Iron Nutrition in Plants and Rhizospheric Microorganisms / Edition 1

by Larry L. Barton, Javier Abadia

Overview

Animals including humans are highly dependent on plants to provide many different nutrients including iron in a useable form. Additionally, plants are used to support the growth of animals and obtaining high crop yields via optimal plant growth is an economic necessity. Thus, it is crucial to understand the role of iron in plant nutrition. This book provides comprehensive reviews on topics of plant-iron nutrition that are being addressed by different laboratories around the world. As one can see, the area of plant-iron nutrition is highly interdisciplinary, involving scientists of various fields of knowledge. Plant biologists are needed to characterize iron translocation throughout the plant following root iron uptake and to examine the regulation of iron-stimulated activities that influence crop yield and quality. Plant geneticists are contributing to the area of plant-iron nutrition by developing model systems to aid our understanding of the complex activities of the individual plant. Soil chemists are examining the interactions between iron and various minerals and organic matter soil components in the root zone. Microbiologists are providing a crucial perspective on how the interactions between the plant and soil microorganisms are important in plant iron nutrition. Additionally, the cycling of iron in the terrestrial environment is being examined by ecologists and related scientists. While it may be ideal to systematically examine iron nutrition in a single plant species, research is influenced by local or regional requirements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402047428
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	07/28/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	477
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Status and Future Developments Involving Plant Iron in Animal and Human Nutrition.- Iron Nutrition in Field Crops.- Iron Nutrition of Fruit Tree Crops.- Iron Deficiency, Fruit Yield and Fruit Quality.- Synthetic Iron Chelates to Correct Iron Deficiency in Plants.- Heavy Metals Competing with Iron under Conditions Involving Phytoremediation.- Plant-Soil Relationship: Role of Humic Substances in Iron Nutrition.- Microbial Siderophores in the Plant Rhizosphere.- The Metabolism of Iron by Nitrogen-Fixing Rhizospheric Bacteria.- Genetic Regulation of Iron in Erwinia chrysanthemi as Pertains to Bacterial Virulence.- Iron Stress Responses in Roots of Strategy I Plants.- Plant Hormones Influencing Iron Uptake in Plants.- Translocation of Iron in Plant Tissues.- Iron Stress Response and Composition of Xylem Sap of Strategy II Plants.- The Role of ZIP Family Members in Iron Transport.- Role of FRD3 in Iron Translocation and Homeostasis.- Ferritins and Iron Accumulation in Plant Tissues.- Metabolic Changes in Iron-Stressed Dicotyledonous Plants.- Proteomic Studies under Iron Stress: Iron Deficiency-Induced Regulation of Protein Synthesis in the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.- Molecular Analysis of Iron-Deficient Graminaceous Plants.- Application of Stable Isotopes in Plant Iron Research.- Genomic Resources of Agronomic Crops.