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Measuring Phosphorus Release in Laboratory Microcosms for Water Quality Assessment
Published on: July 22, 2019
Bioengineering and management for efficient and sustainable utilization of phosphorus in crops
Xinxin Li1, Jiang Tian2, Xinping Chen3
1Root Biology Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
Abstract:
Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth, but low P availability in soils is also a primary constraint to crop production. To meet the increasing demands for food, P fertilizer applications have been increased, causing the accumulation of surplus P in soils, which has led to the frequency and magnitude of associated risk effects on agroecosystems. Finding solutions for efficient and sustainable crop P utilization is, therefore, an urgent priority. This review summarizes recent progress in bioengineering approaches to improving crop P efficiency and highlights that modifying root architecture in P-deficient soils and reducing P accumulation in grains in soils with P surplus could offer a way forward for improving P use efficiency.
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