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Phosphorus (P) is vital for plant growth, but deficiency limits crop yields. Enhancing P-use efficiency (PUE) in crops and exploring alternatives like phosphite fertilizer are crucial for sustainable agriculture.

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  • Agricultural Science
  • Biochemistry

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  • Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant nutrient, critical for growth and development.
  • P deficiency significantly reduces crop yields, necessitating regular fertilizer application.
  • Plants possess sophisticated mechanisms, including Pi transporters and root modifications, to acquire soil P.

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  • To review current research on enhancing phosphorus-use efficiency (PUE) in crops.
  • To explore strategies for developing crops with improved P uptake and internal PUE.
  • To highlight the importance of integrating PUE with tolerance to other stresses like aluminum toxicity.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on plant responses to low phosphorus conditions.
  • Focus on key genes (OsPSTOL1, AVP1, PHO1, OsPHT1;6) involved in P deficiency.
  • Examination of alternative technologies, including phosphite fertilizer.

Main Results:

  • Plants have evolved high- and low-affinity Pi transporters and root architectural changes to forage P.
  • P starvation triggers tightly regulated cellular process adjustments.
  • Research is advancing on developing crops with enhanced PUE and exploring phosphite fertilizers.

Conclusions:

  • Improving P fertilizer use efficiency is essential due to increasing demand and finite phosphate rock resources.
  • Developing crops with enhanced PUE, combined with stress tolerance, is a key strategy for sustainable agriculture.
  • Alternative technologies like phosphite fertilizer show promise for P management.