Nutrient sensing and signalling in plants: potassium and phosphorus

A Amtmann, JP Hammond, P Armengaud… - Advances in botanical …, 2005 - Elsevier
Potassium and phosphorus are important macronutrients for crops but are often deficient in
the field. Very little is known about how plants sense fluctuations in K and P and how …

Mechanisms and physiological roles of K+ efflux from root cells

V Demidchik - Journal of plant physiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Potassium is the most abundant macronutrient, which is involved in a multitude of
physiological processes. Potassium uptake in roots is crucial for plants; however, K+ efflux …

[HTML][HTML] Sodium as nutrient and toxicant

HJ Kronzucker, D Coskun, LM Schulze, JR Wong… - Plant and soil, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Sodium (Na+) is one of the most intensely researched ions in plant
biology and has attained a reputation for its toxic qualities. Following the principle of …

The physiological relevance of Na+-coupled K+-transport

FJM Maathuis, D Verlin, FA Smith, D Sanders… - Plant …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Plant roots utilize at least two distinct pathways with high and low affinities to accumulate K+.
The system for high-affinity K+ uptake, which takes place against the electrochemical K+ …

Potassium (K+) gradients serve as a mobile energy source in plant vascular tissues

P Gajdanowicz, E Michard… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The essential mineral nutrient potassium (K+) is the most important inorganic cation for
plants and is recognized as a limiting factor for crop yield and quality. Nonetheless, it is only …

Rootstock‐mediated changes in xylem ionic and hormonal status are correlated with delayed leaf senescence, and increased leaf area and crop productivity in …

A Albacete, C Martínez‐Andújar… - Plant, Cell & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Tomato crop productivity under salinity can be improved by grafting cultivars onto salt‐
tolerant wild relatives, thus mediating the supply of root‐derived ionic and hormonal factors …

Cellular mechanisms of potassium transport in plants

DT Britto, HJ Kronzucker - Physiologia plantarum, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Potassium (K+) is the most abundant ion in the plant cell and is required for a wide array of
functions, ranging from the maintenance of electrical potential gradients across cell …

Interaction of potassium with other nutrients

DW Dibb, WR Thompson Jr - Potassium in agriculture, 1985 - Wiley Online Library
Potassium (K+) is unique among the essential nutrients in the diversity of roles it plays in
plant metabolic processes. To perform these varied and multiple roles, K+ interacts with …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic and antagonistic interactions between potassium and magnesium in higher plants

K Xie, I Cakmak, S Wang, F Zhang, S Guo - The Crop Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnesium (Mg) affects various critical physiological and biochemical processes in higher
plants, and its deficiency impedes plant growth and development. Although potassium (K) …

Salt tolerance in Populus: significance of stress signaling networks, mycorrhization, and soil amendments for cellular and whole-plant nutrition

S Chen, P Hawighorst, J Sun, A Polle - Environmental and Experimental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abiotic stress tolerance is important for trees that have to withstand unfavorable
environmental condi-tions for longer periods of time than crop plants with short life cycles …