Plant Nutrition — from Genetic Engineering to Field Practice Proceedings of the Twelfth International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, 21–26 September 1993, Perth, Western Australia

Plant Nutrition - From Genetic Engineering to Field Practice, the 12th International Colloquium on Plant Nutrition, is the latest in a series which began in 1954. Early meetings were mainly concerned with the practical problems of soil fertility, with soil assessment, fertilizer requirements and met...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Barrow, J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1993, 1993
Edition:1st ed. 1993
Series:Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Plenary papers
  • The rhizosphere and plant nutrition
  • Membrane function
  • Molecular biology
  • Dynamics of nutrient transport and uptake
  • Nutrient partitioning
  • Diagnosatic techniques
  • Strategies for plant survival
  • Mycorrhizas
  • Phosphorus nutrition
  • Management of phosphorus
  • Boron
  • Nitrogen fixation
  • Nitrogen and sulfur
  • Nitrogen requirements
  • Nitrogen requirements, minimum tillage, residues
  • Nutrients and biomass partitioning — horticultural crops
  • Fertilization strategies — horticultural and tree crops
  • Calcium, magnesium and potassium nutrition
  • Micronutrients
  • Constraints to plant growth