Essential Plant Nutrients (eBook)

Dr. M. Naeem Dr. M. Naeem is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India. For more than a decade, he has devoted his research to improving the yield and quality of commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs). His research focuses on escalating the production of MAPs and their active principles using a novel and safe technique involving radiation-processed polysaccharides as well as the application of potent PGRs. To date, he has successfully run three major research projects as the Principal Investigator, two of which were sanctioned by the Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi. He also completed another fascinating research project on Catharanthus roseus awarded by CSTUP, Lucknow. Dr. Naeem has published more than 80 research papers in reputable national and international journals as well as six books. He has also participated in various national and international conferences and acquired life memberships to various scientific bodies in India and abroad. Based on his research contributions, Dr. Naeem has been awarded a Research Associateship from the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi; a Young Scientist Award (2011) from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh; a Fast Track Young Scientist Award from the Department of Science & Technology, India; a Young Scientist of the Year Award (2015) from the Scientific and Environmental Research Institute, Kolkata; and a Rashtriya Gaurav Award (2016) from the International Friendship Society, New Delhi.Dr. Abid A. Ansari Dr. Abid A. Ansari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Ansari’s research work is concerned with phytoremediation and eutrophication. Dr. Ansari has to his credit a number of research articles of national and international repute, 10 edited books and a number of book chapters on varied aspects of his research. He has been awarded Scientist of the Year 2014 & Environmentalist of the Year 2011 by National Environmental Science Academy, India and Research Excellence 2016 by University of Tabuk. He has also participated in various national and international conferences and acquired memberships to various scientific bodies (Saudi Biological Society, International Phytotechnology Society, Society for Ecological Restoration).Dr. Sarvajeet Singh Gill Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Assistant Professor at Centre for Biotechnology, MD University, Rohtak, India, has made significant contributions towards abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants. His research includes abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants, reactive oxygen species signaling and antioxidant machinery, gene expression, helicases, crop improvement, transgenics, nitrogen & sulfur metabolism and plant fungal symbiotic interactions. Together with Dr. Narendra Tuteja at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, he worked on plant helicases and discovered a novel function of plant MCM6, PDH45 and p68 in salinity stress tolerance that will help improve crop production at sub-optimal conditions. A recipient of the Junior Scientist of the Year Award 2008 from the National Environmental Science Academy, Dr. Gill has edited several books and has a number of research papers, review articles, and book chapters to his name.​

Section I: Concepts of Plant Nutrients Uptake1. Essential Plant Nutrients and Recent Concepts about their Uptake2. Status and Importance of Nutrients for Plant Growth & Development-Role of essential and beneficial nutrients in plant growth and development3. Nutrient deficiency: its impact on crop productivity4. Quantitative Attributes of Nutrient Uptake and Use Efficiency5. Biochar as soil amendment for essential plant nutrient uptakeSection II: Plant Nutrients Use Efficiency6. Nutrient use efficiency7. Understanding the Dynamics of Phosphorus Starvation and Plant Growth8. Response pattern of selected tropical perennials to organic and inorganic fertilizers based on empirical data9. Unraveling the Impact of Essential Mineral Nutrients on Active Constituents of Selected Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsSection III: Plant Nutrition and Abiotic Stress10. Actions of biological trace elements in plant abiotic stress tolerance11. Regulatory Role of Mineral Nutrients and PGRs in Nurturing of Medicinal Legumes under Salt Stress12. Role of Iron in Alleviating Heavy Metal Stress 13. Calcium Applications Enhances Plant Salt Tolerance: A Review14. Short-term transformation and dynamics of main nutrients in soil15. Nitrogen recycling and remobilisation are differentially controlled by leaf senescenceSection IV: Molecular Mechanisms in Plant Nutrition16. Genetic engineering and molecular strategies for nutrient manipulation in plants17. Genotypic factors determining nutrient use efficiency in plants18. Regulating root activity and nutrient uptake in plants: molecular physiological mechanisms 19. Plant mineral nutrition and membrane transport in plantsSection V: 20. Efficient Management of Plant Nutrients for Augmenting Crop, Soil and Environmental Quality21. Leaching of plant nutrients from agricultural lands and its management22. Plant-microbe interactions for phosphate management in tropical soils23. Plant-microbe interaction for nutrient management24. Improving plant phosphorus (P) acquisition by phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria under P deficient environment25. Soil microorganisms and nutrient phytoremediation26. Nutrient Management: Getting Ready for Battle against Biotic StressList of ContributorsGyanendranath Mitra, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Soil Science and Biochemistry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, India ,="" department="" of="" agronomy="" and="" medicinal="" plants,="" faculty="" agriculture,="" islamic="" azad="" university,="" iranIsabel Cacador, MARE, Marine and Environmental Science Center, Faculdade de Ciencias da Universidade de Lisboa, PortugalManish Mathur, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, IndiaArti Goel, Amity Institute of Microbial Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, IndiaMeththika Vithanage, Chemical and Environmental Systems Modeling Research Group, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri LankaDibyendu Sarkar, Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University, IndiaLohit K. Baishya, Indian Council of Agricultural Research Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region Imphal, Manipur, IndiaTariq Ahmad Dar, Centre For Biodiversity Studies, School Of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, IndiaMoin Uddin, Botany Section, Women’s College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaM. Masroor A. Khan, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaAkbar Ali, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaK.P. Baiyeri, Dept. of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, NigeriaF. D. Ugese, Dept. of Crop Production, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, NigeriaMinu Singh, Proteomics & Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New DelhiArlene Asthana Ali, Proteomics & Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New DelhiMirza Hasanuzzaman, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, BangladeshMolecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Center of Molecular Biosciences, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, JapanKamrun Nahar, Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, BangladeshLaboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa, JapanAnisur Rahman1, Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa, JapanJubayer-Al Mahmud, Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa, JapanDepartment of Agroforestry and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, BangladeshMd. Shahadat Hossain, Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa, JapanMd. Khairul Alam, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Western AustraliaHirosuke Oku, Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Center of Molecular Biosciences, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, JapanMasayuki Fujita, Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa, JapanM. Naeem, Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India Abid Ali Ansari, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaTariq Aftab, Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaMohd Idrees, Mathematics and Sciences Unit, College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Dhofar University, Sultanate of Oman Akbar Ali, Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India M. Masroor A. Khan, Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaDorina Podar, Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, RomaniaBouzid Nedjimi, Laboratory of  Exploration and Valorization of Steppe Ecosystem, Faculty of Science of Nature and Life, University of Djelfa, AlgeriaKatalin SÁRDI, University of Pannonia, Department of Crop Production and Soil Science, HungaryCéline Masclaux-Daubresse, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB) UMR 1318, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Versailles Cedex, FranceClaudio Inostroza-Blancheteau1, Núcleo de Investigación en Producción Alimentaria (NIPA-UCT), School of Agronomy, Faculty of National Resources, Temuco Catholic University, Temuco, ChileFelipe Aquea, Laboratory of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Santiago, Chile Felipe Moraga, Laboratory of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Santiago, ChileCristian Ibañez, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biology Department, University of La Serena, La Serena, ChileZed Rengel, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia Marjorie Reyes-Díaz, Departamento de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias,  University of La Frontera,, Temuco, ChileCenter of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN), University of La Frontera, Temuco, ChileNicolaus von Wirén, Molecular Plant Nutrition, Department of Physiology & Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant, Genetics & Crop Plant Research, GermanyR.A. Gaxiola, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, United States Sergey Shabala, Stress Physiology Laboratory, School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania, AustraliaKaushik Batabyal, Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University, IndiaI.Rashmi, Abhay Shirale, Kartika K.S., Shinogi K.C., Meena1 B.P.Division of Soil Chemistry and Fertility, Indian Institute of Soil Science, IndiaNelson W. Osorio, Laura Osorno, Juan D. Leon, Claudia ÁlvarezUniversidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, ColombiaT. M. Sa , Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea  Muhammad Saleem Arif, Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, GC University Faisalabad, PakistanNelson Walter Osorio Vega, Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín, School of Biosciences, ColombiaAmitava Rakshit, Omkar Kumar, Sumit Rai, Manoj Parihar, Ranjeet Singh Yadav and Avinash RaiDepartment of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India