN: 1572-5561
Series E-ISSN: 2405-4321
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 292
Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Ecology, Agriculture, Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Genetics and Genomics