Annual Plant Reviews Volume 48

This informative and up-to-date volume presents pivotal research directions that will facilitate the development of effective strategies for bioengineering P-efficient crop species. The 14 chapters reflect the expertise of an international team of leading authorities in the field who review information from current literature develop novel hypotheses and outline key areas for future research. By evaluating aspects of vascular plant and green algal P uptake and metabolism this book provides insights as to how plants sense acquire recycle scavenge and use P particularly under the naturally occurring condition of soluble inorganic phosphate deficiency that characterises the vast majority of unfertilised soils worldwide. The reader is provided with a full appreciation of the diverse information concerning plant P-starvation responses as well as the crucial role that plantnmicrobe interactions play in plant P acquisition.