Plant Nutrition: Food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems through basic and applied research

Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Plant nutrition: Its role in sustainability of simple and complex agro-ecosystems....Pages 2-3
Plant nutrition research: Priorities to meet human needs for food in sustainable ways....Pages 4-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Molecular mechanisms of potassium and sodium transport in plants....Pages 10-11
Molecular biology of inducible high-affinity nitrate transport in higher plants....Pages 12-13
Genetic engineering of transgenic rice with barley strategy-II genes....Pages 14-15
Isolation and characterisation of Arabidopsis mutants related to boron nutrition....Pages 16-17
Phosphorus transport mechanisms in vascular plants: Supply meets complementarity....Pages 18-19
Molecular characterization of the effects of phosphorus on the development of root hairs in Arabidopsis....Pages 20-21
Confirmation and characterization of a major QTL for P uptake in rice....Pages 22-23
Regulatory levels of ammonium transport in response to varied N nutrition in tomato....Pages 24-25
Identification of members of the MIP family as urea transporters in Arabidopsis thaliana ....Pages 26-27
N use efficieny and amino acid transport in rape ( Brassica napus L.)....Pages 28-29
Overexpression of an endogenous citrate synthase gene in tobacco....Pages 30-31
Isolation and characterization of white lupin proteoid root expressed sequence tags (ESTs) associated with plant hormones....Pages 32-33
Cloning and characterization of two secreted acid phosphatases from rice calli....Pages 34-35
Characterization of secretory acid phosphatase gene of lupin roots and the transformation of the gene into tobacco plants....Pages 36-37
Function of the sulfate transporter Sultr2;1 in seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana ....Pages 38-39
Using macroarrays containing sugarcane ESTs to identify aluminium-induced genes in maize....Pages 40-41
Physiological characterisation of genes contributing to enhanced aluminium resistance in yeast....Pages 42-43
Effect of citrate overproduction on iron nutrition in plants....Pages 44-45
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Production of citrate-overproducing transgenic maize....Pages 46-47
Isolation and characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants sensitive to boron deficiency....Pages 48-49
Molecular analysis of nicotianamine synthesis in Strategy I and II plants....Pages 50-51
Fe sensing in Arabidopsis thaliana ....Pages 52-53
Increased iron efficiency in transgenic plants due to ectopic expression of nicotianamine synthase....Pages 54-55
Heavy-metal tolerant transgenic plants — Expression of the yeast metallothionein gene CUP1 in plants and evaluation of heavy-metal tolerance in transgenic plants at the stage of callus....Pages 56-57
Molecular insights into maize Na + /H + antiport....Pages 58-59
Nitrogen efficiency of contrasting rape ideotypes....Pages 60-61
Effect of drought stress and drought tolerance heredity on nitrogen efficiency of winter wheat....Pages 62-63
Genotypic variation in morphological traits of barley as affected by nitrogen supply....Pages 64-65
Sorghum nitrogen use efficiency in Colombia....Pages 66-67
Nitrogen uptake and remobilization in maize hybrids differing in leaf senescence....Pages 68-69
Phosphorus (P) uptake efficiency of doubled haploid lines of spring wheat derived from parents with different P uptake efficiency....Pages 70-71
Genetic variability in sorghum for P efficiency and responsiveness....Pages 72-73
Variability in soybean germ plasm for phosphorus uptake and use efficiency for dry matter yield....Pages 74-75
Identification and interaction analysis of QTL for phosphorus use efficiency in wheat seedlings....Pages 76-77
Inheritance of sulfur status in grain of maize ( Zea mays L. ) genotypes....Pages 78-79
Analysis of accumulation of mRNAs in response to S or Si nutrition using microarray....Pages 80-81
Overcoming wheat sterility problem with boron efficiency....Pages 82-83
Mapping of chromosome regions associated with increased vegetative zinc accumulation using a barley doubled haploid population....Pages 84-85
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Characterisation of maize cultivars in their adaptation to acid soils on the single plant level....Pages 86-87
Differential response and genetic analysis of acidic stress tolerance, with particular reference to aluminium stress tolerance in triticale....Pages 88-89
Influences of genotype and soil properties on corn potassium and magnesium status....Pages 90-91
Genetic variability in mineral accumulation of apple fruit....Pages 92-93
Genetic variation in rubber tree progenies: Macronutrients contents....Pages 94-95
Genetic differences for nutrients utilization efficiencies in winter triticale and spring wheat....Pages 96-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Possible functions of copper ions in cell wall loosening....Pages 100-101
Inhibitor-dependent stimulation of photosynthetic electron transport by far-red light in NO 3 − -and NH 4 + -grown plants of Phaseolus vulgaris L.....Pages 102-103
A role for stomatal conductance in nitrogen-limited growth?....Pages 104-105
Importance of Fe III reduction in the apoplast for meristematic growth and chlorosis....Pages 106-107
Recent advances on boron in wheat reproduction — A mini-review....Pages 108-109
How to include mineral nutrition in crop growth models? The example of phosphorus on maize....Pages 110-111
Influence of Mo on the metabolism of nitrogen in winter wheat cultivars with different Mo efficiency....Pages 112-113
Regulation of growth by phosphorus supply in whole tomato plants....Pages 114-115
The effect of sulphur deficiency on ion accumulation with special reference to 15 N and 35 S transport in chickpea....Pages 116-117
Determination of Mn and Cu efficiency of crop plants in pot experiments....Pages 118-119
Cytosolic glutamine synthetase (GS 1 ): posttranslational regulation and role in nitrogen remobilization from leaves of non-transgenic and GS1 -over-expressing oilseed rape plants....Pages 120-121
Effect of nitrogen supply on individual kernel weight and 14 C partitioning in kernels of maize during lag phase and grain filling....Pages 122-123
Dynamic of root uptake of ammonium and nitrate by pear ( Pyrus communis L.) trees after growth resumption in spring....Pages 124-125
Nitrogen nutrition of bromeliads....Pages 126-127
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Cytokinin, nitrate reductase, and nitric oxide (NO): New insights into regulatory processes in nitrogen metabolism....Pages 128-129
Induction and growth of potato tubers as affected by nitrate....Pages 130-131
Regulation of the accumulation of β-Subunit of β-Conglycinin in nitrogen starved soybean (Glycine max L.) seed by amino acids and organic acids....Pages 132-133
Effects of long-term and short-term supply of NO 3 − or NH 4 + on Cytokinin levels and leaf expansion rate in tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum L. cv. Moneymaker)....Pages 134-135
Nitrate availability influence on the growth components of young peach trees....Pages 136-137
Induction of protein markers in tomato by calcium deficiency....Pages 138-139
Effects of temperature, relative humidity and light on the absorption and translocation of 45 Ca in the grafted tomato seedlings....Pages 140-141
Calcium localization in root cells, phosphorylation and water transport of root system influenced by low root temperature....Pages 142-143
A simple method for studying the early effects of nutrient deficiencies on root metabolism in small-seeded plants....Pages 144-145
Influence of phosphate fertilisation on the mineral nutrition and yield of barley on a soil with low plant-available phosphorus....Pages 146-147
Phosphate deficiency induced oxidative stress in bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.)....Pages 148-149
Chlorosis induced by iron deficiency is more severe in gibberellin-deficient dwarf plants....Pages 150-151
Inhibited leaf growth of plants grown in alkaline solution and on calcareous soils is a more sensitive Fe-deficiency symptom than leaf chlorosis....Pages 152-153
The influence of IAA and TIBA on iron concentration of maize seedlings....Pages 154-155
Assimilation and translocation of Mn applied to the leaf surface of barley grown at different Mn-deficiency levels....Pages 156-157
Rapid responses of cytoskeleton to short-term boron deprivation in maize and zucchini root apices....Pages 158-159
Short-term boron deprivation induces increased levels of cytoskeletal proteins in Arabidopsis roots....Pages 160-161
Characteristics of boron uptake in roots of sunflower by a putative boron transporter....Pages 162-163
Characterization of the boron compartmentation in roots of sunflower using two independent approaches....Pages 164-165
Effect of boron deficiency on the growth and carbohydrate metabolism of cotton....Pages 166-167
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
The role of boron in below-ground and above-ground growth of Norway spruce ( Picea abies ) trees and seedlings....Pages 168-169
Adaptive strategy of plants for survival under N, P, K limitation....Pages 170-171
Characterization of Brassica napus L. lines showing differences in total sulfur contents and cysteine desulfhydrase activities on the molecular level....Pages 172-173
Effects of silicon nutrition on metabolism and translocation of nutrients in rice plants....Pages 174-175
Influence of zeastimulin and laser irradiation on the contents of mineral elements in Zea mays L. seedlings....Pages 176-177
Influence of aluminium from AlCl 3 on differentiation and growth of Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill in in vitro conditions....Pages 178-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Roles of pumps, carriers and channels in plant cation nutrition....Pages 182-183
Involvement of plasma membrane H + -ATPase in nitrate uptake by maize genotypes....Pages 184-185
Adaptation of plasma membrane H + -ATPase of proteoid roots of white lupin ( Lupinus albus L.) to phosphorus deficiency....Pages 186-187
The sulphate transporter gene family....Pages 188-189
Permeability and channel-mediated transport of boric acid across plant membranes. An explanation for differential B uptake in plants....Pages 190-191
Two pieces of the zinc efficiency puzzle: Root-Zn influx and Zn compartmentation in the shoot....Pages 192-193
A metal-binding LEA protein trafficks micronutrients in the phloem of Ricinus communis L.....Pages 194-195
VIC channels: Their contribution to mineral element uptake and toxicity....Pages 196-197
Influence of membrane surface charge on nutrient uptake by plants....Pages 198-199
Interaction of ion-transport mechanisms at the plasmalemma of plant cells....Pages 200-201
Adaptive mechanisms in response to external sulfate deprivation before onset of intracellular sulfur starvation....Pages 202-203
Effect of calcium channel blocker on the growth dynamics of plants studied by laser interference auxanometry....Pages 204-205
Mechanism of nitrogen release from roots of intact wheat plants ( Triticum aestivum L.)....Pages 206-207
Identification of organic forms of nitrogen in soils and possible direct uptake by plants....Pages 208-209
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Effects of N deprivation and nitrate pulses on NRT1 and NRT2 transcript levels and nitrate influx rate in Brassica napus L.....Pages 210-211
Evidence for direct organic nitrogen uptake by plants using specific tracer proteins....Pages 212-213
Assimilation and remobilization of 15 N by Pisum sativum ....Pages 214-215
Allocation of 11 C-labelld photosynthates in wheat plants....Pages 216-217
Distribution of micronutrients in maize grain and their mobilisation during germination....Pages 218-219
Effect of nitrogen form on water, N, and K uptake of Phaseolus vulgaris L. grown in a split-root system....Pages 220-221
Bottle-necks for nutrient acquisition of maize at low root temperatures....Pages 222-223
Retranslocation of zinc from older leaves to younger leaves and roots in wheat cultivars differing in zinc efficiency....Pages 224-225
Retranslocation of Zn from leaves as important factor for zinc efficiency of rice genotypes....Pages 226-227
Release of water-dissolved nitrous oxide by plants: Does the transpiration water flow contribute to the emission of dissolved N 2 O by sunflower?....Pages 228-229
Sugar palm, a novel model plant for phloem sap analysis....Pages 230-231
Nutrient concentrations of phloem sap of aromatic coconut grown under various nutrient conditions....Pages 232-233
Detection of antioxidant enzyme activities in the phloem sap of sugar palm....Pages 234-235
Chemical movements in the above-ground part of Japanese morning-glory (Ipomoea nil) during flowering....Pages 236-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
What mutations and alterations in pectins might tell us about architecture and function in plant cell walls....Pages 240-241
Apoplastic pH in roots of Lupinus angustifolius L. in response to pH > 6....Pages 242-243
The leaf apoplast: a central compartment in plant nitrogen utilisation....Pages 244-245
Can leaf apoplastic manganese and silicon concentrations explain Si-enhanced manganese tolerance of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.?....Pages 246-247
Apoplastic factors regulate the AKT2/3-type potassium channels....Pages 248-249
Changes in the xylem sap composition and variations in the nutrient translocation rate of poplar dependent on the nutrient supply and the time of the day....Pages 250-251
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Engineering plants expressing calcium and pH indicators in the cytoplasm and the apoplast....Pages 252-253
The significance of the apoplast for the nutrient acquisition of ectomycorrhizal root systems....Pages 254-255
Uptake of mineral cations into Bactris gasipaes roots and structure of the rhizodermis....Pages 256-257
Mechanism of silicon-mediated manganese tolerance of Cucumis sativus L.: Effect of silicon nutrition on manganese concentration in the intercellular washing fluid....Pages 258-259
Aluminium inhibits the apoplastic solute by-pass-flow in Zea mays L.....Pages 260-261
Cell-wall composition modulates aluminium toxicity....Pages 262-263
Peroxidase activity in the leaf apoplast is a sensitive marker for Mn toxicity and Mn tolerance in Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp....Pages 264-265
Cation-specific exchange capacity of cell wall material isolated from roots of plant species differing in Al resistance....Pages 266-267
Axial and lateral transport of calcium, magnesium and potassium in. Ricinus communis ....Pages 268-269
Nutrient transport in the xylem of intact plants — dirunal variation and response to nutrient availability....Pages 270-271
Nitrogenous compounds in the xylem sap affected by grapevine rootstocks....Pages 272-273
The role of the leaf apoplast in iron nutrition of plants....Pages 274-275
Potassium transport in bundle sheath cells of maize and its role for plant nutrition....Pages 276-277
Sugar metabolism in expanding husk leaf of flint corn ( Zea mays L.) genotypes differing in husk leaf size....Pages 278-279
Distribution of ions within leaves after application to the leaf blade....Pages 280-281
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Impact of mineral nutrients in plants on human nutrition on a worldwide scale....Pages 284-285
Micronutrient interactions in humans: Setting goals for plant breeders and agronomists....Pages 286-287
Rice plant nutritional and human nutritional characteristics role in human Cd toxicity....Pages 288-289
Influence of the field water management on accumulation of arsenic and cadmium in paddy rice....Pages 290-291
Screening of genotypes with low cadmium content in soybean seed and rice grains....Pages 292-293
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Influence of sulphur and nitrogen supply on flavour and health-affecting compounds in Brassicaceae ....Pages 294-295
Mother plant nutrition and growing conditions affect assimilates and emergence quality of hybrid sweet pepper seeds....Pages 296-297
Effect of nitrogen supply on yield and quality of broccoli....Pages 298-299
Yield and quality of greenhouse lettuce as affected by form of N fertiliser and light supply....Pages 300-301
Relationship between oxalate synthesis and nitrate reduction in spinach ( Spinacia oleracea L.) plants tracing by 13 C and 15 N....Pages 302-303
Influence of N form (NO 3 − vs. NH 4 + ) and salinity on tomato yield and fruit composition....Pages 304-305
Influence of N form on growth and water status of tomato plants....Pages 306-307
Different water supply influences growth and fruit quality in tomato. ( Lycopersicon esculentum L.)....Pages 308-309
Fruit growth and Ca and K accumulation in the fruits of tomato grown under a spectral filter....Pages 310-311
Reduced N and K application increases the uptake of Ca and improves the quality of Poinsettia ( Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. Ex Klotzsch)....Pages 312-313
Reduced phosphorus availability as a method to reduce chemical growth regulation and to improve plant quality....Pages 314-315
Mineral nutrition in tissue culture: Influence on propagation and quality of the plantlets....Pages 316-317
Effect of fertilisation schedules on sugar storage in roots of an ornamental shrub ( Ligustrum ovalifolium )....Pages 318-319
Absorption, storage and mobilisation of nitrogen and phosphorus in an ornamental shrub ( Ligustrum ovalifolium ) during a two year fertilisation experiment....Pages 320-321
Nutritional aspects of high quality production of Arabica coffee....Pages 322-323
Productivity and quality response of tea to balanced nutrient management — Examples from China tea gardens....Pages 324-325
Response of mulberry to nitrogen and sulphate of potash on yield and quality of leaf, in relation to sustainable cocoon production and grainage parameters....Pages 326-327
A preliminary nutritional explanation for variations in resin quality from wild frankincense ( Boswellia sacra ) trees in the Dhofar region of the Sultanate of Oman....Pages 328-329
Influence of rootstock on malate and tartrate accumulation during grape ( Vitis vinifera L. CVS. cot and negrette) berry development....Pages 330-331
Effect of different fertilisation management on photosynthesis, yield and fruit quality of peach....Pages 332-333
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Lipid biosynthesis in rapeseed as influenced by sulphur nutrition....Pages 334-335
Nitrogen fertilisation of transgenic winter oilseed rape....Pages 336-337
Remote sensing — a tool for site-specific N management in sugar beet production without impacts on technical beet quality?....Pages 338-339
The effect of split nitrogen application on grain protein concentration of wheat....Pages 340-341
Grain yield and quality of winter wheat varieties as affected by different nutrient supply....Pages 342-343
Physiological aspects of wheat genotypes differing in protein content....Pages 344-345
Effect of location and variety on the content of minerals in German and Polish potato cultivars....Pages 346-347
The effect of different environmental conditions on the starch quality of Polish and German potato cultivars....Pages 348-349
Grain iron concentration in Thai rice germplasm....Pages 350-351
Short term transport of iron and copper to various parts of wheat grains....Pages 352-353
Influence of micronutrients on growth and yield of banana ( Musa sp.) cv. Robusta (AAA)....Pages 354-355
Effects of zinc and boron fertilisation on improving fruit yields in papaya ( Carica papaya L.) cv. Co5....Pages 356-357
Yield and nutritional qualities of two tomato ( Lycopersicon lycopersicum Karst) varieties as influenced by boron fertilisation in a tropical environment....Pages 358-359
Translocation of heavy metals in soil-plant system....Pages 360-361
Effect of the application of spent flue gas desulfurization absorbent residue on the development of potato gangrene....Pages 362-363
Seasonal nutrient variation in the phloem tissue of chestnut and its susceptibility to blight....Pages 364-365
Possible factors involved in the establishment of chemically induced systemic acquired resistance in barley....Pages 366-367
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Avenues for increasing salt tolerance of crops....Pages 370-371
Increasing the drought tolerance in tropical maize — from research on plant-water relations to impacts in farmers’ fields....Pages 372-373
Osmotic adjustment in different leaf structures of semileafless pea ( Pisum sativum L.) subjected to water stress....Pages 374-375
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Quantification of root water extraction under salinity and drought....Pages 376-377
Physiological traits of sodium toxicity and salt tolerance....Pages 378-379
Response of leaf elongation and nutrient status in growing leaves of wheat to salintiy....Pages 380-381
Vegetative approach to manage poor water quality in central California....Pages 382-383
Photosynthetic activity and the change of sugar content in stressed rye and triticale genotypes....Pages 384-385
Comparison of two methods for the determination of plant-induced gradients in soil osmotic potential — TDR-technique versus micro suction cups....Pages 386-387
Variability of soil water and nitrogen as causes of yield variability in heterogeneous fields....Pages 388-389
Characterizing site specific differences in water availability....Pages 390-391
Development of a non-contacting method for the determination of the plant water status....Pages 392-393
Effect of fertiliser application on the growth and water use efficiency of wheat in semi-arid area in North China Plain....Pages 394-395
Effects of water quality and nitrogen on yield, yield components and water use efficiency of barley....Pages 396-397
Interaction of N supply and water relations in Eucalyptus globulus Labill....Pages 398-399
Why is physiological water-use efficiency lower under low nitrogen supply?....Pages 400-401
The effect of low nitrogen supply on yield and water-use efficiency of sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas L.)....Pages 402-403
Salt resistance of maize: Recent developments....Pages 404-405
Salt tolerance in Sesuvium portulacastrum ....Pages 406-407
Physiological behaviour of two chickpea Tunisian varieties irrigated with saline nutrient solution....Pages 408-409
The effects of salinity on five banana genotypes ( Musa spp)....Pages 410-411
Salt sensitivity of the common bean Phaseolus vulgaris x Rhizobium symbiosis in relation to the ionic status of nodules....Pages 412-413
Comparison of strategies of halophytes from different plant families to avoid salt injury....Pages 414-415
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Large accumulation of sodium in leaves may be compatible with normal growth....Pages 416-417
Salt sensitivity and K/Na selectivity in Setaria verticillata ....Pages 418-419
K/Na selectivity for secretion into the xylem in triticale (X- Triticosecale Wittmack)....Pages 420-421
Micronutrient sprays as a tool to increase tolerance of faba bean and wheat plants to salinity....Pages 422-423
Wheat seedlings response to interactive effects of Cu and salinity....Pages 424-425
Interaction of salinity and boron toxicity in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)....Pages 426-427
Root cultures for elucidating tomato root reactions to NaCl stress....Pages 428-429
Stomatal regulation in long-term salt-treated Medicago arborea and Medicago citrina ....Pages 430-431
Nutrient solution concentration effects on growth and photosynthesis of tomato grown hydroponically....Pages 432-433
Investigation of sulfolipid contents and their rate of biosynthesis in halophytes treated with different salt concentrations....Pages 434-435
Interactive effects of plant hormones (GA3 or ABA) and salinity on growth and some metabolites of wheat seedlings....Pages 436-437
Nutrition of vigna plants on a gypsum amended saline-sodic soil....Pages 438-439
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Aluminium and heavy metal toxicity and resistance — Lessons to be learnt from similarities and differences....Pages 442-443
Some mechanisms of zinc and cadmium detoxification in a zinc and cadmium hyper-accumulating plant species ( Thlaspi )....Pages 444-445
Mechanisms of heavy metal resistance in Silene vulgaris ....Pages 446-447
Physiological characterisation of root cell Cd 2+ absorption and translocation to shoots in Brassica ....Pages 448-449
Aluminium resistance of Norway spruce: Root exudation versus immobilisation in roots....Pages 450-451
Avoidance of aluminium toxicity: Role of root border cells....Pages 452-453
Mechanisms of higher tolerance of Al stress in phosphorus deficient maize seedlings: The significance of phenolics in Al resistance....Pages 454-455
Copper resistance in Silene armeria ecotypes: Does co-tolerance play a role?....Pages 456-457
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Copper uptake and transport patterns in pseudometallophytes from soils with a large range of Cu concentrations....Pages 458-459
Metal accumulation by different plant species grown in contaminated media....Pages 460-461
Growth, cadmium, and zinc contents of wheat grown on various soils enriched with cadmium and zinc....Pages 462-463
Comparison of nickel toxicity and resistance strategies of cabbage plants grown in soil with addition of inorganic and organic Ni (II) complexes....Pages 464-465
The responses of Eucalyptus camaldulensis to elevated concentrations of Mn....Pages 466-467
Effect of citrate on the uptake of copper and cadmium by Lupinus albus, Lupinus luteus and Lupinus angustifolius ....Pages 468-469
Effect of different cultivation techniques on thallium uptake of the Tl hyperaccumulator candytuft ( Iberis intermedia ) and Tl binding forms in the soil....Pages 470-471
Plant growth and cadmium distribution in plants of Brazilian tobacco cultivars as affected by cadmium in nutrient solution....Pages 472-473
Accumulation of selenium and chromium in seeds of haricot bean....Pages 474-475
Physiological and biochemical traits of rice ( Oryza sativa L.) genotypes associated with tolerance of iron toxicity....Pages 476-477
The effect of different stains of AMF on growth and heavy metal uptake of cucumber ( Cucumis sativus )....Pages 478-479
Arbuscular mycorrhizal effect on heavy metal uptake of ryegrass ( Lolium p erenne L.) in pot culture with polluted soils....Pages 480-481
Effect of farmyard manure on relative sorption of copper, zinc, cobalt, and cadmium in soils from semi-arid and humid regions of India....Pages 482-483
Humic soil reclamators as depressors of heavy metal (radionuclide) accumulation by plants....Pages 484-485
Regulatory mechanisms of Al-induced secretion of organic acids anions — Involvement of ABA in the Al-induced secretion of oxalate in buckwheat....Pages 486-487
Differential regulation of Al-induced release of malate and K + in the root apex of wheat....Pages 488-489
Exudation of organic acid anions by different maize cultivars as affected by phosphorus deficiency and aluminium toxicity....Pages 490-491
Aluminium-induced exudation of citrate from the root tip of Zea mays (L.): Are differential impacts of Al on citrate metabolism involved in genotypical differences?....Pages 492-493
Exudation of organic acid anions from root apices as an aluminium resistance mechanism in maize....Pages 494-495
The use of nutrient-film technique for monitoring Al (Al citrate) effects on root development and nutrient uptake in roots of Triticum aestivum L.....Pages 496-497
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Organic acid-anion exudation and aluminium: The role of plant species, pH, biodegradation and time....Pages 498-499
Characteristics of citrate secretion under aluminium stress in soybean ( Glycine max L.)....Pages 500-501
Erbium-activated malate efflux supports the “malate hypothesis” of differential aluminium resistance in wheat....Pages 502-503
Does root exudation of phenolics play a role in aluminium resistance in maize ( Zea mays L.)?....Pages 504-505
Organic acid root-tip tissue-concentration in Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria ruziziensis ....Pages 506-507
Effect of aluminium on exudation of organic acid anions in tea plants....Pages 508-509
Effects of temporary contact with Al ions on the plasma-membrane permeability of root-tip cells in seven plant species....Pages 510-511
The significance of phenolic compounds in roots of different age on Al resistance of some common woody plants....Pages 512-513
Study on aluminium resistance in relation to organic-acid anion exudation from roots of PEPC transgenic rice plants....Pages 514-515
Effect of aluminium on root morphology of Hydrangea macrophylla ....Pages 516-517
Changes in protein content and protease activity in roots of Zea mays (L.) in response to short-term aluminium treatment....Pages 518-519
Effects of heterogeneous Al and supply on root growth and screening of maize cultivars differing in Al resistance....Pages 520-521
The influence of aluminium and manganese toxicity in the soil on the bioaccumulation of Al and Mn in two cultivars of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)....Pages 522-523
Effect of lanthanum on growth and composition of mineral nutrients of Phaseolus vulgaris L var. nanus and Zea mays L. conv. saccharata ....Pages 524-525
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
Use of modelling to understand plant nutrient acquisition....Pages 528-529
Phosphorus Efficiency of Wheat, Maize and Groundnut Grown in Low Phosphorus-Supplying Soil....Pages 530-531
Identification of phosphorus solubilizing active components (PSAC) from root cell wall of groundnut having better growth on an infertile soil among several legume crops....Pages 532-533
Measuring and modelling phosphorus uptake by root hairs....Pages 534-535
Experimental approaches for studying rhizosphere chemistry and nutrient uptake of tree roots by in-situ methods....Pages 536-537
Control of root epidermal patterning: Effects of Fe- and P-deficiency....Pages 538-539
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
Use of influx kinetic equations of nitrate transport systems and field experiment data for modelling N uptake in winter oilseed rape ( Brassica napus L.)....Pages 540-541
Phosphorus efficiency of cabbage varieties....Pages 542-543
Root exudation of organic anions by cabbage, carrot and potato plants as affected by P supply....Pages 544-545
Use of plasma membrane vesicles for examination of phosphorus deficiency-induced root excretion of citrate in cluster roots of white lupin ( Lupinus albus L.)....Pages 546-547
Better growth and phosphorus nutrition of sorghum and wheat following organic acid secreting crops....Pages 548-549
Ethylene regulates common bean root growth in adaptation to P deficiency....Pages 550-551
Acquisition of phosphorus in potato ( Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Désirée) with altered carbohydrate partitioning between shoot and roots....Pages 552-553
Mobilization of soil phosphorus by low-molecular-weight organic acids....Pages 554-555
Exudation of organic acids by spinach and the mobilization of Cu, Zn and Cd in soil....Pages 556-557
Regulation of phosphorus solubilization by light conditions on shoot in legumes....Pages 558-559
Phytate as a source of phosphorus for the growth of transgenic Trifolium subterraneum ....Pages 560-561
Utilization of acid phosphatase for recycling-use of phosphorus....Pages 562-563
Organic acid exudation by roots of Norway spruce grown in hydroponic culture or in soil....Pages 564-565
Mechanisms of phosphorus efficiency in maize....Pages 566-567
Ion exchange and water uptake of coarse roots of mature Norway spruce trees ( Picea abies L. Karst.)....Pages 568-569
Effect of potassium uptake by crop species on solubilization of silicate in a soil....Pages 570-571
Non-destructive method for sampling the soil solution in the rhizosphere....Pages 572-573
Effect of Fe plaque on Zn uptake and rhizosphere Zn acquisition of rice lines with different Zn efficiency....Pages 574-575
Modeling growth and distribution of maize ( Zea mays L.) roots under field conditions in the eastern plains of Colombia....Pages 576-577
Internal phosphorus concentration modifies the initiation, growth and functioning of cluster roots in Hakea prostrata R. Br.....Pages 578-579
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
Analysis of influence of nutrient concentration on root growth dynamics by means of digital image sequence processing....Pages 580-581
Use of a mechanistic model to predict potassium uptake in the field by sugar beet and wheat and its depletion in the rhizosphere....Pages 582-583
Quantification of root growth of young corn plants ( Zea mays L.) at a transparent surface under the influence of soil bulk density....Pages 584-585
Exotically long and prolific root hairs of Arabidopsis, corn and wheat grown in a phosphate nutrient buffer system....Pages 586-587
Root growth dynamics of Vicia faba and its implication with the K supply....Pages 588-589
The role of root architecture in P acquisition efficiency of different root systems: a case study with common bean and rice....Pages 590-591
Root weight as a principal factor responsible for difference in nitrogen absorption among Orchardgrass ( Dactylis glomerata L.), Meadow Fescue ( Festuca elatior L.) and Timothy (Phleum pratense L.) during first growing period....Pages 592-593
Evaluation of the rhizosphere pH of two sorghum genotypes in presence of three aluminium saturations and three potassium levels in soil....Pages 594-595
Rhizosphere chemistry and soil exploration by seedlings of beech and spruce in a rhizotrone experiment....Pages 596-597
Model calculations of the rhizosphere aluminium chemistry in acid forest soils....Pages 598-599
A mechanistic model to describe the effect of complexing root exudates on transport and uptake of soil nutrients....Pages 600-601
Modelling the effects of soil and fertilizer-P on crop growth, P-uptake and soil-P in arable farming....Pages 602-603
A two dimensional simulation model of phosphorus uptake including crop growth and P response....Pages 604-605
Physiological responses of pea to iron deficiency induced by bicarbonate....Pages 606-607
Effects of bicarbonate and anaerobiosis on both ferric reducing capacity and ethylene production by roots of Fe-deficient cucumber plants....Pages 608-609
Nondestructive imaging of water uptake and development of a living root by neutron beam....Pages 610-611
Boron effects on rhizosphere acidification in canola....Pages 612-613
Front Matter....Pages 615-615
Molecular control of carbon-nitrogen interactions in symbiotic nitrogen fixation....Pages 616-617
Molecular biology of signal exchange in the Rhizobium/Sinorhizobium/Mesorhizobium legume symbiosis....Pages 618-619
Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal application on the distribution of phosphorus and iron in the rhizosphere soils of sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.)....Pages 620-621
Front Matter....Pages 615-615
Nutrient requirements (N, P, S) of microbial biomass formation in a regosol of Japan....Pages 622-623
Evolution of soluble organic carbon in the rhizosphere and in corresponding non-rhizosphere soil in field-grown oilseed rape and barley. Immobilisation and turn-over of sulphur-35 in the rhizosphere soil....Pages 624-625
Effects of root exudates on nutrient availability in the rhizosphere....Pages 626-627
Xylem and phloem transport of micronutrients....Pages 628-629
Colonisation with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mossae enhanced phosphorus uptake from dry soil in Sorghum bicolor L....Pages 630-631
Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizae inoculation on growth of maize and green pepper plants in phosphorus- and zinc-deficient soil....Pages 632-633
Survival of Azotobacter chroococcum in the rhizosphere of three different wheat crosses: Effect of AM fungi....Pages 634-635
Utilisation of iron from the fungal hydroxamate siderophores Fe fusarinines and Fe dimerum acid by strategy I and strategy II plants....Pages 636-637
Uptake of metal cations by the extraradical mycelium of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus from calcareous soil supplied with high and low levels of phosphorus....Pages 638-639
A test of the significance of mycorrhizal hyphae in utilising native organic phosphorus in soils from different farming systems....Pages 640-641
Studying magnesium transport across and via mycorrhiza of Norway spruce roots....Pages 642-643
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve early forest-tree establishment....Pages 644-645
Effect of phosphorus application and ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculation on biomass production of Eucalyptus urophylla plantation in South China....Pages 646-647
Growth of mycorrhizal Phoenix canariensis plants under three different cultivation systems....Pages 648-649
Differential expression of hexose-regulated fungal genes within Amanita muscaria/Populus tremula × tremuloides ectomycorrhizas....Pages 650-651
Metabolite transport in indeterminate Vicia faba L. nodules: Structural and functional studies....Pages 652-653
N 2 fixation estimated by 15 N natural abundance can be erroneous because of changes in 15 N discrimination during N uptake....Pages 654-655
A study of the effect of soil-available N and indigenous rhizobial population on the growth and yield of soybean and prediction by models of the necessity to inoculate....Pages 656-657
Effect of rhizobial inoculants and soil-available nitrogen on strain effectiveness and competition for nodulation in some legumes....Pages 658-659
Nitrogen fixation potential of rhizobium strains associated with two cultivars of chickpea....Pages 660-661
Front Matter....Pages 615-615
The use of associative diazotrophs with different rates of N fertilisation and compost to enhance N 2 fixation and growth of wheat....Pages 662-663
The influence of some Bradyrhizobium and Rhizobium strains as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on the growth and yield of sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L.) plants under drought stress....Pages 664-665
Stimulation of wheat growth and N fixation through Azospirillum and Rhizobium inoculation: A field trial with 15 N techniques....Pages 666-667
Phosphate mobilising microorganisms and their influence on the productivity of plants....Pages 668-669
Phosphorus use-efficiency of soybean as affected by phosphorus application and inoculation....Pages 670-671
Evaluation of some carriers for Thiobacillus inoculants used along with sulphur to increase uptake of some nutrients by corn and improve its performance....Pages 672-673
Influence of growth-promoting bacteria from Uzbekistan and Germany on the growth and nutrient uptake of cotton and wheat on different soils....Pages 674-675
Nitrogen release of wheat roots grown under semi-sterile in comparison to unsterile conditions....Pages 676-677
Exudation of nitrogenous compounds by clover and ryegrass in sterile and non-sterile micro-lysimeters....Pages 678-679
Uptake of organic labelled sulphur by oilseed rape and barley in the rhizosphere and in corresponding non-rhizosphere soil....Pages 680-681
Allelopathy versus competition between plants and microbes....Pages 682-683
Effect of rhizosphere indole-3-acetic acid on growth and phosphorus nutrition of maize plants ( Zea mays L.)....Pages 684-685
Effect of long-term fertilisation and cropping systems on selected soil enzyme activities....Pages 686-687
Root production and turnover in Populus grown under elevated CO 2 using a free air enrichment system POPFACE....Pages 688-689
Front Matter....Pages 691-691
Precision agriculture: A challenge for crop nutrition management....Pages 692-693
Tractor based remote sensing for variable nitrogen fertilizer application....Pages 694-695
Bioassays to improve the determination of P and K availability in soil for fertilization recommendations....Pages 696-697
Uptake of fresh and residual P fertilisers by Lolium perenne in two Swiss agricultural soils....Pages 698-699
Fluid fertilisers — A better solution for growing wheat in alkaline soils?....Pages 700-701
The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTEC®) — Comparisons with DCD in model studies and field applications....Pages 702-703
Front Matter....Pages 691-691
Efficiency of foliar Zn fertilizers in coffee and citrus....Pages 704-705
Determining P and N status of a tropical timber species (teak): Assessment of ‘quick’ chemical tests and a root phosphatase assay....Pages 706-707
Corn stalk nitrate concentration profile: Implications for the end-of-season stalk nitrate test....Pages 708-709
Diagnosing nitrogen requirements of potatoes in farmers’ crops....Pages 710-711
Nutrition diagnosis of potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) using leaf petiole sap....Pages 712-713
Critical phosphate (P) and inorganic phosphate (Pi) concentrations for the growth of winter oilseed rape ( Brassica napus )....Pages 714-715
Suitability of the SPAD meter and the petiole nitrate test for nitrogen management in nursery potatoes....Pages 716-717
Nitrogen levels and its correlation with the chlorophyll content in three coffee cultivars....Pages 718-719
Chlorophyll content distribution in leaves, stems, and ears in winter wheat....Pages 720-721
Effect of water stress on chlorophyll meter readings in winter wheat....Pages 722-723
Modelling conversion factors for leaf analyses from fruiting and nonfruiting terminals of citrus to asses the nutrient status of trees....Pages 724-725
Laser-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to determine the nitrogen status of plants....Pages 726-727
Reference populations for evaluation of the nutritional status of coffee by DRIS....Pages 728-729
Towards a simple, generic modelling approach for developing site-specific nitrogen management strategies in irrigated rice....Pages 730-731
Field scale variability of N 2 -fixation in legume and grass mixtures....Pages 732-733
Use of xylem sap to determine differences in the availability of mineral elements in soils....Pages 734-735
Soil properties and plant elemental compositions of faba bean at the flowering stage....Pages 736-737
Using resin-extraction of soil nutrients for genotype selection and fertility management....Pages 738-739
The attempt to utilize chemical composition of soil solution in fertilization diagnostics....Pages 740-741
Potassium availability indices and plant response....Pages 742-743
Front Matter....Pages 691-691
Soil potassium determination in pasture soils in the basque country....Pages 744-745
Nitrogen fertilizer recommendation for sugar beet according to the EUF soil testing system....Pages 746-747
Net mineralization of organic N in soils related to EUF (Electroultrafiltration) extractable organic N, organic C, nitrate and growth....Pages 748-749
Importance of EUF-extractable organic C for soil N mineralization and for N management of sugar beet....Pages 750-751
NIR-Spectroscopy to estimate soil nitrogen supply....Pages 752-753
The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTEC®) for use in agricultural and horticultural crops — an overview....Pages 754-755
Influence of soil parameters on the efficiency of the new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTEC®)....Pages 756-757
The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTEC®) — Effects on yield and quality of agricultural and horticultural crops....Pages 758-759
The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTEC ®) allows increased N-efficiency with simplified fertilizing strategies....Pages 760-761
A new nitrification inhibitor (DMPP) improves the nitrogen fertilizer efficiency in citrus-growing systems....Pages 762-763
Field evaluation of DMPP as a nitrification inhibitor in the area irrigated by the Canal d’Urgell (Northeast Spain)....Pages 764-765
The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP — effects on gaseous emissions (N 2 O, CO 2 , CH 4 ) from soil under field conditions....Pages 766-767
Nitrous oxide emissions from injected 15 N-labelled cattle slurry into grassland soil as affected by DMPP nitrification inhibitor....Pages 768-769
The effect of nitrogen supply by NH 4 -beaker-deposits on tomatoes....Pages 770-771
Effect of calcareous irrigation water and N-management on the Ca 2+ and SO 4 2− distribution in sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L. )....Pages 772-773
Effect of acetylene generated from carbide on nitrification in soil, yield of irrigated maize and growth of maize seedlings....Pages 774-775
Release of nitrogen from two controlled release fertilizers....Pages 776-777
Fertiliser and irrigation best management practices (BMPs) for optimal citrus production and water quality in sandy entisols of Florida....Pages 778-779
Effect of N fertilisation in a young ‘Lane Late’ orchard fertigated by drip irrigation....Pages 780-781
Effect of fertigation timing and aeration on nitrogen dynamics in Chinese cabbage cultivation....Pages 782-783
Front Matter....Pages 691-691
Optimization of Anthurium andreanum mineral nutrition in soilless culture under tropical conditions....Pages 784-785
Effect of fertigation timetable on growth and nitrogen content of an ornamental shrub ( Ligustrum ovalifolium L.)....Pages 786-787
Effect of foliar fertilisation with magnesium, sulfur, manganese and boron to sugar beet, oilseed rape, and cereals....Pages 788-789
Effect of different methods of fertilisation on grape yield in Qazvin....Pages 790-791
Effects of foilar applied K on California cotton....Pages 792-793
Response of broad bean ( Vicia faba ) to method of phosphorus application and foliar application of micronutrients....Pages 794-795
Immobilization of fertilizer nitrogen and consequences for nitrogen fertilization of cereals....Pages 796-797
Yield and quality of winter oilseed rape related to nitrogen supply....Pages 798-799
Effect of rate, timing and form of nitrogen application on yield formation and nitrogen balance in oilseed rape production....Pages 800-801
Tânzania grass: Nitrogen distribution in shoots and utilization....Pages 802-803
Agro-physiological responses of tropical maize cultivars to nitrogen fertilization in the moist savanna of West Africa....Pages 804-805
Nitrogen and chlormequatchloride on cotton cultivar....Pages 806-807
Nitrogen dynamics in irrigated grapevines ( Vitis vinifera )....Pages 808-809
Effect of plant population density and nitrogen fertilization on yield and yield components of some white and yellow maize hybrids under drip irrigation system in sandy soil....Pages 810-811
Effectiveness of mineral fertilizer use on calcareous chernozems....Pages 812-813
Influence of weed competition and fertiliser application on soil nutrients and performance of weeds and maize....Pages 814-815
Effect of S and N nutrition on N-accumulation and N-harvest in rapeseed-niustard ( Brassica juncea L. and Brassica campestris L.)....Pages 816-817
Effect of increasing N and P application rates on grain yield of winter wheat in long-term fertilization experiments....Pages 818-819
Response of selected crops to K fertilization on major soil types in South Vietnam....Pages 820-821
Potassium distribution and use efficiency in Brachiaria decumbens ....Pages 822-823
Front Matter....Pages 691-691
Corn yield and potassium accumulation related to potassium fertilizer rates....Pages 824-825
Direct, cumulative and residual effect of P-fertilizer applied at different times to wheat and barley under the dryland conditions of Turkey....Pages 826-827
Physiological and biochemical responses of two precocious varieties of wheat to phosphate rock and TSP fertilisation in semi-arid land....Pages 828-829
Role of phosphorus on mineral nutrient concentrations and their ratios in rice....Pages 830-831
Fluid fertilisers — An efficient source of P for calcareous soils....Pages 832-832
Manganese nutrition of wheat as affected by phosphorus and manganese application to a calcareous soil....Pages 834-835
Sulphur supply and the optimisation of the yield of wheat....Pages 836-837
Yield losses in groundnut due to micronutrient deficiencies in calcareous soils of India....Pages 838-839
Effects of Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu fertilization on the yield and grain quality of wheat in the calcareous soils of Iran....Pages 840-841
Influence of N, P, K, Ca and Mg rates on leaf micronutrient concentration of ‘Navaho’ blackberry....Pages 842-843
Plant availability of sulfur from organic fertilisers....Pages 844-845
Phosphorus availability to maize plants from sewage sludge treated with Fe compounds....Pages 846-847
Degradation of chlorinated aromatic acids from sludge compost in soils....Pages 848-849
Responce of faba bean crop to phosphatic, foliar and bio-fertilization under new reclaimed sandy soil conditions....Pages 850-851
Boron uptake by plants as affected by organic matter....Pages 852-853
Influence of different fertilization systems on the sulphur content of podzoluvisols and wheat grains....Pages 854-855
Prominent nitrogen uptake response to cattle feces by specific plant species....Pages 856-857
Mineralization patterns of nitrogen in waste-compost and responses of rice crop....Pages 858-859
Root partial contact with localized organic matter increased 59 Fe uptake and alleviated lime-induced chlorosis of young apple trees....Pages 860-861
Non-root nutrition with vermicompost extracts as the way of ecological optimisation....Pages 862-863
Front Matter....Pages 691-691
Mineral fertiliser consumption and crop yields in Slovakia in the period 1989–1999....Pages 864-865
Nutrient cycling and management in different agro-eco regions of China....Pages 866-867
Nutrient balances and present state of available nutrients in the soil....Pages 868-869
Nutrient uptake and crop productivity on Podzolic soils (Alfisols)....Pages 870-871
Effects of reduced tillage intensity on soil Nmin dynamics following Oilseed rape cultivation....Pages 872-873
Effect of ammonium levels and pH on nitrite accumulation in soils....Pages 874-875
Spatial variability of available phosphorus and site specific P fertilizer recommendations in a wheat field....Pages 876-877
Remote sensing of soil properties to support site specific farming....Pages 878-879
N loss by denitrification from potted ornamental plants....Pages 880-881
Effects of various nitrogen fertilisers on nitrous oxide emissions from arable soils....Pages 882-883
Field emissions of NH 3 and NO x following urea application to wheat....Pages 884-885
Application of the life cycle assessment methodology to investigate the environmental impact of different nitrogen fertiliser application rates in a crop rotation....Pages 886-887
Growth regulators for cereal and oil crops on the basis of 2,3-dichloroisobutyric acid and chlormequat chloride and residue analyses in the grain of oat....Pages 888-889
Front Matter....Pages 891-891
Nitrogen saturation in forest ecosystems: Progress and remaining mysteries....Pages 892-893
Carbon and nitrogen balances in Danish forest and agro ecosystems....Pages 894-895
Modelling nutrient cycles in grazed pasture systems of Southern Australia....Pages 896-897
Modelling soil acidification under pastures — The GRAZPLAN soil acidity model....Pages 898-899
Simulation study of nitrogen supply in boreal forests using model of soil organic matter dynamics ROMUL....Pages 900-901
The effect of site specific fertilisation on N 2 O emissions and N-leaching — measurements and simulations....Pages 902-903
Modelling controlled nutrient release from coated fertilisers: Deterministic and statistical model....Pages 904-906
Front Matter....Pages 891-891
Inventory and budget of nutrients in managed German forest stands — a method for sustainable nutrient management....Pages 906-907
Long-term nutrient dynamics of a spruce stand fertilised periodically for more than 50 years....Pages 908-910
Changes in the nitrogen budget of forest ecosystems under sustained reduction of inputs — analysis of state and prognoses based on a case study in a Norway spruce forest at Solling, Germany....Pages 910-911
Inverse estimation of parameters in a soil nitrogen turnover model for a beech forest....Pages 912-913
Ecosystem effects after ameliorative liming of a catchment at the Harz mountains, Germany....Pages 914-915
Contribution of root turnover to nutrient cycling in beech forests....Pages 916-917
Nitrate reductase activity in fine roots of norway spruce — A biochemical marker for nitrogen conditions in the soil?....Pages 918-919
Fine roots of trees: Indicators for the element availability in forest soils and for forest soil conditions....Pages 920-921
Parameterizing net N mineralisation from ‘old humus’ in sandy arable soils of a drinking water catchment (Fuhrberger Feld)....Pages 922-923
A study of nutrition and toxic elements in the Carpathian Mountain forests using foliar analysis of white fir ( Abies alba Mill.), Norway spruce ( Picea abies Karst.), beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) and humus.....Pages 924-925
Nutrient concentrations in leaves of peach trees subjected to acid rain....Pages 926-927
Nutritional effects on leaf area index and growth of a young Eucalyptus nitens plantation....Pages 928-929
Possible role of the soil in the Sissoo forest ( Dalbergia sissoo , Roxb.) decline in the Nepal terai....Pages 930-931
Relations between the use of N-fertilisers and the resulting N-balances on sandy and marshy soils in Lower Saxony/Germany — A farm study....Pages 932-933
Effects of subsurface drainage design on nitrate leaching and crop yield....Pages 934-935
Measured and simulated nitrate leaching in vegetable culture....Pages 936-937
Nitrogen balances derived from long-term experiments with vegetable crops....Pages 938-939
Mineralisation of newly accumulated nitrogen....Pages 940-941
Recycling of N between soil and plants during the growing season....Pages 942-943
Sulphate and nitrogen net mineralisation in coarse-textured soils in western Australia....Pages 944-945
Front Matter....Pages 891-891
Nitrogen mineralisation kinetics in soils: An assessment of some modelling approaches....Pages 946-947
Validation of the EPIC model for nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by intercropped maize and cowpea on Alumi Haplic Acrisol....Pages 948-949
Influence of rain distribution on yield and management practices for a winter wheat cultivation....Pages 950-951
Long-term trial on soil formation at Halle/Saale....Pages 952-953
Model type selection for the examination of SOM dynamics and soil assessment as CO 2 source/sink based on EuroSOMNET database....Pages 954-955
Removal of N and P from eutrophic pond water by using plant bed filter ditches planted with crops and flowers....Pages 956-957
Nitrous oxide and dinitrogen losses from flooded fen peat with and without reed canarygrass ( Phalaris arundinacea L.) and common reed ( Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.) plants....Pages 958-959
Production, consumption and emission of nitrous oxide in profiles of Stagnic Gleysols under changing soil moisture conditions....Pages 960-961
Effect of pH on denitrification losses from different arable soils....Pages 962-963
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Challenges for sustaining productivity gains and environmental quality in intensive grain production systems of Asia and the United States....Pages 966-967
Does the farming system affect the nitrogen fertiliser value of animal manure?....Pages 968-969
The role of N nutrition on lowland rice yields along an agroecological gradient in West Africa....Pages 970-971
Causes of legume-rotation effects in increasing cereal yields across the Sudanian, Sahelian and Guinean zone of West Africa....Pages 972-973
Integrated approach for improved P nutrition of plants in tropical acid soils....Pages 974-975
Root turnover and nutrient cycling in native and introduced pastures in tropical savannas....Pages 976-977
Contribution of above- and below-ground interactions to intercropping....Pages 978-979
Organic matter and its relation to maize crops on acid soils of Colombia....Pages 980-981
Interaction effects of organic materials and lime on grain yield and nutrient aquisition of three maize varieties grown in an Oxisol of the Colombian eastern plains....Pages 982-983
Three years performance of a tolerant and a susceptible maize cultivar on non-amended and amended acid soil....Pages 984-985
The effect of bio-compost application on crop yield and nitrogen dynamic in the soil....Pages 986-987
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Agricultural application of municipal solid waste compost in the Gaza Strip: in situ measurement of nutrient and heavy metal leaching....Pages 988-989
Chemical properties of different composts consisting of sewage sludge, cement kiln dust and plant residues....Pages 990-991
Utilisation of boiler ash from biomass heating plants as fertiliser substitut....Pages 992-993
Heavy metal pollution in a rhodic ferralsol of Cuba....Pages 994-995
Physicochemical processes effecting 137 Cs and 90 Sr migration in soils and uptake by plants....Pages 996-997
Control of Al/Fe activities in soils of the humid tropics by a balanced fertiliser management....Pages 998-999
Optimum rice yield under short-term cover crop fallow systems....Pages 1000-1001
Dynamics, balance and recycling of nitrogen in lowland rice-based cropping system....Pages 1002-1003
Effects of cover crops species on Passiflora edulis nutrition....Pages 1004-1005
Cultivation of legumes and grass/legume mixtures on arable land as a sustainable management....Pages 1006-1007
Productivity and yield quality of fodder galega ( Galega orientalis Lam .) — Grass mixed swards....Pages 1008-1009
Root growth and nitrogen utilization of a leek crop and an undersown catch crop....Pages 1010-1011
Competition for nutrients by key species of grassland systems on the tablelands of southeast Australia....Pages 1012-1013
Water and nutrient balance under slash-and-burn agriculture in the Eastern Amazon, Brasil — The role of a deep rooting fallow vegetation....Pages 1014-1015
Effects of short-duration fallows on P transformations in Oxisols of Western Kenya....Pages 1016-1017
Phosphorus fractionation in oxisols under agroforestry and conventional coffee systems in Brazil....Pages 1018-1019
Fuzzy set analysis and canonical correspondence analysis of soil arthropods ( Coleoptera, Isopoda ) in organic and conventional agroecosystems....Pages 1020-1021
Soil arthropod diversity in relation to weed diversity in organic and conventional agroecosystems....Pages 1022-1023
Plastic film mulching cultivation: a new technology for resource saving water N fertiliser and reduced environmental pollution....Pages 1024-1025
A holistic approach towards sustainable land use management in the Hedgerow — Field crop interface....Pages 1026-1027
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Integration of plant nutrition and soil fertility in international and interdisciplinary teaching activities on sustainable land use and natural resource management....Pages 1028-1029