Phosphorus in the global environment; Carbon/nitrogen/phosphorus allometric relations across species; Phosphorus and aquatic plants; Phosphorus nutrition of terrestrial plants; Root strategies for phosphorus acquisition; Plants without arbuscular mycorrhizae; Mycorrhizal symbioses; The role of rhizosphere microorganisms in relation to P uptake by plants; Soil and fertilizer phosphorus in relation to crop nutrition; Diagnosing phosphorus deficiency in crop plants; Potential and limitations to improving crops for enhanced phosphorus utilization; Phosphorus and the future.
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth. It is as phosphate that plants take up P from the soil solution. Since little phosphate is available to plants in most soils, plants have evolved a range of mechanisms to acquire and use P efficiently a" including the development of symbiotic relationships that help them access sources of phosphorus beyond the planta (TM)s own range. At the same time, in agricultural systems, applications of inorganic phosphate fertilizers aimed at overcoming phosphate limitation are unsustainable and can cause pollution. This latest volume in.