Plant Nutrition — Molecular Biology and Genetics: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Genetics and Molecular Biology of Plant Nutrition

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Inorganic Nitrogen Absorption by Plant Roots....Pages 1-16
Effect of Methionine Sulfoximine on the Induction of Nitrate Reductase and Metabolic Nitrate Pool Size in Barley Roots....Pages 17-20
Effect of N-Fertiliser Levels and Soil pH on Uptake of Trace Elements by Plants....Pages 21-24
Nutrient Composition Diversity□ in Wild and Common Wheat Grains....Pages 25-33
Uptake of Nitrate, Ammonium and Sulphate by Seedlings of Two Conifer Species: The Deciduous Larch and the Evergreen Scots Pine....Pages 35-38
Control of Protein Content in the Rice Phloem SAP....Pages 39-45
Effect of Different Irrigation Programs with Nitrogen Fertilizer Application on Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Fruit Quality in Tomato....Pages 47-51
Assesment of Periodical Nitrogen Use of Tomato Using a Computer Program....Pages 53-57
Genetic Manipulation of the Location of Nitrate Reduction and Its Effects on Plant Growth....Pages 59-63
The Strategy of the Wheat Plant in the Production of Grains at Reduced Nitrogen Availability....Pages 65-68
Regulation of Ammonium Distribution in Plants....Pages 69-82
Regulation of the Expression of Two New Members of the BCH Family of Genes, BCH3 and BCH4 , Which Encode Inducible High Affinity Nitrate Transporters in Hordeum Vulgare , with Relation to Nitrate Influx....Pages 83-94
Molecular Regulation of Phosphate Acquisition in Plants....Pages 95-103
Efflux and Influx as Factors in the Relative Abilities of Ryegrass and White Clover to Compete for Phosphate....Pages 105-110
Genetic Variation in Phosphorus Uptake of Cereal Cultivars....Pages 111-119
Low Phytic Acid Mutants and High Phytase Crops: Two Strategies to Improve the Availability of Phosphate....Pages 121-124
Identification and Characterisation of Two CDNAs Encoding Phosphate Transporters from Solanum Tuberosum ....Pages 125-135
The HAK1 and HAK2 Genes of Barley Encodehigh-Affinity K + Transporters That are also Presentin Arabidopsis....Pages 137-143
Regulation of Expression of Genes Encoding Phosphate Transporters in Barley Roots....Pages 145-150
Physiological and Genetic Aspects of Micronutrient Uptake by Higher Plants....Pages 151-186
Effect of Iron Deficiency on Translatable mRNA Populations in Root of Medicago Sativa (L.)....Pages 187-192
Zinc Status of Arid Soils, Its Response and Uptake by Wheat....Pages 193-197
Response of faba bean genotypes to low and high zinc levels....Pages 199-204
Genotypic Variation in the Response of Barley to Zinc Deficiency....Pages 205-221
Compartmentation of Manganese in the Vacuoles and in the Apoplast of Leaves in Relation to Genotypic Manganese Leaf-Tissue Tolerance in Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp....Pages 223-234
 Triticum Tauschii — A Potential Source of Genes for the Improvement of Zinc Efficiency in Bread Wheat....Pages 235-244
Tolerance of Groundnut Cultivars to Manganese Toxicity....Pages 245-252
Rhizosphere Acquisition Traits for Phenotyping Zn Efficient Rices ( Oryza sativa L.)....Pages 253-260
Enhancing Beans ( Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) as Sources of Bioavailable Iron through Genetic Selection....Pages 261-267
Isolation and Physiological Analysis of a Novel Arabidopsis Thaliana Mutant That Requires a High Level of Boron....Pages 269-275
The Role of Mycorrhizas in Plant P Nutrition: Fungal Uptake Kinetics and Genotype Variation....Pages 277-289
Membranes and Nutrition: Opportunities for Integration and Progress....Pages 291-301
Mycorrhizal Involvement in Plant Mineral Nutrition: A Molecular and Cell Biology Perspective....Pages 303-310
Plant Responses to Inadequate and Toxic Micronutrient Availability: General and Nutrient-Specific Mechanisms....Pages 311-326
Magnesium Transport and Aluminium Tolerance....Pages 327-332
Genetic Variability in Cesium Resistance in Rice ( Oryza Sativa L.)....Pages 333-339
Interaction of Nutrient and Water Deficiency on the Development of Rye ( Secale Cereale L) Genotypes....Pages 341-347
Potential for Breeding Medicago Spp. for Zinc Efficiency to Increase Tolerance to Rhizoctonia Solani ....Pages 349-352
Cytosolic Ca 2+ Activities in Intact Wheat Root Apical Cells Subjected to Aluminium Toxicity....Pages 353-358
Molecular Breeding of Barley for Droughted Low Input Agricultural Conditions....Pages 359-363
Maize Breeding for Tolerance to Low Nitrogen and Drought Stress in Thailand....Pages 365-370
The Physiology of Phosphorus Nutrition in Plants — Can We Assemble the Components into a Practical Model....Pages 371-377
The Effectiveness of Marker-Assisted Introgression in Backcross Breeding for Nutrient Traits of Self-Fertilizing Crops....Pages 379-385
Influences of Fertiliser Level on Bread-Making Quality in Swedish Grown Wheats....Pages 387-390
Genetic Variation of Nitrogen-Efficiency in Field Experiments with Oilseed Rape ( Brassica Napus L .)....Pages 391-395
New Rice Varieties to Control Rice Allergen....Pages 397-400
Comparison of Old and Modern Spring Barley Germplasm under Low and High Nitrogen Fertilisation....Pages 401-407
The Application of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) for Breeding MN Efficiency in Durum Wheat ( Triticum Turgidum L. Var. Durum )....Pages 409-416
Localisation of Genes for Zinc and Manganese Efficiency in Wheat and Rye....Pages 417-424
Strategies for the Investigation of N-Efficiency in Oilseed Rape....Pages 425-432
Molecular Markers Associated with Phosphorus Uptake and Internal Phosphorus-Use Efficiency in Rice....Pages 433-439
Back Matter....Pages 441-444