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Regulation of Nutrient Uptake by Plants A Biochemical and Molecular Approach /

This book describes the mechanisms of nutrient taken up by plants at the biochemical and molecular level. This is a new concept developed over the past 30 years, primarily due to use of modern technology developed in biotechnological research, instrumentation, modern computation facilities, bioinfor...

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Main Author: Mitra, Gyanendra Nath. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Agriculture.
Plant science.
Botany.
Plant ecology.
Soil science.
Soil conservation.
Plant Sciences.
Plant Ecology.
Soil Science & Conservation.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2334-4
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505 0 |a 1. Introduction and Uptake of Water and Nutrient Ions -- 2. Nitrogen (N) uptake -- 3. Phosphate (Pi) Uptake -- 4. Potassium (K) uptake -- 5. Calcium (Ca) uptake -- 6. Magnesium (Mg) Uptake -- 7. Sulphur (S) Uptake -- 8. Definition of Heavy metals, Essential and Beneficial Plant Nutrients -- 9. Uptake of Heavy Metals -- 10. Iron (Fe) uptake -- 11. Zinc (Zn) uptake -- 12. Manganese (Mn) uptake -- 13. Copper (Cu) uptake -- 14. Boron (B) Uptake -- 15. Molybdenum (Mo) uptake -- 16. Nickel (Ni) uptake -- 17. Chloride (Cl-) uptake -- 18. Sodium (Na) uptake -- 19. Silicon (Si) Uptake -- 20. Cobalt (Co), selenium (Se), Vanadium (V), Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb) and Titanium (Ti). 
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