Opportunities for improving phosphorus‐use efficiency in crop plants
The University of Western Australia · Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Summary Limitation of grain crop productivity by phosphorus (P) is widespread and will probably increase in the future. Enhanced P efficiency can be achieved by improved uptake of phosphate from soil (P‐acquisition efficiency) and by improved productivity per unit P taken up (P‐use efficiency). This review focuses on improved P‐use efficiency, which can be achieved by plants that have overall lower P concentrations, and by optimal distribution and redistribution of P in the plant allowing maximum growth and biomass allocation to harvestable plant parts. Significant decreases in plant P pools may be possible, for example, through reductions of superfluous ribosomal RNA and replacement of phospholipids by…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 50.49
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 172
Authors
11- EJErik J. VeneklaasCorresponding
The University of Western Australia
- HLHans Lambers
The University of Western Australia
- JGJason G. Bragg
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Plant Industry
- PMPatrick M. Finnegan
The University of Western Australia
- CECatherine E. Lovelock
The University of Queensland
Topics & keywords
- Phosphorus
- Photosynthetic efficiency
- Photosynthesis
- Agronomy
- Biomass (ecology)
- Nutrient
- Biology
- Crop
- Zero hunger