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

Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The rhizosphere and plant nutrition: a quantitative approach....Pages 3-22
Molecular biological approaches to plant nutrition....Pages 23-33
Recent developments in electron microscopical techniques for studying ion localization in plant cells....Pages 35-45
Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the location and function of plant nutrients in vivo ....Pages 47-57
Modelling nutrient responses in the field....Pages 59-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Non-destructive methods for demonstrating chemical changes in the rhizosphere I. Description of methods....Pages 71-74
Non-destructive methods for demonstrating chemical changes in the rhizosphere II. application of methods....Pages 75-78
Dissolution of ferric phosphate by alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) root exudates....Pages 79-82
Mucilage secretion and its interaction with soil, and contact reduction....Pages 83-86
The chemistry of the lowland rice rhizosphere....Pages 87-90
Influx and efflux of Amino acids from Zea mays L. roots and their implications for N nutrition and the rhizosphere....Pages 91-94
Mobilization of different phosphate fractions in the rhizosphere....Pages 95-98
Secretion of acid phosphatase by the roots of crop plants under phosphorus-deficient conditions and some properties of the enzyme secreted by lupin Roots....Pages 99-102
Mechanism of sugar retention by roots of intact maize and field bean plants....Pages 103-106
Biosynthetic pathway of phytosiderophores in iron-deficient graminaceous plants: A new assay system for the detection of nicotianamine amino-transferase activity....Pages 107-109
Influence of minerals on cytoplasmic streaming in root hairs of intact wheat seedlings ( Triticum aestivum L.)....Pages 111-114
Mobilisation of iron and manganese by plant-borne and synthetic metal chelators....Pages 115-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Towards an understanding of the molecular basis of plant K + transport: characterization of cloned K + transport cDNAs....Pages 121-124
Plasma membrane Ca 2+ channels in roots of higher plants and their role in aluminium toxicity....Pages 125-128
Reduction of Fe(III), Mn(III), and Cu(II) chelates by roots of pea ( Pisum sativum L.) or soybean ( Glycine max )....Pages 129-132
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Effect of zinc nutritional status on activities of superoxide radical and hydrogen peroxide scavenging enzymes in bean leaves....Pages 133-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Screening arabidopsis for mutants in mineral nutrition....Pages 139-142
Temporal and nutritional regulation of soybean 7S seed storage protein gene promoters in transgenic petunia....Pages 143-146
Expression of a gene ( Ids2 ) induced by Fe deficiency treatment in the roots of Hordeum vulgare L.....Pages 147-150
Approaches to cloning genes encoding for nutrient transporters in plants....Pages 151-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Investigations of boron uptake at the cellular level....Pages 157-160
Boron uptake in sunflower, squash and cultured tobacco cells-Studies with stable isotope and ICP-MS....Pages 161-164
Uptake and distribution of calcium in rose plantlets as affected by calcium and boron concentration in culture solution....Pages 165-168
The Contribution of different regions of the seminal roots of wheat to uptake of nitrate from soil....Pages 169-172
Regulation of nitrate uptake by amino acids in maize cell suspension Culture and intact roots.....Pages 173-176
Simulation of the maximum nitrate inflow (Imax) of lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) grown under fluctuating climatic conditions in the greenhouse....Pages 177-180
Relationship between intracellular pH and N metabolism in maize ( Zea mays L.) roots....Pages 181-184
Changes in the amino acid composition and protein modification in phloem sap of rice....Pages 185-188
Energy dependent transport occurs in some anoxic plant tissues....Pages 189-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Nutrient storage pool concentrations in plants as diagnostic indicators of nutrient sufficiency....Pages 195-198
Postanthesis remobilisation and losses of nitrogen in wheat in relation to applied nitrogen....Pages 199-201
Allocation of carbon and nitrogen as a function of the internal nitrogen status of a plant: modelling allocation under non-steady-state situations....Pages 203-206
Growth and biomass partitioning of Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. and Festuca ovina (L.) at different relative addition rates of nitrogen....Pages 207-210
The Role of free sugars and amino acids in the regulation of biomass partitioning and plant growth....Pages 211-214
Nitrogen supply and the control of expansive growth and function in leaves and roots....Pages 215-218
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Nitrogen redistribution to sorghum grains as affected by plant competition....Pages 219-222
Carbon-nitrogen interaction model in field crop production....Pages 223-226
Comparison of production efficiency among field crops related to nitrogen nutrition and application....Pages 227-230
Glutelin accumulation and changes in the levels of its mRNA in the superior and inferior spikelets of rice ear during ripening....Pages 231-234
Improving the mineral reserves and protein quality of maize ( Zea mays L.) kernels using unique genes....Pages 235-238
Effect of sulphur nutrition and leaf excision on distribution and redistribution of sulphur in barley....Pages 239-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Critical plant K concentrations for growth and problems in the diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies by plant analysis....Pages 245-248
Use of cation/anion exchange membranes for multi-element testing of acidic soils....Pages 249-252
The nutrition of grazed pastures in New Zealand....Pages 253-256
Nitrogen and phosphorus requirements of cotton and wheat under changing atmospheric CO 2 concentrations....Pages 257-260
Fluorescence and reflectance characteristics of manganese deficient soybean leaves: effects of leaf age and choice of leaflet....Pages 261-264
Release characteristics of ion-exchange resins as buffers in low ionic strength nutrient solutions....Pages 265-268
Non-structural carbohydrate: analysis by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy and its importance as an indicator of plant growth....Pages 269-272
Understanding zinc reactions in vertisols to predict zinc responses by wheat....Pages 273-276
Use of GEOCHEM-PC to predict rare earth element (REE) species in nutrient solutions....Pages 277-280
Correction of leaf nutrient values for assessment of Hevea nutrition....Pages 281-283
Symptoms of mineral nutrient deficiencies and the nutrient concentration ranges in seedlings of Eucalyptus Maculata Hook....Pages 285-291
Mineral nutrient disorders of root crops of the Pacific: preliminary observations on sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas )....Pages 293-297
Foliar analysis in the South African Sugar Industry for diagnostic and nutrient trend purposes....Pages 299-302
A global approach to mineral nutrition based on the growth needs of seedlings produced in forest tree nurseries....Pages 303-306
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Why are hairy root clusters so abundant in the most nutrient-impoverished soils of Australia?....Pages 309-312
Mineral uptake and transport in xylem and phloem of the proteaceous tree, Banksia prionotes....Pages 313-316
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
Phosphorus Allocation in P-Efficient and Inefficient Barley Cultivars as Affected by Mycorrhizal Infection....Pages 319-322
Root Characteristics of Native Plant Species in Relation to the Benefit of Mycorrhizal Colonization for Phosphorus Uptake....Pages 323-326
Effects of Levels of Vam and P Fertilizer on the Response of Linseed to Zinc Fertilizer in an Indian Vertisol....Pages 327-330
Effect of white clover ( Trifolium repens L.) intercropping on growth and nutrient uptake of upland rice ( Oryza sativa L.) in relation to VA-mycorrhizae and soil fertility....Pages 331-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Phosphorus nutrition and competitive ability in semi-arid grasses....Pages 337-340
Effect of waterlogging and application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on the production of two species of an argentine natural grassland....Pages 341-343
Adaptation of tropical forage species to acid soils: The Influence of varying phosphorus supply and soil type on phosphorus uptake and Use....Pages 345-348
Seed size and fertilizer effects on seedling growth of contrasting plant species....Pages 349-352
Effects of seed phosphorus concentration on the emergence and growth of subterranean clover ( Trifolium subterraneum )....Pages 353-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Field studies on calibrations relating soil test phosphorus to plant yield....Pages 359-362
Defining phosphorus efficiency in plants....Pages 363-366
Genotypic differences in phosphorus efficiency of wheat....Pages 367-370
Sowing date and phosphorus utilization by wheat....Pages 371-374
Development of guidelines for the use of PROVIDE™ on wheat and canola....Pages 375-378
Effects of rate and time of phosphorus application on seed yield of cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ) cv. Vita 4....Pages 379-382
Contrasting phosphorus responses of pigeonpea genotypes differing in maturity duration....Pages 383-386
Dissolution of phosphate rock and triple superphosphate in acid soils measured using an open-leaching system....Pages 387-390
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
The Mobility of Boron in Plants....Pages 393-396
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
The control of boron accumulation by two genotypes of wheat....Pages 397-400
Grain Set Failure in Boron Deficient Wheat....Pages 401-404
Effects of Boron on Pollen Viability in Wheat....Pages 405-407
Comparison of Seed Yield and Quality of Peanut ( Arachis Hypogaea L.) Cultivars in Low Fertility Soils and Their Response to Boron and Complete Fertilizer....Pages 409-412
An Effect of Shade on the Boron Requirement for Leaf Blade Elongation in Black Gram (Vigna Mungo L. Hepper)....Pages 413-416
Effect of boron on nodulated and non-nodulated pea plants....Pages 417-420
Responses of Rape Genotypes to Boron Application....Pages 421-424
Trace element composition of different plant species used for remediation of boron-laden soils....Pages 425-428
Front Matter....Pages 429-429
The use of a double isotope ( 15 N and 34 S) labelling technique to assess the suitability of various reference crops for estimating nitrogen fixation in Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala ....Pages 431-434
 15 N 2 measurement of nitrogen fixation by legumes and actinorhizals: theory and practice....Pages 435-438
Differences between Bradyrhizobium strains NC92 and TAL1000 in their nodulation and nitrogen fixation with peanut in iron deficient soil....Pages 439-442
Responses of Bradyrhizobium -inoculated mungbean ( Vigna radiata ) to applied nitrogen....Pages 443-446
 Bradyrhizobium technology: a promising substitute for chemical nitrogen fertilizer in Bangladesh agriculture....Pages 447-450
Spatial distribution of root activity and nitrogen fixation in sorghum/pigeonpea intercropping on an Indian Alfisol....Pages 451-454
Effects of low molybdenum seed on nodule initiation, development and N 2 fixation in black gram ( Vigna mungo L. )....Pages 455-458
The role of copper in nitrogen fixation in Lupinus luteus L.....Pages 459-462
Distribution of fixed-N and nitrate-N in cowpea during pod development....Pages 463-464
Pod development of groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea L.) in solution culture....Pages 465-468
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Nitrogen use efficiency of rice reconsidered: What are the key constraints?....Pages 471-474
Synchronising diagnosis and correction of nitrogen deficiency in barley grown in semi-arid environments....Pages 475-478
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Improving effectiveness of urea as a forage fertilizer....Pages 479-482
Making the most of fall-applied N fertilizer....Pages 483-486
Fate of nitrogen fertilizer applied on two main arables crops, winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) and sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris ) in the loam region of Belgium....Pages 487-490
Use of urease inhibitors to reduce ammonia loss following application of urea to flooded rice fields....Pages 491-493
A comparison of the effects of subsoiling on plant uptake and leaching losses of sulphur and nitrogen from a simulated urine patch....Pages 495-498
Modelling of sulfur oxidation from elemental sulfur....Pages 499-502
Sulfur soil testing....Pages 503-506
Front Matter....Pages 507-507
Nitrogen effects on competition between subterranean clover and capeweed....Pages 509-512
Nitrogen requirements for italian ryegrass seed production....Pages 513-516
Stimulation of cotton root growth and yield by ammonium polyphosphate applied to soil with high levels of available phosphorus....Pages 517-520
Effects of sowing time and plant age on critical nitrogen concentrations in canola ( Brassica napus L.)....Pages 521-524
Effective management of N fertilizer use for wheat and barley production in a semi-arid environment....Pages 525-528
Effect of split N-application on growth and yield of wheat ( T. aestivum L.) genotypes....Pages 529-532
Nitrogen and yield potential of irrigated rice....Pages 533-536
Effect of nitrogen (NH 4 NO 3 ) supply on absorption of ammonium and nitrate by conventional and hybrid rice during reproductive growth....Pages 537-540
Tolerance of ten crop species to atmospheric ammonia during seed germination, radicle and coleoptile growth....Pages 541-544
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Dead fine roots — a neglected biofertiliser....Pages 547-550
Changes in soil organic matter with cropping as measured by organic carbon fractions and 13 C natural isotope abundance....Pages 551-554
Surface residue and nitrogen fertilization effects on no-till wheat....Pages 555-558
Economic comparisons between zero and conventional tillage as influenced by N fertiliser management....Pages 559-562
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Nitrogen nutrition of no-till grain sorghum following Centrosema pascuorum cv Cavalcade pastures....Pages 563-566
Nutrient content of monoculture corn (12 Years) as a function of nitrogen, tillage, and residue management....Pages 567-570
Front Matter....Pages 571-571
Influence of nitrogen at transplanting on growth and yield potential of pepper....Pages 573-576
Nitrogen use and crop quality of hyacinth....Pages 577-580
Response of processing tomatoes to applications of nitrogen and potassium....Pages 581-584
Front Matter....Pages 585-585
Fertigation of no benefit for kiwifruit....Pages 587-590
Determination of the fertiliser requirements of pear trees from tree performance, leaf analysis and fruit quality data....Pages 591-594
Effects of inorganic nitrogen forms on growth of Eucalyptus globulus seedlings....Pages 595-598
Can polyolefin coated nitrogen reduce nitrate leaching and fertilizer requirements for young citrus trees?....Pages 599-602
Front Matter....Pages 603-603
Release of nonexchangeable potassium from different size fractions of two highly K-fertilized soils in the rhizosphere of rape ( Brassica napus cv Drakkar)....Pages 605-608
Distribution of potassium in the soil profile of a sandplain soil under pasture species....Pages 609-612
Potassium, calcium and magnesium antagonism in clones of Populus trichocarpa ....Pages 613-616
Supplemental calcium does not improve growth of salt-stressed brassicas....Pages 617-620
Magnesium deficiency in expanding leaves of phaseolus vulgaris — Gas exchange and nutrient concentrations....Pages 621-624
The effect of potassium application on leaf water relations characteristics of field grown barley plants ( Hordeum distichum L.)....Pages 625-628
Potassium deficiency causes injuries to picea pungens glauca in nurseries....Pages 629-631
Most efficient potassium use in a wheat-rice rotation in sichuan province China....Pages 633-636
Nutrient uptake and yield responses by flue-cured tobacco in an amended sandy soil of Malaysia....Pages 637-640
Response of setaria ( Setaria sphacelata ) to phosphorus and potassium on red soils in subtropical China....Pages 641-644
Analysis of the genotypic variation in radiocaesium uptake from soil....Pages 645-648
Front Matter....Pages 649-649
Zinc-Binding Peptides as a Function of Zn and S in Soybeans....Pages 651-652
Effect of pH on Mn Absorption by Barley Genotypes in a Chelate-Buffered Nutrient Solution....Pages 653-656
Effect of bicarbonate and root zone temperature on uptake of Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu by different rice cultivars ( Oryza sativa L.) grown in calcareous soil....Pages 657-660
Evaluation of strategy I mechanisms in iron efficient and inefficient maize cultivars....Pages 661-664
Effects of Seed Manganese Concentration on Lupin Emergence....Pages 665-668
Development of an ELISA for Estimation of the Copper Nutritional Status of Wheat and Cotton....Pages 669-672
Copper Supply and the Leaf Emergence Rate of Spring Wheat....Pages 673-675
Novel Nutrient Solutions for Zinc Nutrition Research: Buffering Free Zinc 2+ with Synthetic Chelators and P with Hydroxyapatite....Pages 677-680
Zinc Deficiency Predisposes Winter Cereals to Rhizoctonia Root Rot....Pages 681-684
Effects of Mn on accumulation of nutrients in wheat plants infected with the take-all fungus....Pages 685-688
Inhibition of Mitochondrial Electron Transport Is the Prime Cause Behind Proline Accumulation during Mineral Deficiency in Oryza Sativa ....Pages 689-692
Use of Micronutrients in Increasing Yield of Milk Thistle ( Silybum Marianum , gaertn) Grown in a Desert Area under Irrigation....Pages 693-696
Growth and nutrition of small Betula pendula plants at different relative addition rates of iron, manganese and zinc....Pages 697-700
Genotypical differences in responses to iron deficiency between sensitive and resistant cultivars of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum )....Pages 701-704
Iron, Zinc and Manganese Nutrition of Wetland Rice ( Oryza Sativa L.) on a Gypsum Amended Sodic Soil....Pages 705-708
Effect of Cobalt-Enriched NPK Fertilizer on Cobalt Concentration in Ryegrass and Its Leaching Losses at Different pH Levels....Pages 709-712
Front Matter....Pages 713-713
The effect of aluminium on the distribution of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal seedlings of eucalyptus rudis : a cryo-microanalytical study....Pages 715-718
Interactions between aluminium, magnesium and calcium with different monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plant species....Pages 719-722
Effect of various metal ions on growth of two wheat lines known to differ in aluminium tolerance....Pages 723-726
Screening sorghum for tolerance to excess manganese in solution culture....Pages 727-730
Front Matter....Pages 713-713
Proline in relation to free radical production in seedlings of Brassica juncea raised under sodium chloride stress....Pages 731-734
Crop growth on an acidic duplex soil: variable yields did not reflect variable soil pH and yields were not improved by lime....Pages 735-738
Nutritional limitations of subsoils....Pages 739-742
A multichannel pH controller for solution culture systems....Pages 743-746
Effect of gypsum and lime on wheat growth in pots containing an acidic subsoil....Pages 747-750
Effect of exchangeable aluminium on the reduction of potato scab....Pages 751-754
Physiological responses of lupin roots to high pH....Pages 755-758
Variation in the growth of lupin species and genotypes on alkaline soil....Pages 759-762
High pH in the nutrient solution impairs water uptake in lupinus angustifolius L.....Pages 763-765
Screening species and cultivars for their tolerance to acidic soil conditions....Pages 767-770
Zn and δ15N in plants grown on the soil amended with activated sludge of various Zn levels....Pages 771-774
The binding of zinc in root cells of crop plants by phytic acid....Pages 775-778
What is the significance of herbicide-nutrient interactions on wheat?....Pages 779-782
Distribution of Cu and Zn in soils and mangroves ( Kandelia candel ) in a polluted estuary....Pages 783-786
Differences in the cadmium content of some common WA pasture plants supplied with a range of levels of cadmium....Pages 787-790
Production of SH compounds in higher plants of different tolerance to Cd....Pages 791-794
Effects of potassium and zinc fertilizers, gypsum and leaching on cadmium in the seed of poppies ( Papaver somniferum L.).....Pages 795-798
Back Matter....Pages 799-806