Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major crop that feeds 40% of the world's population.
Over the past several decades, advances in genomics have led to tremendous …

Phosphorus is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and development. Root system
architecture (RSA) affects a plant's ability to obtain phosphate, the major form of phosphorus …

More than 200 years have passed since Thomas Malthus, author of 'An essay on the
principle of population'published in 1798, and highlighted 200 years later in Evans (1998) …

Background Agricultural production is often limited by low phosphorus (P) availability. In
developing countries, which have limited access to P fertiliser, there is a need to develop …

The rhizosphere is a complex environment where roots interact with physical, chemical and
biological properties of soil. Structural and functional characteristics of roots contribute to …

Phosphorus (P)-deficiency is a significant challenge for agricultural productivity on many
highly P-sorbing weathered and tropical soils throughout the world. On these soils it can be …

Low phosphorus availability is a primary constraint to plant productivity in many natural and
agricultural ecosystems. Plants display a wide array of adaptive responses to low …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Phosphorus (P) is an important nutrient required for plant growth and its management in soil
is critical to ensure sustainable and profitable agriculture that has minimal impact on the …

A. World Reference Base for Soil Resources—Andosols B. Soil Taxonomy—Andisols V.
Chemical Weathering VI. Mineralogical Characteristics A. Common Colloidal Constituents of …