Marschner's Mineral Nutrition of Plants (Paperback, 4)

PART I. NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY 1. Introduction, definition and classification of nutrients 2. Ion uptake mechanisms of individual cells and roots 3. Long-distance transport in the xylem and phloem 4. Uptake and release of elements by leaves and other aerial plant parts 5. Mineral nutrition, yield and source-sink relationships 6. Functions of macronutrients 7. Function of nutrients: Micronutrients 8. Beneficial elements 9. Nutrition and quality 10. Relationship between nutrition, plant diseases and pests 11. Diagnosis of deficiency and toxicity of nutrients

PART II. PLANT-SOIL RELATIONSHIPS 12. Nutrient availability in soils 13. Effect of internal and external factors on root growth and development 14. Rhizosphere chemistry in relation to plant nutrition 15. Rhizosphere biology 16. Nitrogen fixation 17. Adaptation of plants to adverse chemical soil conditions 18. Crop nutrition and climate change 19. Nutrient and carbon fluxes in terrestrial agro-ecosystems