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TY - CHAP
T1 - Drought and implications for nutrition
AU - Ober, Eric
AU - Parry, Martin A J
PY - 2011/7/13
Y1 - 2011/7/13
N2 - The uptake of mineral nutrients by plants depends on the dissociation of ions in the soil solution and movement to the root surface. Therefore, suffi cient soil water is critical for adequate plant nutrition. Although in many regions crops are grown under water - limited conditions and drought frequently causes yield losses, nutrient uptake usually keeps pace with the dry matter, which stabilizes the mineral nutrient concentrations in plant tissues. However, there are conditions when this homeostasis is disturbed. These situations provide insight into the regulation of nutrient balance and the role of nutrients in maintaining plant function, particularly under stress. There are new and exciting developments in the area of root - to - shoot communication involving nitrate, regulation of hydraulic conductivity, and stomatal function via abscisic acid (ABA) and K + , and genetic control of root system architecture. Further examination of how nutrient concentrations, growth, and water use are governed and regulated at the molecular level may provide avenues for further crop improvement.
AB - The uptake of mineral nutrients by plants depends on the dissociation of ions in the soil solution and movement to the root surface. Therefore, suffi cient soil water is critical for adequate plant nutrition. Although in many regions crops are grown under water - limited conditions and drought frequently causes yield losses, nutrient uptake usually keeps pace with the dry matter, which stabilizes the mineral nutrient concentrations in plant tissues. However, there are conditions when this homeostasis is disturbed. These situations provide insight into the regulation of nutrient balance and the role of nutrients in maintaining plant function, particularly under stress. There are new and exciting developments in the area of root - to - shoot communication involving nitrate, regulation of hydraulic conductivity, and stomatal function via abscisic acid (ABA) and K + , and genetic control of root system architecture. Further examination of how nutrient concentrations, growth, and water use are governed and regulated at the molecular level may provide avenues for further crop improvement.
KW - Aquaporins, role in water transport - into and out of roots
KW - Drought and global food production
KW - Individual nutrients - and plant water relations
KW - Nitrate, as a root signal - controlling water use, key elements of PRD
KW - No perfect crop ideotype, for environments - identifying ideotypes
KW - Nutrient uptake, and root biomass - nutrients, located and moving into the root
KW - Nutrient uptake, and soil processes - in rhizosphere and plant processes
KW - Nutrient uptake, keeping pace - with dry matter accumulation of plants
KW - Specialized case studies - drought, and implications for nutrition
KW - Uptake of mineral nutrients, by plants - ion dissociation in soil solution
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U2 - 10.1002/9780470960707.ch18
DO - 10.1002/9780470960707.ch18
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84886110242
SN - 081381992X
SN - 9780813819921
SP - 429
EP - 441
BT - The molecular and physiological basis of nutrient use efficiency in crops
A2 - Hawkesford, Malcolm J.
A2 - Barraclough, Peter
PB - Blackwell-Wiley
ER -