Marschner's Mineral Nutrition of Plants

4th Edition - December 9, 2022
Imprint: Academic Press
Editors: Zed Rengel, Ismail Cakmak, Philip John White
Language: English
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An understanding of the mineral nutrition of plants is of fundamental importance in both basic and applied plant sciences. The fourth edition of this book retains the aim of the first in presenting the principles of mineral nutrition in the light of current advances.

Marschner's Mineral Nutrition of Plants, 4th Edition
, is divided into two parts: Nutritional Physiology and Plant–Soil Relationships. In Part I, emphasis is put on uptake and transport of nutrients in plants, root–shoot interactions, role of mineral nutrition in yield formation, stress physiology, water relations, functions of mineral nutrients and contribution of plant nutrition to food nutritional quality, disease tolerance, and global nutritional security of human populations. In view of the increasing interest in plant–soil interactions. Part II focuses on the effects of external and internal factors on root growth, rhizosphere chemistry and biology, soil-borne ion toxicities, and nutrient cycling.

Now with color figures throughout, this book continues to be a valuable reference for plant and soil scientists and undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of plant nutrition, nutritional physiology, and soil fertility.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
About the editors
Foreword
Part I: Nutritional physiology
Chapter 1. Introduction, definition, and classification of nutrients
Abstract
Summary
1.1 General
1.2 Essential elements for plant growth
1.3 Beneficial elements for plant growth
1.4 A new definition of a mineral plant nutrient
1.5 Biochemical properties and physiological functions of nutrient elements in plants
1.6 Variation in the angiosperm ionome
References
Further reading
Chapter 2. Ion-uptake mechanisms of individual cells and roots: short-distance transport
Abstract
Summary
2.1 General
2.2 Pathway of solutes from the external solution into root cells
2.3 Composition of biological membranes
2.4 Solute transport across membranes
2.5 Factors influencing ion uptake by roots
2.6 Uptake of ions and water along the root axis
2.7 Radial transport of ions and water across the root
2.8 Release of ions into the xylem
2.9 Factors governing ion release into the xylem and exudation rate
References
Chapter 3. Long-distance transport in the xylem and phloem
Abstract
Summary
3.1 General
3.2 Xylem transport
3.3 Phloem transport
3.4 Relative importance of phloem and xylem for long-distance transport of nutrients
3.5 Remobilization of nutrients
References
Chapter 4. Uptake and release of elements by leaves and other aerial plant parts
Abstract
Summary
4.1 General
4.2 Uptake and release of gases and other volatile compounds through stomata
4.3 Uptake of solutes
4.4 Foliar application of nutrients
4.5 Leaching of elements from leaves
4.6 Ecological importance of foliar uptake and leaching
References
Chapter 5. Mineral nutrition, yield, and source–sink relationships
Abstract
Summary
5.1 General
5.2 Relationships between nutrient supply and yield
5.3 Photosynthetic activity and related processes
5.4 Photosynthetic area
5.5 Respiration and oxidative phosphorylation
5.6 Transport of assimilates in phloem and its regulation
5.7 Sink formation
5.8 Sink activity
5.9 Role of phytohormones in the regulation of the sink–source relationships
5.10 Source and sink limitations on yield
References
Chapter 6. Functions of macronutrients
Abstract
Summary
6.1 Nitrogen
6.2 Sulfur
6.3 Phosphorus
6.4 Magnesium
6.5 Calcium
6.6 Potassium
References
Chapter 7. Micronutrients
Abstract
Summary
7.1 Iron
7.2 Manganese
7.3 Copper
7.4 Zinc
7.5 Nickel
7.6 Molybdenum
7.7 Boron
7.8 Chlorine
References
Chapter 8. Beneficial elements
Abstract
Summary
8.1 Definition
8.2 Sodium
8.3 Silicon
8.4 Cobalt
8.5 Selenium
8.6 Aluminum
8.7 Other elements
References
Chapter 9. Mineral nutrition and crop quality
Abstract
Summary
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Technical quality
9.3 Sensory quality
9.4 Nutritional quality
9.5 Shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables
9.6 Food safety
9.7 The yield-quality dilemma
References
Chapter 10. Relationship between mineral nutrition, plant diseases, and pests
Abstract
Summary
10.1 General
10.2 Relationship between susceptibility and nutritional status of plants
10.3 Fungal diseases
10.4 Bacterial and viral diseases
10.5 Soil-borne fungal and bacterial diseases
10.6 Pests
10.7 Direct and indirect effects of fertilizer application on plants and their pathogens and pests
References
Chapter 11. Diagnosis and prediction of deficiency and toxicity of nutrients
Abstract
Summary
11.1 General
11.2 Tools for diagnosis of nutrient disorders
11.3 Plant analysis for prognosis of nutrient deficiency
11.4 Plant analysis versus soil analysis
References
Part II: Plant–soil relationships
Chapter 12. Nutrient availability in soils
Abstract
Summary
12.1 General
12.2 Chemical soil analysis
12.3 Movement of nutrients to the root surface
12.4 Role of root density
12.5 Nutrient availability and distribution of water in soils
12.6 Role of soil structure
12.7 Intensity/quantity ratio, plant factors, and consequences for soil testing
References
Chapter 13. Genetic and environmental regulation of root growth and development
Abstract
Summary
13.1 General
13.2 Genetic control of root growth and development
13.3 Regulation of root growth and development by environmental cues
References
Chapter 14. Rhizosphere chemistry influencing plant nutrition
Abstract
Summary
14.1 General
14.2 Spatial extent of the rhizosphere
14.3 Inorganic elements in the rhizosphere
14.4 Rhizosphere pH
14.5 Redox potential and reducing processes
14.6 Rhizodeposition and root exudates
References
Chapter 15. Rhizosphere biology
Abstract
Summary
15.1 General
15.2 The rhizosphere as dynamic system
15.3 Rhizosphere microorganisms
15.4 Endophytes
15.5 Methods to study rhizosphere microorganisms
15.6 Mycorrhiza
References
Chapter 16. Nitrogen fixation
Abstract
Summary
16.1 General
16.2 Biological nitrogen-fixing systems
16.3 Biochemistry of nitrogen fixation
16.4 Symbiotic systems: how do they work?
16.5 Effects of nutrients on the biological nitrogen fixation
16.6 Soil and environmental limitations
16.7 Methods to quantify the contribution of BNF, amounts of N fixed by legumes, and N transfer to other plants in intercropping and crop rotations
16.8 Significance of free-living and associative nitrogen fixation
16.9 Microbial inoculation to promote BNF and improve plant nutrition
16.10 Final remarks
References
Chapter 17. Nutrient-use efficiency
Abstract
Summary
17.1 General
17.2 Calcium and boron requirements of monocots and dicots
17.3 Phosphorus and nitrogen requirements of plant species that evolved in severely phosphorus-impoverished landscapes
17.4 Micronutrient requirements of plant species that evolved in severely phosphorus-impoverished landscapes
17.5 Nitrogen requirements of C3 and C4 plants
17.6 Calcicole species
17.7 Variation in leaf sulfur requirement among plant species
17.8 Fluoride in leaves of plants occurring on soils containing little fluoride
17.9 Selenium in leaves of some plants
17.10 Silicon as a beneficial element in leaves of some plants
17.11 Leaf longevity and nutrient remobilization
References
Chapter 18. Plant responses to soil-borne ion toxicities
Abstract
Summary
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Acid mineral soils
18.3 Mechanisms of adaptation to acid mineral soils
18.4 Waterlogged and flooded (hypoxic) soils
18.5 Saline soils
References
Chapter 19. Nutrition of plants in a changing climate
Abstract
Summary
19.1 General
19.2 The changing climate
19.3 Plant responses to global climate change
19.4 Nutrient accumulation
19.5 Nutrient-use efficiency
19.6 Global climate change and root zone nutrient availability
19.7 Mineral composition of food/feed
References
Chapter 20. Nutrient and carbon fluxes in terrestrial agroecosystems
Abstract
Summary
20.1 Microbiological factors determining carbon and nitrogen emissions
20.2 Effects of organic soil amendments on gaseous fluxes
20.3 Effects of pH, soil water content, and temperature on organic matter turnover
20.4 Global warming effects
20.5 Plant–animal interactions affecting nutrient fluxes at different scales
20.6 Scale issues in modeling
20.7 Nutrient fluxes in rural–urban systems
References
Index

Zed Rengel

Professor Zed Rengel earned his PhD at the Louisiana State University in the United States in 1988. He worked as postdoc and then Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide, Australia. In 1996, he transferred to the University of Western Australia in Perth, and has been the full professor of soil science and plant nutrition since 2001. Zed was awarded 13 prizes and awards (including Humboldt Research Award and Fulbright Senior Scholar Award), 11 fellowships (eg. Humboldt, OECD, Japanese STA, French Government), 4 Honorary Professorships and 6 Visiting Professorships (eg. Cornell-USA, Okayama-Japan, KVL-Denmark, Gissen-Germany). He was elected a Foreign Fellow of Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences and was bestowed the Honorary Doctorate by the University of Zagreb. Zed is the author/co-author of 300+ publications in peer-refereed international journals and 37 invited book chapters. He edited 7 books and 6 Journal Special Issues.

Affiliations and expertise

University of Western Australia, UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, Perth, Australia

Ismail Cakmak

Ismail Cakmak received his PhD at the University Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany under the guidance of the late Prof Dr.Horst Marschner. Dr. Cakmak had a research collaboration with Prof Marschner for 12 years and they published together extensively. He is currently Professor at the Sabanci University-Istanbul, Turkey. He has published 225 peer-reviewed articles and named among the “highly cited researchers” in agricultural sciences by Clarivate Analytics. He has received IFA “International Crop Nutrition Award" in 2005, Australian Crawford Fund “Derek Tribe Medal” in 2007, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-Georg Forster Research Award in 2014, International Plant Nutrition Institute-IPNI Science Award in 2016 and the World Academy of Sciences-Agricultural Science Prize in 2016. He is an elected member of “The Academy of Europe” and “The Science Academy” of Turkey.

Affiliations and expertise

Sabanci University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey

Philip John White

Professor Philip John White FLS FRSE graduated from Oxford University with a BA in Biochemistry in 1983 and was awarded a PhD in Natural Sciences (Botany) from the University of Manchester in 1987, followed by a DSc in 2016. He is currently a Research Specialist in Plant Ecophysiology at The James Hutton Institute (UK), a Full Professor at Huazhong Agricultural University (China), where he lectures on “Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants – A Phylogenetic Approach”, and a Visiting Professor at the Comenius University (Slovakia). He has published more than 270 refereed papers and over 200 other scientific articles. He was a commissioned contributor to Trends in Plant Science and BioMedNet (2001-2003) and has served on the Editorial Boards of many periodicals including Annals of Botany, Plant and Soil, and Journal of Experimental Botany. He is listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in Plant & Animal Science by Clarivate Analytics.

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James Hutton Institute, Dundee, Scotland, UK

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