Nitrogen use efficiency. 1. Uptake of nitrogen from the soil

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-247

  Lea, P J ^a   Azevedo, R A ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Crops; Genes; Nitrate; Nitrogen use efficiency; Plants; Roots; Transport; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; CROP YIELD; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

EID: 33845497921     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2006.00101.x     Document Type: Review

References (47)

1. Andrews M., Lea P.J., Raven J.A., Lindsey K. (2004) Can genetic manipulation of plant nitrogen assimilation enzymes result in increased crop yield and greater N-use efficiency? An assessment. Annals of Applied Biology, 145, 25-40.
2. + toxicity in plants: a critical review. Journal of Plant Physiology, 159, 567-584.
3. Day W. (2005) Engineering precision into variable biological systems. Annals of Applied Biology, 146, 155-162.
4. De Angeli A., Monachello D., Ephritikhine G., Frachisse J.M., Thomine S., Gambale F., Barbier-Brygoo H. (2006) The nitrate/proton antiporter AtCLCa mediates nitrate accumulation in plant vacuoles. Nature (London), 442, 939-942.
5. Drew M.C., Saker L.R., Ashley T.W. (1973) Nutrient supply and the growth of the seminal root system in barley: I. The effect of nitrate concentration on the growth of axes and laterals. Journal of Experimental Botany, 24, 1189-1202.
6. Forsberg H., Ljungdahl P.O. (2001) Sensors of extracellular nutrients in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Current Genetics, 40, 91-109.
7. Fraisier V., Gojon A., Tillard P., Daniel-Vedele F. (2000) Constitutive expression of a putative high-affinity nitrate transporter in Nicotiana plumbaginifolia: evidence for post-transcriptional regulation by a reduced nitrogen source. The Plant Journal, 23, 489-496.
8. Gallais A., Hirel B. (2004) An approach to the genetics of nitrogen use efficiency in maize. Journal of Experimental Botany, 55, 295-306.
9. Glass A.D.M. (2003) Nitrogen use efficiency of crop plants: physiological constraints upon nitrogen absorption. Critical Reviews of Plant Sciences, 22, 453-470.
10. Glass A.D.M., Britto D.T., Kaiser B.N., Kinghorn J.R., Kronzucker H.J., Kumar A., Okamoto M., Rawat S., Siddiqi M.Y., Unkles S.E., Vidmar J.J. (2002) The regulation of nitrate and ammonium transport systems in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 53, 855-864.
11. Goyal S.S., Tischner R., Basra A.S. (2005) Enhancing the Efficiency of Nitrogen Utilisation in Plants. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Press.
12. Guo F.-Q., Wang R., Crawford N.M. (2002) The Arabidopsis dual-affinity nitrate transporter gene AtNRT1.1 (CHL1) is regulated by auxin in both shoots and roots. Journal of Experimental Botany, 53, 835-844.
13. Halford N.G. (2004) Prospects for genetically modified crops. Annals of Applied Biology, 145, 17-24.
14. Hoque M.S., Masle J., Udvardi M.K., Ryan P.R., Upadhyaya N.M. (2006) Over-expression of the rice OsAMT1-1 gene increases ammonium uptake and content, but impairs growth and development of plants under high ammonium nutrition. Functional Plant Biology, 33, 153-163.
15. + transporter AtAMT1;1. Plant Physiology, 130, 1263-1275.
16. Kingston-Smith A.H., Bollard A.L., Minchin F.R. (2006) The effect of nitrogen status on the regulation of plant-mediated proteolysis in ingested forage; an assessment using non-nodulating white clover. Annals of Applied Biology, 149, 35-42.
17. + transporters in roots of Oryza sativa subspecies indica. Plant Cell and Environment, 26, 907-914.
18. Kumar A., Kaiser B.N., Siddiqi M.Y., Glass A.D.M. (2006) Functional characterisation of OsAMT1.1 overexpression lines of rice, Oryza sativa. Functional Plant Biology, 33, 339-346.
19. Little D.Y., Rao H.Y., Oliva S., Daniel-Vedele F., Krapp A., Malamy J.E. (2005) The putative high-affinity nitrate transporter NRT2.1 represses lateral root initiation in response to nutritional cues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 102, 13693-13698.
20. Loqué D., von Wirén N. (2004) Regulatory levels for the transport of ammonium in plant roots. Journal of Experimental Botany, 55, 1293-1305.
21. Loqué D., Ludewig U., Yuan L., von Wirén N. (2005) Tonoplast Intrinsic Proteins AtTIP2;1 and AtTIP2;3 facilitate NH3 transport into the vacuole. Plant Physiology, 137, 671-680.
22. + acquisition in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Biology, 8, 522-528.
23. Mayes S., Parsley K., Sylvester-Bradley R., May S., Foulkes J. (2005) Integrating genetic information into plant breeding programmes: how will we produce varieties from molecular variation, using bioinformatics? Annals of Applied Biology, 146, 223-237.
24. Mengel K., Hutsch B., Kane Y. (2006) Nitrogen fertilizer application rates on cereal crops according to available mineral and organic soil nitrogen. European Journal of Agronomy, 24, 343-348.
25. Moll R.H., Kamprath E.J., Jackson W.A. (1982) Analysis and interpretation of factors which contribute to efficiency of nitrogen utilization. Agronomy Journal, 74, 562-564.
26. Moll R.H., Kamprath E.J., Jackson W.A. (1987) Development of nitrogen efficient prolific hybrids of maize. Crop Science, 27, 181-186.
27. Nazoa P., Vidmar J.J., Tranbarger T.J., Mouline K., Damiani I., Tillard P., Zhuo D.G., Glass A.D.M., Touraine B. (2003) Regulation of the nitrate transporter gene AtNRT2.1 in Arabidopsis thaliana: responses to nitrate, amino acids and developmental stage. Plant Molecular Biology, 52, 689-703.
28. Okamoto M., Vidmar J.J., Glass A.D.M. (2003) Regulation of NRT1 and NRT2 gene families of Arabidopsis thaliana: responses to nitrate provision. Plant and Cell Physiology, 44, 304-317.
29. Okamoto M., Kumar A., Li W., Ye Wang M., Siddiqi Y., Crawford N.M., Glass A.D.M. (2006) High-Affinity nitrate transport in roots of Arabidopsis depends on expression of the NAR2-like Gene AtNRT3.1. Plant Physiology, 140, 1036-1046.
30. Orsel M., Filleur S., Fraiser V., Daniel-Vedelle F. (2002) Nitrate transport in plants: which genes and which control? Journal of Experimental Botany, 53, 825-833.
31. Parry M.A.J., Flexas J., Medrano H. (2005) Prospects for crop production under drought: research priorities and future directions. Annals of Applied Biology, 147, 211-226.
32. Raun W.R., Johnson G.V. (1999) Improving nitrogen use efficiency for cereal production. Agronomy Journal, 91, 357-363.
33. Raven J.A., Andrews M., Quigg A. (2005) The evolution of oligotrophy: implications for the breeding of crop plants for low input agricultural systems. Annals of Applied Biology, 146, 261-280.
34. Remans T., Nacry P., Pervent M., Girin T., Tillard P., Lepetit M., Gojon A. (2006) A central role for the nitrate transporter NRT2.1 in the integrated morphological and physiological responses of the root system to nitrogen limitation in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology, 140, 909-921.
35. Selle A., Willmann M., Grunze N., Gessler A., Weiss M., Nehls U. (2005) The high-affinity poplar ammonium importer PttAMT1.2 and its role in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist, 168, 697-706.
36. Shewry P.R., Jones H.D. (2005) Transgenic wheat: where do we stand after the first 12 years? Annals of Applied Biology, 147, 1-14.
37. Sonoda Y., Ikeda A., Saiki S., von Wirén N., Yamaya T., Yamaguchi J. (2003) Distinct expression and function of three ammonium transporter genes (OsAMT1;1-1;3) in rice. Plant Cell Physiology, 44, 726-734.
38. Suenaga A., Moriya K., Sonoda Y., Ikeda A., von Wirén N., Hayakawa T., Yamaguchi J., Yamaya T. (2003) Constitutive expression of a novel-type ammonium transporter OsAMT2 in rice plants. Plant and Cell Physiology, 44, 206-211.
39. Tong Y., Zhou J.J., Li Z.S., Miller A.J. (2005) A two-component high-affinity nitrate uptake system in barley. Plant Journal, 41, 442-450.
40. Vitousek P.M., Aber J.D., Howarth R.W., Likens G.E., Matson P.A., Schindler D.W., Schlesinger W.H., Tilman D.G. (1997) Human alteration of the global nitrogen cycle: sources and consequences. Ecological Applications, 7, 737-750.
41. Walch-Liu P., Ivanov I.I., Filleur S., Gan Y., Remans A., Forde B.G. (2006a) Root structure and function, nitrogen regulation of root branching. Annals of Botany, 97, 875-881.
42. Walch-Liu P., Liu L.-H., Remans A., Tester M., Forde B.G. (2006b) Evidence that L-glutamate can act as an exogenous signal to modulate root growth and branching in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Physiology, 47, 1045-1057.
43. Williams L., Miller A.J. (2001) Transporters responsible for the uptake and partitioning of nitrogenous solutes. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology, 52, 659-688.
44. Zhang H., Forde B.G. (1998) An Arabidopsis MADS box gene that controls nutrient-induced changes in root architecture. Science, 279, 407-409.
45. Zhang H., Forde B.G. (2000) Regulation of Arabidopsis root development by nitrate availability. Journal of Experimental Botany, 51, 51-59.
46. Zhang H., Jennings A., Barlow P.W., Forde B.G. (1999) Dual pathways for regulation of root branching by nitrate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 96, 6529-6534.
47. Zhou J.J., Fernández E., Galván A., Miller A.J. (2000) A high-affinity nitrate transport system from Chlamydomonas requires two gene products. FEBS Letters, 466, 225-227.