Essential Minerals in Plant-Soil Systems

Azamal Husen served as Professor and Head of the Department of Biology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia and is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. Previously, he was a Visiting Faculty of the Forest Research Institute, and the Doon College of Agriculture and Forest at Dehra Dun, India. Husen’s research and teaching experience of 20 years includes biogenic nanomaterial fabrication and application, plant responses to nanomaterials, plant adaptation to harsh environments at the physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation for improvement of tree species. Dr Husen contributed to R&D projects of World Bank, ICAR, ICFRE, JBIC etc. He has >250 publications . He is Series Co-Editor of ‘Plant Biology, Sustainability and Climate Change’, Elsevier.

1. Movement and signaling of macronutrients in plant system 2. Movement and signaling of micronutrients in plant system 3. Current understanding and interface between micro- and macronutrients in plant-soil system: An overview 4. Phytohormones signaling in the crosstalk among micronutrients and macronutrients deficiency or stress responses in plants 5. Signaling pathways underlying nitrogen-dependent changes in plant root system architecture 6. Complex regulation of phosphate and sulphate transport and signaling in plants 7. Complex regulation of potassium, calcium, and magnesium transport and signaling in plants 8. Environmental stress-induced alterations in the micro- and macronutrients status of plants 9. Cross talk between phytohormones and environmental signals in the regulation of mycorrhizal symbioses 10. Interactions among essential minerals homeostasis in nonmycorrhizal and mycorrhizal plants 11. Role of essential minerals and rhizosphere in plant under changing environmental conditions 12. Role of beneficial elements signaling and metabolic performance in plants under salt stress 13. Role of beneficial elements signaling and metabolic performance in plants under drought stress 14. Role of beneficial elements signaling and metabolic performance in plants under heavy metal stress 15. Exploring the role of beneficial elements in enhancing the resistance of plants to biotic stress 16. Role of microbiome for plant nutrient homeostasis 17. Soil properties influencing nutrient signaling in plant-soil systems 18. Plant response-driven fertilizer-nutrient development 19. Relationship and regulation of Fe and P deficiency in plants 20. Use of biotechnological techniques for augmenting micro- and macronutrients use efficiency in plant system 21. Proteomic and genomic investigations of micro- and macronutrients deficiency and toxicity in plant system 22. Use of nanobiotechnology in augmenting soil-plant system interaction for higher plant production