Advances in Nutrient Transport and Use in Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2022) | Viewed by 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrophysiology; nutrient uptake; cell ion homeostasis; bicarbonate transport
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nutrients are essential for maintaining the elemental composition of plants, for sustaining their biomass, and for their growth and development. Terrestrial vascular plants take nutrients from the soil, transport them radially to the xylem, and carry them to the leaves, where they are reabsorbed and assimilated. Aquatic plants take up nutrients through the leaves as well as the root, and marine plants exhibit unique nutrient transport and acquisition mechanisms. Over the last 10 years, much progress has been made in the molecular analysis of the different transport systems, their regulation, and the interplay between the processes of uptake and use of essential nutrients.
This Special Issue aims to address, from the molecular to the eco-physiological level, the most recent advances in systems of nutrient incorporation, compartmentalization, exclusion, long-distance transport, assimilation, and use in both terrestrial and aquatic plants, establishing a solid and useful foundation while pointing to potential areas of future research.
Prof. Dr. José A. Fernández
Dr. Lourdes Rubio
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- nutrient uptake
- ion homeostasis
- nutrient exclusion
- long-distance transport
- transport systems
- nutrient assimilation and use
- terrestrial and aquatic plants
