An Overview of Nutrient Use Efficiency and Strategies for Crop Improvement

The Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-19

  Hawkesford, Malcolm J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Key step, in mineral nutrient acquisition initial transmembrane transport step; Molecular basis of crop nutrient efficiency, for genetic improvement; Nutrient capture (NUpE) root trait, fully expressed; Nutrient use efficiency (NUE) in crops, molecular and physiological basis crop nutrition; Nutrient use efficiency and crop improvement strategies; Nutrient use efficiency from agronomic, or agro ecosystem level; Nutrient use efficiency yiaeld and NUE, closely related at fertilizer input; Nutrients, light, temperature and water determinants of crop production; Optimal plant growth balanced nutrient supply, deficiency of nutrient, law of the minimum; Strategies, and approaches for genetic improvement of NUE traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886176998     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470960707.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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