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Intended as guide for designing the fertilization system in oil palm plantations, this book explains in clear language how to define fertilizer recommendations for each plantation, considering the specific characteristics of each site. The authors present the principles for interpreting the results of plant tissue analysis, mainly leaflets, taking into account the influence of factors specific to each plantation (age, plant material, climate, soil). They detail how to experimentally determine site-specific reference levels of mineral elements and sampling rules for monitoring the nutritional status of the plantation. Priority is given to the most specific facies (soil, plant material) of the planted areas rather than to an average representation of the plots. This guide explains how to create fertilization schedules to achieve optimal leaf contents from experimentation, and to compare these data with information from geographic information systems. This decision support system is designed to be valid in all situations. In addition to the economic optimization of fertilization, environmental concerns are considered: soil health and absorption efficiency must be integrated into the fertilization strategy by optimizing cultivation practices for fertilizer application and organic matter management. This guide is illustrated by numerous examples from trials in various soil, climate and plant material conditions in Africa and Latin America.

agriculture --- agronomy --- decision support --- nitrogen --- technical advice --- sustainable development --- fertiliser --- fertilisation --- chain --- nitrate --- oilseed --- palm --- planting --- prevention --- crop production --- soil --- cropping system --- tropics

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This book was established after closing the special issue “Water and Ion Transport in Plants: New and Older Trends Meet Together” edited by Dr. Vadim Volkov, Professor Lars Wegner and Dr Mary Beilby as Guest Editors and Mr. Everett Zhu as Manager Editor. This book represents a small collection of bright papers related to water and ion transport in plants; these exceptionally wide topic cannot be covered within a single Book, so the aim was to recall the main concepts established for water and ion transport, to introduce new ideas, including controversial ones, and to link these ideas for generating directions of potential future research and progress. The goal was reached pointing to the main traditionally studied ion transport systems: ion channels, ion transporters, sodium and proton ATPases and macroscopic effects of their activity. Water transport in roots was shown in full complexity with its links to ion transport systems and aquaporins. Nonconventional use of silicon particles as addition to fertilizers is a subject of a paper within the collection. We hope that the Book will be a good reading with excellent examples of modern research; we are also assured that the Book will stimulate the future interest in water and ion transport in plants.

vacuole --- potassium --- homeostasis --- NHX --- auxin distribution --- PIN --- intracellular trafficking --- root pressure --- exudation --- xylem embolism --- mechanosensitive ion channels --- ion transporters --- aquaporins --- water transport --- silicon fertiliser --- wheat --- osmotic stress --- drought stress --- landraces --- genotypic variation --- Dunaliella --- cloning --- expression --- H+-ATPase --- microalgae --- Na+-ATPase --- qRT-PCR --- salt shock --- salt tolerance --- Suaeda altissima --- anion transporters --- chloride channel family --- CLC family --- halophytes --- molecular cloning --- SaCLCd --- SaCLCf --- SaCLCg

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This book was established after closing the special issue “Water and Ion Transport in Plants: New and Older Trends Meet Together” edited by Dr. Vadim Volkov, Professor Lars Wegner and Dr Mary Beilby as Guest Editors and Mr. Everett Zhu as Manager Editor. This book represents a small collection of bright papers related to water and ion transport in plants; these exceptionally wide topic cannot be covered within a single Book, so the aim was to recall the main concepts established for water and ion transport, to introduce new ideas, including controversial ones, and to link these ideas for generating directions of potential future research and progress. The goal was reached pointing to the main traditionally studied ion transport systems: ion channels, ion transporters, sodium and proton ATPases and macroscopic effects of their activity. Water transport in roots was shown in full complexity with its links to ion transport systems and aquaporins. Nonconventional use of silicon particles as addition to fertilizers is a subject of a paper within the collection. We hope that the Book will be a good reading with excellent examples of modern research; we are also assured that the Book will stimulate the future interest in water and ion transport in plants.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- vacuole --- potassium --- homeostasis --- NHX --- auxin distribution --- PIN --- intracellular trafficking --- root pressure --- exudation --- xylem embolism --- mechanosensitive ion channels --- ion transporters --- aquaporins --- water transport --- silicon fertiliser --- wheat --- osmotic stress --- drought stress --- landraces --- genotypic variation --- Dunaliella --- cloning --- expression --- H+-ATPase --- microalgae --- Na+-ATPase --- qRT-PCR --- salt shock --- salt tolerance --- Suaeda altissima --- anion transporters --- chloride channel family --- CLC family --- halophytes --- molecular cloning --- SaCLCd --- SaCLCf --- SaCLCg

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Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) are groups of rhizosphere microorganisms capable of colonizing the root environment. Some of the microbes that inhabit this zone are bacteria and fungi that are capable of efficiently colonizing roots and rhizosphere soil. These microorganisms can be used as biofertilizers for improving agricultural production even under stressful environmental conditions. In contrast to PGPM, plant growth regulators (PGR) are chemical compounds that significantly affect the growth and differentiation of plant cells and tissues. They function as chemical messengers for intercellular communication and play a vital role in plant signaling networks as they are involved in the plant developmental process and a wide range of biotic and abiotic stress responses. The application of PGPM and plant growth regulators/hormones or the synthesis of PGR and signal transduction, perception, and cross-talk creates a complex network that plays an essential role in the regulation of plant physiological processes. A better understanding of the mechanism of action of PGPM and PGR and their roles in plant growth and development, interaction and independence in their action, and hormonal crosstalk under stresses is essential for agricultural production and research. Therefore, this book has contributions in the form of research and review papers from eminent scientists worldwide and discusses the role of PGPM and PGR in agriculture production and research, their potentials as biocontrol agents, their effects on physicochemical properties of soil, innovation for sustainable agriculture, their role in seed transplanting, and their role in mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses.

Research & information: general --- Paecilomyces --- PGPF --- tomato --- pepper --- plant probiotic microorganisms --- Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) --- Solanum lycopersicum L. --- secondary metabolites --- plant insect interactions --- seaweed extract --- phytohormone profiling --- fertilizers --- antioxidant --- plant growth regulators --- brown seaweed --- green algae --- abiotic stresses --- cell membrane stability --- climate change --- osmolytes --- polyamines --- bacterial community composition --- liquid food waste materials (LFM) --- plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) --- plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits --- salinity --- PGPR --- wheat --- compatible solutes --- antioxidant enzymes --- Trichoderma --- plant growth promotion --- biostimulant --- aridity --- Bacillus sp. --- biochar --- nutrient availability --- organic matter --- soil health --- mVOCs --- Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria --- Mentha piperita --- Bacillus amyloliquefaciens GB03 --- salt stress --- MDA --- DPPH --- Bradyrhizobium japonicum --- Pseudomonas putida --- plant growth --- plant nutrients --- soil enzymes --- soil nutrients --- soybean --- sweet pepper --- Bacillus --- chitosan --- chlorophyll fluorescence --- fruit yield --- plant growth promoting microorganisms --- abiotic stress --- biotic stress --- flavonoids --- biotic and abiotic stress --- symbiosis --- signaling --- rhizobium --- AMF --- allelopathy --- biocontrol Aspergillus japonicus --- root-knot nematode --- fermentation filtrate --- biological control --- seed germination --- α-Tocopherol --- antioxidants --- drought --- nutrient dynamics --- tissue specific response --- deep N fertilization --- peroxidase activity --- catalase activity --- rice cultivation --- ABA biosynthesis --- drought stress --- gene expression --- signaling network --- transporters --- Zea mays L. --- environmental stresses --- endophytic bacteria --- plant growth promoting ability --- chromium --- Staphylococcus aureus --- oxidative stress --- available phosphorus --- enriched compost --- poultry litter --- rock phosphate --- pear trees --- PGR --- sustainable development --- crop nutrition --- fertiliser --- Timac Agro Italia --- allelopathic bacteria --- antimetabolites --- phytotoxic metabolites --- rhizobacteria --- weed invasion --- anthocyanins --- color --- fruit size --- phenolics --- Punica granatum --- PGPMs (plant growth-promoting microorganisms) --- tee tree oil --- plant biostimulants --- soil-borne phytopathogens --- antagonistic fungi --- biocontrol --- biotic effect --- crop production --- RIDER --- drylands --- water conservation --- biomass reduction --- cereal crops --- growth regulators --- metal stress --- sugar beet --- nitrogen fertilizer --- gibberellic acid --- TSS --- sugar yield --- n/a

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Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) are groups of rhizosphere microorganisms capable of colonizing the root environment. Some of the microbes that inhabit this zone are bacteria and fungi that are capable of efficiently colonizing roots and rhizosphere soil. These microorganisms can be used as biofertilizers for improving agricultural production even under stressful environmental conditions. In contrast to PGPM, plant growth regulators (PGR) are chemical compounds that significantly affect the growth and differentiation of plant cells and tissues. They function as chemical messengers for intercellular communication and play a vital role in plant signaling networks as they are involved in the plant developmental process and a wide range of biotic and abiotic stress responses. The application of PGPM and plant growth regulators/hormones or the synthesis of PGR and signal transduction, perception, and cross-talk creates a complex network that plays an essential role in the regulation of plant physiological processes. A better understanding of the mechanism of action of PGPM and PGR and their roles in plant growth and development, interaction and independence in their action, and hormonal crosstalk under stresses is essential for agricultural production and research. Therefore, this book has contributions in the form of research and review papers from eminent scientists worldwide and discusses the role of PGPM and PGR in agriculture production and research, their potentials as biocontrol agents, their effects on physicochemical properties of soil, innovation for sustainable agriculture, their role in seed transplanting, and their role in mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses.

Research & information: general --- Paecilomyces --- PGPF --- tomato --- pepper --- plant probiotic microorganisms --- Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) --- Solanum lycopersicum L. --- secondary metabolites --- plant insect interactions --- seaweed extract --- phytohormone profiling --- fertilizers --- antioxidant --- plant growth regulators --- brown seaweed --- green algae --- abiotic stresses --- cell membrane stability --- climate change --- osmolytes --- polyamines --- bacterial community composition --- liquid food waste materials (LFM) --- plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) --- plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits --- salinity --- PGPR --- wheat --- compatible solutes --- antioxidant enzymes --- Trichoderma --- plant growth promotion --- biostimulant --- aridity --- Bacillus sp. --- biochar --- nutrient availability --- organic matter --- soil health --- mVOCs --- Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria --- Mentha piperita --- Bacillus amyloliquefaciens GB03 --- salt stress --- MDA --- DPPH --- Bradyrhizobium japonicum --- Pseudomonas putida --- plant growth --- plant nutrients --- soil enzymes --- soil nutrients --- soybean --- sweet pepper --- Bacillus --- chitosan --- chlorophyll fluorescence --- fruit yield --- plant growth promoting microorganisms --- abiotic stress --- biotic stress --- flavonoids --- biotic and abiotic stress --- symbiosis --- signaling --- rhizobium --- AMF --- allelopathy --- biocontrol Aspergillus japonicus --- root-knot nematode --- fermentation filtrate --- biological control --- seed germination --- α-Tocopherol --- antioxidants --- drought --- nutrient dynamics --- tissue specific response --- deep N fertilization --- peroxidase activity --- catalase activity --- rice cultivation --- ABA biosynthesis --- drought stress --- gene expression --- signaling network --- transporters --- Zea mays L. --- environmental stresses --- endophytic bacteria --- plant growth promoting ability --- chromium --- Staphylococcus aureus --- oxidative stress --- available phosphorus --- enriched compost --- poultry litter --- rock phosphate --- pear trees --- PGR --- sustainable development --- crop nutrition --- fertiliser --- Timac Agro Italia --- allelopathic bacteria --- antimetabolites --- phytotoxic metabolites --- rhizobacteria --- weed invasion --- anthocyanins --- color --- fruit size --- phenolics --- Punica granatum --- PGPMs (plant growth-promoting microorganisms) --- tee tree oil --- plant biostimulants --- soil-borne phytopathogens --- antagonistic fungi --- biocontrol --- biotic effect --- crop production --- RIDER --- drylands --- water conservation --- biomass reduction --- cereal crops --- growth regulators --- metal stress --- sugar beet --- nitrogen fertilizer --- gibberellic acid --- TSS --- sugar yield