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Genetic Aspects of Plant Mineral Nutrition

The Fourth International Symposium on Genetic Aspects of Plant Mineral Nutrition, 30 September – 4 October 1991, Canberra, Australia

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Editors:
  1. P. J. Randall

    1. Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia

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  2. E. Delhaize

    1. Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia

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  3. R. A. Richards

    1. Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia

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  4. R. Munns

    1. Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia

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Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences (DPSS, volume 50)

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The adaptation of desirable agricultural plants to infertile and problem soils is an increasingly important trategy for improving food supplies in many parts of the world. The plant breeding approach complements, and in some cases may replace agronomic practices such as the use of fertilizers and soil amendments to provide solutions which are economically and environmentally sustainable. The Symposium at which the papers in this volume were presented drew together workers in plant breeding, plant nutrition, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology to discuss research on gene systems which affect the mineral nutrition of plants. Papers describe successes in plant breeding for problem soils as well as advances in understanding of mechanisms at the whole plant and cellular levels. Papers in the 'molecular' area point the way to the contribution which the new biology will make to this field in the future. The reviews and research papers are grouped under five topics : Better plants for acid soils; Salinity tolerance; Efficiency of uptake and use of macronutrients; Efficiency for iron and micronutrients; Tolerance of heavy metals and boron.

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Table of contents (50 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Are we justified in breeding wheat for tolerance to acid soils in southern New South Wales?

    • John A. Fisher, Brendan J. Scott
    Pages 1-8

  3. Comparison of techniques for determining the effect of aluminium on the growth of, and the inheritance of aluminium tolerance in wheat

    • D. M. Wheeler, D. C. Edmeades, R. A. Christie, R. Gardner
    Pages 9-16

  4. Breeding the perennial pasture grass Phalaris aquatica for acid soils

    • R. N. Oram, R. A. Culvenor, A. M. Ridley
    Pages 17-22

  5. Screening perennial rye-grass from New Zealand for aluminium tolerance

    • D. M. Wheeler, D. C. Edmeades, D. R. Smith, M. E. Wedderburn
    Pages 23-33

  6. Somaclonal variation in plant adaptation to acid soil in the tropical forage legume Stylosanthes guianensis

    • I. M. Rao, W. M. Roca, M. A. Ayarza, E. Tabares, R. Garcia
    Pages 35-44

  7. Tolerance to manganese toxicity among cultivars of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)

    • P. W. G. Sale, D. I. Couper, P. L. Cachia, P. J. Larkin
    Pages 45-52

  8. Response to soil aluminium of two white clover (Trifolium repens L.) genotypes

    • J. R. Crush, J. R. Caradus
    Pages 53-57

  9. Differences in calcium efficiency between cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) cultivars

    • W. J. Horst, C. Currle, A. H. Wissemeier
    Pages 59-68

  10. Wheat growth responses of cultivars to H+ concentration

    • J. W. Johnson, R. E. Wilkinson
    Pages 69-73

  11. Effect of aluminium on the growth of 34 plant species: A summary of results obtained in low ionic strength solution culture

    • D. M. Wheeler, D. C. Edmeades, R. A. Christie, R. Gardner
    Pages 75-80

  12. Callose formation as parameter for assessing genotypical plant tolerance of aluminium and manganese

    • A. H. Wissemeier, A. Diening, A. Hergenröder, W. J. Horst, G. Mix-Wagner
    Pages 81-89

  13. Interspecific differences in aluminium tolerance in relation to root cation-exchange capacity

    • F. P. C. Blamey, N. J. Robinson, C. J. Asher
    Pages 91-96

  14. Preliminary results from a microscopic examination on the effects of aluminium on the root tips of wheat

    • D. M. Wheeler, D. J. C. Wild, D. C. Edmeades
    Pages 97-101

  15. Aluminium toxicity: Towards an understanding of how plant roots react to the physical environment

    • R. J. Bennet, C. M. Breen
    Pages 103-116

  16. Increasing salinity tolerance of grain crops: Is it worthwhile?

    • R. A. Richards
    Pages 117-126

  17. Arguments for the use of physiological criteria for improving the salt tolerance in crops

    • C. L. Nobile, M. E. Rogers
    Pages 127-135

  18. Why does in vitro cell selection not improve the salt tolerance of plants?

    • Miles Dracup
    Pages 137-142

  19. Variation and inheritance of sodium transport in rice

    • A. R. Yeo
    Pages 143-150

  20. Genetics and physiology of enhanced K/Na discrimination

    • John Gorham
    Pages 151-158
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia

    P. J. Randall, E. Delhaize, R. A. Richards, R. Munns

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Genetic Aspects of Plant Mineral Nutrition

  • Book Subtitle: The Fourth International Symposium on Genetic Aspects of Plant Mineral Nutrition, 30 September – 4 October 1991, Canberra, Australia

  • Editors: P. J. Randall, E. Delhaize, R. A. Richards, R. Munns

  • Series Title: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1650-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2118-7Published: 28 February 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4721-0Published: 26 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1650-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 416

  • Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Sciences, Soil Science & Conservation

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