With increasing demand of agricultural production and as the peak in global production will
occur in the next decades, phosphorus (P) is receiving more attention as a nonrenewable …

China is facing one of the largest challenges of this century to continue to increase annual
cereal production to about 600 Mt by 2030 to ensure food security with shrinking cropland …

This review highlights future needs for research on potassium (K) in agriculture. Current
basic knowledge of K in soils and plant physiology and nutrition is discussed which is …

The Green Revolution boosted crop yields in developing nations by introducing dwarf
genotypes of wheat and rice capable of responding to fertilisation without lodging. We now …

Boron (B) is an essential nutrient for normal growth of higher plants, and B availability in soil
and irrigation water is an important determinant of agricultural production. To date, a …

Boron, an orphan of the periodic table of the elements, is unique not only in its chemical
properties but also in its roles in biology. Its requirement in plants was described more than …

Calcareous soils are widely spread in arid and semi-arid regions and cover almost one-third
of the world's land surface area. This chapter gives an overview of the distribution and …

Root system architecture responds plastically to some abiotic stresses, including
phosphorus (P), iron (Fe) and water deficiency, but its response mechanism is still unclear …

Selection of modern varieties has typically been performed in standardized, high fertility
systems with a primary focus on yield. This could have contributed to the loss of plant genes …

Cytosine methylation is responsive to various biotic-and abiotic-stresses, which may
produce heritable epialleles. Nitrogen (N)-deficiency is an abiotic stress being repeatedly …