Genetic Aspects of Plant Mineral Nutrition

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Genotypic variation in plant productivity and consequences for breeding of ‘low-input cultivars’....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Factors affecting the nutrient efficiency of plants....Pages 11-17
Physiological basis of genotypic plant distinctions in mineral nutrition....Pages 19-23
Concentrations of N, P, and K and dry matter mass in maize inbred lines....Pages 25-31
Accumulation and translocation of nitrogen in cultivars of winter wheat with different demands for nutrition....Pages 33-37
Uptake and partitioning of nitrogen in nitrogen-limited barley: Dependence of age and genotype....Pages 39-43
Dry weight production and nitrogen efficiency in cultivars of barley and rye....Pages 45-50
Nitrate reductase in sugar beet genotypes supplied with different nitrate levels....Pages 51-55
Influence of the nitrogen level on root growth and morphology of two potato varieties differing in nitrogen acquisition....Pages 57-63
Phosphorus efficiency and phosphorus remobilization in two sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) cultivars....Pages 65-71
Responses to phosphate fertilizers of differing solubilities by white clover cultivars....Pages 73-76
Genotypical differences among graminaceous species in release of phytosiderophores and uptake of iron phytosiderophores....Pages 77-83
Investigations on the nutrient uptake efficiency of different grape root-stock species and cultivars....Pages 85-91
Heritability of root characteristics affecting mineral uptake in tall fescue....Pages 93-96
Root traits of maize seedlings—indicators of nitrogen efficiency?....Pages 97-101
Varietal differences in root phosphatase activity as related to the utilization of organic phosphates....Pages 103-105
The effect of shoot and root genotype on phosphorus concentrations of shoots and roots....Pages 107-109
Carbohydrate status in roots of two soybean cultivars: A possible parameter to explain different efficiencies concerning phosphate uptake....Pages 111-116
Properties of potassium uptake by seedling roots of grape cultivars....Pages 117-121
Sterol content and efficiency of ion uptake by roots of maize genotypes....Pages 123-125
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Genetic differentiation in Plantago major L. in growth and P uptake under conditions of P limitation....Pages 127-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Physiological characteristics responsible for drought resistance in different pea cultivars....Pages 137-143
Effects of water deficit on osmotic adjustment, photosynthesis and dry matter production of rice ( Oryza sativa L.) genotypes....Pages 145-150
Evaluation of breeding strategies for drought tolerance in potato by means of crop growth simulation....Pages 151-161
Influence of genotype and water stress on the uptake of potassium and nitrogen in maize....Pages 163-166
Salinity tolerance of different halophyte types....Pages 167-175
Physiological differences between barley cultivars under salt stress — xylem exudation and phloem flow of different cations....Pages 177-182
Sodium exclusion mechanisms at the root surface of two maize cultivars....Pages 183-187
Cation accumulation related to adaptation of maize populations to salinity....Pages 189-193
Interaction between nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers and soil salinity and its effect on growth and ionic composition of corn ( Zea mays L.)....Pages 195-202
Genetic aspects of aluminum tolerance in sorghum....Pages 203-208
Influence of salt stress on primary metabolism of Zea mays L. seedlings of model genotypes....Pages 209-214
Genetic control of aluminium tolerance in sorghum....Pages 215-219
Genetics of tolerance to aluminium in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. Thell)....Pages 221-225
The uptake of trace elements by spinach and bean varieties of different root parameters....Pages 227-230
Manganese toxicity in sunflower lines....Pages 231-236
Electrophysiological membrane characteristics of the salt tolerant Plantago maritima and the salt sensitive Plantago media ....Pages 237-242
Genotypic differences in boron accumulation in barley: Relative susceptibilities to boron deficiency and toxicity....Pages 243-251
Behaviour of different wheat genotypes under various irrigation conditions in semi-arid tropics of Haryana, India....Pages 253-258
Iron tolerance of rice cultivars....Pages 259-262
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Relationship between metolachlor sensitivity and Mn toxicity tolerance in sorghum cultivars....Pages 263-268
Genetic studies on the acidification capacity of sunflower roots induced under iron stress....Pages 269-271
Screening for manganese efficiency in barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.)....Pages 273-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Screening techniques for plant nutrient efficiency: Philosophy and methods....Pages 283-289
Biochemical techniques for genotype characterization....Pages 291-298
Comparison of nitrogen utilization of diploid and tetraploid perennial ryegrass genotypes using a hydroponic system....Pages 299-306
Actual cytokinin concentrations in plant tissue as an indicator for salt resistance in cereals....Pages 307-314
A procedure for quick screening of wheat cultivars for salt tolerance....Pages 315-324
A method for investigating the influence of soil water potential on yield and water use efficiency of some spring wheat cultivars....Pages 325-329
Water potential as a selection criterion for drought tolerance by different durum wheat genotypes....Pages 331-337
Application of in vitro techniques for screening plant genetic variability....Pages 339-343
Screening pasture plants for aluminum tolerance....Pages 345-353
Screening soybean for aluminium tolerance and adaptation to acid soils....Pages 355-360
Selection parameters for assessing the tolerance of wheat to high concentrations of boron....Pages 361-369
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Variability of molecular nitrogen fixation and its dependence on plant genotype and diazotroph strains....Pages 373-379
Iron deficiency in chickpea in the Mediterranean region and its control through resistant genotypes and nutrient application....Pages 381-384
N 2 fixation by R. japonicum strains during vegetation of different soybean cultivars....Pages 385-390
Differences between cereal crop cultivars in root-associated nitrogen fixation, possible causes of variable yield response to seed inoculation....Pages 391-395
Genetical analysis of the efficiency of VA mycorrhiza with spring wheat....Pages 397-405
Improved growth of Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. in an unsterile tropical soil by three mycorrhizal fungi....Pages 407-412
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Control of Mn status and infection rate by genotype of both host and pathogen in the wheat take-all interaction....Pages 413-421
Front Matter....Pages 423-423
Genetic resources for optimal input technology—ICARDA’s perspectives....Pages 425-430
Physiological basis of differential response to salinity in rice cultivars....Pages 431-448
A method to estimate the prospect of specific breeding for nutrient efficiency....Pages 449-456
Grain yield and quality characters of genotypes in F 5 generation under low and high nitrogen input....Pages 457-464
Performance of winter wheat cultivars under reduced nitrogen conditions....Pages 465-473
Suitability of varieties of winter wheat in low external input systems in West Germany....Pages 475-483
Comparison between landraces and high yielding cultivars of winter wheat in extensive, integrated and intensive farming over several years....Pages 485-487
Breeding wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for aluminium toxicity tolerance at CIMMYT....Pages 489-495
Buckwheat—a low input plant....Pages 497-499
Phosphorus: A limiting nutrient in bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in Latin America and field screening for efficiency and response....Pages 501-521
Screening of rices for adverse soil tolerance....Pages 523-531
Genetic diversity for nutrient use efficiency in cultivars and exotic germplasm lines of alfalfa....Pages 533-538
Breeding for low level acid soil tolerance as a component of overall acid soil field tolerance in sorghum....Pages 539-545
A programme to breed a cultivar of Trifolium repens L. for more efficient use of phosphate....Pages 547-552
Response to phosphorus of a world collection of white clover cultivars....Pages 553-558
Back Matter....Pages 559-560