Description
Book SynopsisWhile information on the roles and regulation of transporters for all major nutrients and metabolites in plants has increased significantly, a synthesis of this research has been lacking. Based on current research in genomics and proteomics, this book clarifies the identification and characterization of plant membrane and vacuolar transporters. Transporter functions such as mineral nutrition, cell homeostasis, storage and stress responses are examined with a focus on enhancing nutrient use efficiency in crops, and increasing crops’ ability to withstand nutrient stresses and improve nutrient storage.
Table of Contents1: Mechanism of potassium uptake and transport in higher plants T A Cuin, T Pottosin and S N Shabala 2: Calcium transports: from fields to the table M J James and K D Hirst 3: Nitrate and ammonium transporters in plants R P Singh 4: Plant Sulfate transporter P Buchner 5: Phosphate uptake and transport to plant cells T Sano and T Nagata 6: Iron uptake and transport in plants T Brumbarova and P Bauer 7: Mechanism of manganese accumulation and transport J K Pittman 8: Silicon uptake and transport in higher plants Y Liang 9: Heavy metal transporters in plants R D Tripathi 10: Sugar and polyol transporters in plants K Shiratake 11: Amino acid transporters in plants U Ludewig and W Kock 12: Membrane transporters of plant secondary metabolites N Shitan and K Yazaki 13: Elemental biofortification of crop plants
