Plant Micronutrient Use Efficiency: Molecular and Genomic Perspectives in Crop Plants

Plant Micronutrient Use Efficiency improves understanding of the complex mechanisms regulating micro NUE, enabling the development of new modern varieties that are more resilient to nutrient stress, as well as presenting ways to increase the bioavailable concentrations of essential micro-nutrients in plant based foods. Identification of novel genes responsible for NUE and nutrient stress tolerance in crop plants. Contributing to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms associated with how crop plants respond to nutrient stress, the book explores discovery of novel genes and pathways, the analyses of their expression patterns in response to low nutrient stress in plants, and determination of the potential functions of these genes and their products in stress adaptation and provides the basis of effective engineering strategies to enhance crop stress tolerance, to develop bio-fortified crops as well as sustainable utilization of natural resources. The physiological importance of micro-nutrients and micro-nutrient stress on plant growth and development is well known, but the molecular and genetic bases of micro NUE and micro-nutrient deficiency stress responses and tolerance, as well as the desire bio-fortification strategies, are not well understood. Importantly, complete elucidation of the physiological, molecular and genetic mechanisms controlling micro NUE and nutrient stress perception, transduction, tolerance and efficient bio-fortification strategies is still a challenge. The book addresses these important topics as well as nutrient sensing and signaling, and molecular and genomic issues covering micronutrient uptake and utilization by plants, and biofortification of crops. This edited volume is an excellent, all-inclusive reference source of knowledge with both foundational and translational insights and is useful for those in all fields of plant science research. Presents in-depth information on mineral nutrition and includes coverage of all major micro-nutrientsDescribes molecular and genetic aspects of nutrient use efficiency in crop plants as well as model plantsIncludes nutrient sensing and signaling as well as molecular and genomic issues covering both primary and secondary micro-nutrients INDICE: 1. Molecular basis of plant micro-nutrient use efficiency- concepts, opportunities and challenges2. Micronutrient malnutrition and biofortification: recent advances and future perspective3. Micro-nutrients efficient plants for improving crop yields, quality and food security4. Micro-nutrient sensing and signaling in plants5. The molecular genetics of Zn uptake and utilization efficiency in crop plants6. Molecular bases of Fe and Zn accumulation towards the development of micronutrient-enriched crops7. The progress and prospects for micro-nutrient bio-fortification in rice/wheat8. Novel molecular techniques for isolating micro-nutrient deficiency tolerant genes/QTLs9. Genomic approaches for micro-nutrient bio-fortification of crop plants10. Plant responses to Fe deficiency and Fe use efficiency in plants11. Plant responses to Cu deficiency and Cu use efficiency in plants12. Recent understanding of Fe, Cu and Zn homeostasis in plants13. Proteomics of micro-nutrient deficiency and toxicity14. Metabolomics of micro-nutrient deficiency and toxicity15. Transgenic plants for improving micro-nutrient use efficiency in plants16. Genetic manipulation of boron transporters to improve B-use efficiency in plants17. Molecular breeding approaches to improve micro-nutrient use efficiency18. Boron: a promising nutrient for increasing growth and yield of crops19. Importance of manganese, molybdenum, and nickel in plants and improvement of their use efficiency20. Micro-nutrient deficiency and oxidative stress in plants

• ISBN: 978-0-12-812104-7
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 348
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés